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2001 AAPA Census Report
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Table Number
Section I. Personal Characteristics of Respondents*
Table 1
Distribution of Respondents by Sex
Respondents 19786 100.0% Male 8603 43.5% Female 11183 56.5%
Table 2
Distribution of Respondents by Race/Ethnicity**
Respondents 18168 100.0% Asian/Pacific Islander 527 2.9% Black (Not Hispanic) 525 2.9% Hispanic/Latino Origin 633 3.5% Amer Indian/Alaskan 189 1.0% White (Not Hispanic) 16294 89.7%
**Respondents who classified themselves as "white" and another race/ethnicity are reported in the category for that other race/ethnicity.
Table 3
Summary Measures of Age (in year of Census) for Respondents
Respondents 19685 Mean 41.5 Standard deviation 9.9 10th percentile 29.0 25th percentile 33.0 Median 41.0 75th percentile 49.0 90th percentile 54.0
*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the 2001 Census survey.
Section II. Information about Respondents' Education
Table 4
Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Attained before PA School
Respondents 19472 100.0% No college 558 2.9% Some college, no degree 2824 14.5% Associate's degree 2456 12.6% Bachelor's degree 10752 55.2% Master's degree 2440 12.5% Doctoral degree 235 1.2% Other 207 1.1%
Table 5
Distribution of Respondents by Credential(s) Received from PA School
Respondents 19619 100.0% Certificate No 11676 59.5% Yes 7943 40.5% Associate's degree No 17753 90.5% Yes 1866 9.5% Bachelor's degree No 9480 48.3% Yes 10139 51.7% Master's degree No 16310 83.1% Yes 3309 16.9%
Table 6
Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Ever Attained
Respondents 19412 100.0% Associate's degree 450 2.3% PA Certificate w/o BA 1256 6.5% Bachelor's degree 7331 37.8% Post bachelor's PA certificate 3947 20.3% Master's degree 5966 30.7% Doctoral degree 462 2.4%
Section III. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice
Table 7
Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
Respondents 19942 100.0% In clinical practice 17519 87.8% Not in clinical practice 2423 12.2%
Table 8
Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Respondents 17446 Mean 9.2 Standard deviation 8.3 10th percentile .0 25th percentile 2.0 Median 6.0 75th percentile 16.0 90th percentile 22.0
Table 9
Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Respondents 17427 Mean 4.6 Standard deviation 5.4 10th percentile .0 25th percentile 1.0 Median 3.0 75th percentile 6.0 90th percentile 12.0
Table 10
Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Respondents 17383 Mean 6.3 Standard deviation 6.7 10th percentile .0 25th percentile 1.0 Median 4.0 75th percentile 10.0 90th percentile 17.0
Table 11
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs
Respondents 17328 100.0% One 14307 82.6% Two 2383 13.8% Three 403 2.3% More than three 123 .7% Self-employed 112 .6%
Table 12
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed
Respondents 16962 100.0% Northeast 3994 23.5% Southeast 4086 24.1% North Central 3406 20.1% South Central 2352 13.9% West 3124 18.4%
Table 13
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State in Which Employed
Respondents 17519 100.0% Alabama 85 .5% Alaska 126 .7% Arizona 328 1.9% Arkansas 22 .1% California 1394 8.0% Colorado 471 2.7% Connecticut 362 2.1% Delaware 46 .3% District of Columbia 74 .4% Florida 901 5.1% Georgia 519 3.0% Guam 5 .0% Hawaii 41 .2% Idaho 104 .6% Illinois 408 2.3% Indiana 146 .8% Iowa 284 1.6% Kansas 210 1.2% Kentucky 239 1.4% Louisiana 119 .7% Maine 190 1.1% Maryland 445 2.5% Massachusetts 359 2.0% Michigan 766 4.4% Minnesota 314 1.8% Mississippi 14 .1% Missouri 130 .7% Montana 80 .5% Nebraska 244 1.4% Nevada 86 .5% New Hampshire 121 .7% New Jersey 163 .9% New Mexico 136 .8% New York 1670 9.5% North Carolina 986 5.6% North Dakota 99 .6% Ohio 399 2.3% Oklahoma 287 1.6% Oregon 177 1.0% Pennsylvania 960 5.5% Rhode Island 60 .3% South Carolina 148 .8% South Dakota 135 .8% Tennessee 224 1.3% Texas 1093 6.2% Utah 172 1.0% Vermont 63 .4% Virginia 293 1.7% Washington 548 3.1% West Virginia 172 1.0% Wisconsin 481 2.7% Wyoming 63 .4% Other 21 .1% Unknown 536 3.1%
Section IV. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice at Primary Job
Table 14
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer
Respondents 17403 100.0% Self-employed 282 1.6% Solo physician practice 2124 12.2% Single-specialty physician group 4827 28.0% Multi-specialty physician group 2284 13.1% University hospital 1336 7.7% Other hospital 2899 16.7% Freestanding urgent care center 295 1.7% Freestanding surgical center 19 .1% Nursing home or LTC facility 66 .4% Home health agency 4 .0% Hospice 1 .0% HMO 550 3.2% Community health center 1132 6.5% Medical staffing agency 40 .2% Physician practice mngmt org 306 1.8% Integrated health system 206 1.2% Corrections system 254 1.5% Other 733 4.2%
Table 15
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation
Respondents 17197 100.0% Not government employed 15216 88.5% Air Force 158 .9% Army 279 1.6% Navy 111 .6% Dept. of Veterans Affairs 504 2.9% Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ 55 .3% Public or Indian Health Service 131 .8% Other federal government 68 .4% State government 425 2.5% Local government 250 1.5%
Table 16
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
Respondents 17395 100.0% Int/crit care unit of hospital 402 2.3% Inpatient unit of hospital 1299 7.5v Outpatient unit of hospital 1446 8.3% Hospital emergency room 1718 9.9% Hospital operating room 1341 7.7% Other unit of hospital 246 1.4% Federally qualified rural clinic 938 5.4% Other FQHC (not rural) 294 1.7% Other community health center 625 3.6% Freestanding urgent care clinic 444 2.6% Freestanding surgical facility 50 .3% Solo practice physician office 1948 11.2% Single-specialty group practice 3243 18.6% Multi-specialty group practice 1614 9.3% HMO facility 395 2.3% Nursing home or LTC facility 158 .9% College health facility 115 .7% School-based health facility 56 .3% Other outpatient facility 383 2.2% Correctional facility 256 1.5% Industrial facility 131 .8% Mobile Health Unit 26 .1% Other 267 1.5%
Table 17
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Population of General Geographic Area in Which Most Hours Are Worked Providing Clinical Services for Primary Employer
Respondents 17002 100.0% 5,000,000 or greater 1068 6.3% 1,000,000-4,999,999 2487 14.6% 500,000-999,999 1721 10.1% 250,000-499,999 1777 10.5% 100,000-249,999 2849 16.8% 50,000-99,999 2289 13.5% 25,000-49,999 1454 8.6% 10,000-24,999 1308 7.7% 5,000-9,999 943 5.5% Less than 5,000 1106 6.5%
Table 18
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Neighborhood/Community in Which Most Hours Are Worked Providing Clinical Services for Primary Employer
Respondents 17384 100.0% Inner city 2021 11.6% Urban 5176 29.8% Suburban 5920 34.1% Rural 3942 22.7% Other 325 1.9%
Table 19
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Respondents 17240 100.0% Family/general medicine 5949 34.5% General internal medicine 1466 8.5% Emergency medicine 1742 10.1% General pediatrics 441 2.6% General surgery 425 2.5% Internal medicine subspecialties 1484 8.6% Pediatric subspecialties 241 1.4% Surgical subspecialties 3166 18.4% Obstetrics and gynecology 432 2.5% Industrial/occupational medicine 613 3.6% Other 1281 7.4%
Table 20
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Respondents 17240 100.0% Allergy 101 .6% Anesthesiology 65 .4% Dermatology 314 1.8% Emergency medicine 1742 10.1% Family practice with urgent care 3944 22.9% Family practice w/o urgent care 2005 11.6% Geriatrics 149 .9% Occupational medicine 613 3.6% Obstetrics and gynecology 432 2.5% Ophthalmology 24 .1% Pathology 4 .0% Physical medicine/rehab 123 .7% Psychiatry 144 .8% Public health 57 .3% Radiology 65 .4% Substance abuse 72 .4% General internal medicine 1466 8.5% IM: Cardiology 478 2.8% IM: Critical care 46 .3% IM: Endocrinology 48 .3% IM: Gastroenterology 183 1.1% IM: Hematology/oncology 234 1.4% IM: Immunology 1 .0% IM: Infectious Disease 105 .6% IM: Nephrology 84 .5% IM: Neurology 83 .5% IM: Pulmonology 46 .3% IM: Rheumatology 35 .2% IM: Other 141 .8% General pediatrics 441 2.6 Ped: Adolescent medicine 55 .3% Ped: Allergy 6 .0% Ped: Cardiology 18 .1% Ped: Critical care 16 .1% Ped: Endocrinology 3 .0% Ped: Gastroenterology 2 .0% Ped: Hematology/oncology 21 .1% Ped: Infectious disease 3 .0% Ped: Neonatal perinatal 64 .4% Ped: Nephrology 2 .0% Ped: Neurology 9 .1% Ped: Pulmonology 2 .0% Ped: Other 40 .2% General surgery 425 2.5% Surg: Cardiovascular/thoracic 760 4.4% Surg: Colon and rectal 11 .1% Surg: Hand 19 .1% Surg: Neurology 292 1.7% Surg: Transplant 38 .2% Surg: Oncology 29 .2% Surg: Orthopedics 1416 8.2% Surg: Otorhinolaryngology 104 .6% Surg: Pediatric 13 .1% Surg: Plastic 90 .5% Surg: Thoracic 22 .1% Surg: Trauma 30 .2% Surg: Urology 174 1.0% Surg: Vascular 92 .5% Surg: Other 76 .4% Other 163 .9%
Table 21
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Select Functions Performed for Primary Employer
Respondents 17479 100.0% Perform invasive procedures No 9491 54.3% Yes 7988 45.7% Assist at surgery No 12990 74.3% Yes 4489 25.7% Perform quality assurance No 13115 75.0% Yes 4364 25.0% Educate other providers No 10442 59.7% Yes 7037 40.3% Perform utilization reviews No 15866 90.8% Yes 1613 9.2% Research No 15548 89.0% Yes 1931 11.0