2003 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report

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2003 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report

Introduction Highlights of National Statistics

List of Tables Subject Index

List of Tables

Section I. Personal Characteristics and Military Status of Respondents

Table 1. Distribution of Respondents by Sex

Table 2. Distribution of Respondents by Race/Ethnicity

Table 3. Summary Measures of Age (in year of Census) for Respondents

Table 4. Distribution of Respondents by Current Military Status

Section II. Information about Respondents' Education

Table 5. Distribution of Respondents by Credential(s) Received from PA School

Table 6. Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Ever Attained

Section III. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice

Table 7. Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status

Table 8. Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Table 9. Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Table 10. Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Table 11. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs

Table 12. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed

Table 13. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed

Table 14. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status of Primary Practice Site

Section IV. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice at Primary Job

Table 15. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer

Table 16. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation

Table 17. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting

Table 18. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer

Table 19. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer

Table 20. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Select Functions Performed for Primary Employer

Table 21. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Age Categories of Patients Treated at Primary Clinical Job

Table 22. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Section V. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Job

Table 23. Summary Measures of Total Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer by Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 24. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated

Table 25. Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 26. Summary Measures of Inpatient Encounters per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 27. Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 28. Summary Measures of Outpatient Visits per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 29. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Responsibility for Call

Table 30. Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 31. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received

Table 32. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Compensation Received

Table 33. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance by Measures on Which Incentive is Based

Table 34. Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 35. Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in 2002 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Table 36. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether CME Funds Are Available from Primary Employer

Table 37. Summary Measures of CME Funds Provided by Primary Clinical Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive CME Funding

Table 38. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Types of Insurance

Table 39. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Select Expenses

Section VI. Occupations

Table 40. Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status

Subject Index

Subject Table Number

AAPA region in which employed 12

Age 3

Age categories of patients treated 21

Base pay received, types of 31

Call taken 29

Call taken, hours per month 30

Clinical practice status 7

CME funds available 36

CME funds, amount 37

Compensation received, types of 32

Education, credentials from PA school 5

Education, highest degree attained 6

Employer type 15

Expenses, work related, source of funding 39

Functions and responsibilities 20

Government employment 16

Hours providing direct inpatient care 25

Hours providing direct outpatient care 27

Hours worked per week, primary clinical job 22

Hours worked per week, primary clinical job, full-time 23

Incentive pay received, types of 33

Income, primary clinical job 34

Income, primary clinical job, new graduates 35

Insurance, source of funding 38

Jobs, number of concurrent clinical 11

Metropolitan Status of Primary Practice Site 14

Military status 4

Patient visits/encounters, inpatient 26

Patient visits/encounters, outpatient 28

Patients treated, types of 24

Professional status, current 40

Race/Ethnicity 2

Setting of work 17

Sex 1

Specialty of practice 19

Specialty of practice, general 18

State in which employed 13

Tenure as PA 8

Tenure in current position 9

Tenure in current specialty 10

Section I. Personal Characteristics and Military Status of Respondents

Table 1.
Distribution of Respondents by Sex*

Count Percent

Respondents 20646 100.0%

Male 8424 40.8%

Female 12222 59.2%

*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey.

Table 2.
Distribution of Respondents by Race/Ethnicity*

Count Percent

Respondents 18341 100.0%

Asian/Pacific Islander 604 3.3%

Black (Not Hispanic) 504 2.7%

Hispanic/Latino Origin 668 3.6%

Amer Indian/Alaskan 185 1.0%

White (Not Hispanic) 16328 89.0%

Multi-ethnic 52 .3%

*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey.
**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 20668

Mean 41.4

Standard deviation 10.5

10th percentile 28.0

25th percentile 32.0

Median 41.0

75th percentile 50.0

90th percentile 55.0

*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey.

Table 4.
Distribution of Respondents by Current Military Status

Count Percent

Respondents 20581 100.0%

Never in Military 16500 80.2%

Veteran/Retired Military 3076 14.9%

Reserves/National Guard 579 2.8%

Active Duty 426 2.1%

Section II. Information about Respondents' Education

Table 5.
Distribution of Respondents by Credential(s) Received from PA School

No Yes Total

Certificate Count 13196 7318 20514

Percent 64.3% 35.7% 100.0%

Associate's degree Count 18852 1662 20514

Percent 91.9% 8.1% 100.0%

Bachelor's degree Count 10265 10249 20514

Percent 50.0% 50.0% 100.0%

Master's degree Count 15202 5312 20514

Percent 74.1% 25.9% 100.0%

Table 6.
Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Ever Attained

Count Percent

Respondents 19416 100.0%

Associate's degree 369 1.9%

PA certificate w/o BA/BS 1019 5.2%

Bachelor's degree 6413 33.0%

PA certificate with BA/BS 3896 20.1%

Master's degree 7313 37.7%

Doctoral degree 406 2.1%

Section III. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice

Table 7.
Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status

Count Percent

Respondents 20878 100.0%

In clinical practice 18365 88.0%

Not in clinical practice 2513 12.0%

Table 8.
Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Respondents 18315

Mean 9.1

Standard deviation 8.5

10th percentile .0

25th percentile 2.0

Median 6.0

75th percentile 15.0

90th percentile 23.0

Table 9.
Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Respondents 18262

Mean 4.7

Standard deviation 5.6

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 18256

Mean 6.4

Standard deviation 7.1

10th percentile .0

25th percentile 1.0

Median 4.0

75th percentile 9.0

90th percentile 18.0

Table 11.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs

Count Percent

Respondents 18123 100.0%

One 15054 83.1%

Two 2420 13.4%

Three 387 2.1%

More than three 107 .6%

Self-employed 155 .9%

Table 12.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed

Count Percent

Respondents 17862 100.0%

Northeast 4196 23.5%

Southeast 4129 23.1%

North Central 3688 20.6%

South Central 2497 14.0%

West 3352 18.8%

Table 13.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/
Geographic Location in Which Employed

Count Percent

Respondents 18365 100.0%

Alabama 84 .5%

Alaska 133 .7%

Arizona 369 2.0%

Arkansas 29 .2%

California 1491 8.1%

Colorado 497 2.7%

Connecticut 404 2.2%

Delaware 58 .3%

District of Columbia 78 .4%

Florida 955 5.2%

Georgia 514 2.8%

Guam 5 .0%

Hawaii 31 .2%

Idaho 116 .6%

Illinois 461 2.5%

Indiana 166 .9%

Iowa 282 1.5%

Kansas 235 1.3%

Kentucky 224 1.2%

Louisiana 121 .7%

Maine 185 1.0%

Maryland 432 2.4%

Massachusetts 397 2.2%

Michigan 850 4.6%

Minnesota 342 1.9%

Mississippi 26 .1%

Missouri 165 .9%

Montana 108 .6%

Nebraska 257 1.4%

Nevada 110 .6%

New Hampshire 112 .6%

New Jersey 229 1.2%

New Mexico 136 .7%

New York 1687 9.2%

North Carolina 930 5.1%

North Dakota 84 .5%

Ohio 418 2.3%

Oklahoma 290 1.6%

Oregon 220 1.2%

Pennsylvania 994 5.4%

Rhode Island 57 .3%

South Carolina 181 1.0%

South Dakota 147 .8%

Tennessee 223 1.2%

Texas 1163 6.3%

Utah 179 1.0%

Vermont 73 .4%

Virginia 360 2.0%

Washington 526 2.9%

West Virginia 148 .8%

Wisconsin 516 2.8%

Wyoming 64 .3%

Other 14 .1%

Unknown 489 2.7%

Table 14.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status of Primary Practice Site

Count Percent

Respondents 17420 100.0%

Not Metro 3351 19.2%

Metro 14069 80.8%

Section IV. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice at Primary Job

Table 15.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer

Count Percent

Respondents 17995 100.0%

Self-employed 466 2.6%

Solo physician practice 2349 13.1%

Single-specialty physician group 5326 29.6%

Multi-specialty physician group 2440 13.6%

University hospital 1361 7.6%

Other hospital 2658 14.8%

Freestanding urgent care center 314 1.7%

Freestanding surgical center 19 .1%

Nursing home or LTC facility 61 .3%

Home health agency 10 .1%

HMO 503 2.8%

Community health center 1110 6.2%

Medical staffing agency 36 .2%

Physician practice mngmt org 237 1.3%

Integrated health system 213 1.2%

Corrections system 226 1.3%

Other 666 3.7%

Table 16.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation

Count Percent

Respondents 18189 100.0%

Not Government Employed 16333 89.8%

Air Force 139 .8%

Army 249 1.4%

Navy 86 .5%

Dept. of Veterans Affairs 438 2.4%

Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ 42 .2%

Federal Public Health Service 97 .5%

Indian Health Service 76 .4%

Other Federal Government 90 .5%

State Government 412 2.3%

Local Government 213 1.2%

Coast Guard 14 .1%

Table 17.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting

Count Percent

Respondents 18155 100.0%

Int/crit care unit of hospital 280 1.5%

Inpatient unit of hospital 1335 7.4%

Outpatient unit of hospital 1361 7.5%

Hospital emergency room 1775 9.8%

Hospital operating room 1629 9.0%

Other unit of hospital 235 1.3%

Federally qualified rural clinic 763 4.2%

Other FQHC (not rural) 291 1.6%

Other community health center 455 2.5%

Freestanding urgent care clinic 502 2.8%

Freestanding surgical facility 84 .5%

Solo practice physician office 2340 12.9%

Single-specialty group practice 3707 20.4%

Multi-specialty group practice 1813 10.0%

HMO facility 375 2.1%

Nursing home or LTC facility 163 .9%

College health facility 111 .6%

School-based health facility 67 .4%

Other outpatient facility 315 1.7%

Correctional facility 233 1.3%

Industrial facility 97 .5%

Mobile Health Unit 13 .1%

Other 211 1.2%

Table 18.
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced Primary Employer

Count Percent

Respondents 18066 100.0%

Family/general medicine 5581 30.9%

General internal medicine 1415 7.8%

Emergency medicine 1805 10.0%

General pediatrics 480 2.7%

General surgery 472 2.6%

Internal medicine subspecialties 1719 9.5%

Pediatric subspecialties 235 1.3%

Surgical subspecialties 3683 20.4%

Obstetrics and gynecology 512

Introduction	Highlights of National Statistics
List of Tables	Subject Index

Section I.	Personal Characteristics and Military Status of Respondents
Table 1.	Distribution of Respondents by Sex
Table 2.	Distribution of Respondents by Race/Ethnicity
Table 3.	Summary Measures of Age (in year of Census) for Respondents
Table 4.	Distribution of Respondents by Current Military Status
Section II.	Information about Respondents' Education
Table 5.	Distribution of Respondents by Credential(s) Received from PA School
Table 6.	Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Ever Attained
Section III.	Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice
Table 7.	Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
Table 8.	Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Table 9.	Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Table 10.	Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents
Table 11.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs
Table 12.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed
Table 13.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed
Table 14.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status of Primary Practice Site
Section IV.	Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice at Primary Job
Table 15.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer
Table 16.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation
Table 17.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
Table 18.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Table 19.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Table 20.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Select Functions Performed for Primary Employer
Table 21.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Age Categories of Patients Treated at Primary Clinical Job
Table 22.	Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Section V.	Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Job
Table 23.	Summary Measures of Total Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer by Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 24.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated
Table 25.	Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 26.	Summary Measures of Inpatient Encounters per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 27.	Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 28.	Summary Measures of Outpatient Visits per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 29.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Responsibility for Call
Table 30.	Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 31.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received
Table 32.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Compensation Received
Table 33.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance by Measures on Which Incentive is Based
Table 34.	Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 35.	Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in 2002 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 36.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether CME Funds Are Available from Primary Employer
Table 37.	Summary Measures of CME Funds Provided by Primary Clinical Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive CME Funding
Table 38.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Types of Insurance
Table 39.	Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Select Expenses
Section VI.	Occupations
Table 40.	Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status

Subject	Table Number
AAPA region in which employed	12
Age	3
Age categories of patients treated	21
Base pay received, types of	31
Call taken	29
Call taken, hours per month	30
Clinical practice status	7
CME funds available	36
CME funds, amount	37
Compensation received, types of	32
Education, credentials from PA school	5
Education, highest degree attained	6
Employer type	15
Expenses, work related, source of funding	39
Functions and responsibilities	20
Government employment	16
Hours providing direct inpatient care	25
Hours providing direct outpatient care	27
Hours worked per week, primary clinical job	22
Hours worked per week, primary clinical job, full-time	23
Incentive pay received, types of	33
Income, primary clinical job	34
Income, primary clinical job, new graduates	35
Insurance, source of funding	38
Jobs, number of concurrent clinical	11
Metropolitan Status of Primary Practice Site	14
Military status	4
Patient visits/encounters, inpatient	26
Patient visits/encounters, outpatient	28
Patients treated, types of	24
Professional status, current	40
Race/Ethnicity	2
Setting of work	17
Sex	1
Specialty of practice	19
Specialty of practice, general	18
State in which employed	13
Tenure as PA	8
Tenure in current position	9
Tenure in current specialty	10

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20646	100.0%
Male	8424	40.8%
Female	12222	59.2%
*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey.

	Count	Percent
Respondents	18341	100.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	604	3.3%
Black (Not Hispanic)	504	2.7%
Hispanic/Latino Origin	668	3.6%
Amer Indian/Alaskan	185	1.0%
White (Not Hispanic)	16328	89.0%
Multi-ethnic	52	.3%
These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey. *Respondents who classified themselves as "white" and another race/ethnicity are reported in the category for that other race/ethnicity."

Respondents	20668
Mean	41.4
Standard deviation	10.5
10th percentile	28.0
25th percentile	32.0
Median	41.0
75th percentile	50.0
90th percentile	55.0
*These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the Census survey.

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20581	100.0%
Never in Military	16500	80.2%
Veteran/Retired Military	3076	14.9%
Reserves/National Guard	579	2.8%
Active Duty	426	2.1%

		No	Yes	Total
Certificate	Count	13196	7318	20514
Certificate	Percent	64.3%	35.7%	100.0%
Associate's degree	Count	18852	1662	20514
Associate's degree	Percent	91.9%	8.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	Count	10265	10249	20514
Bachelor's degree	Percent	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Master's degree	Count	15202	5312	20514
Master's degree	Percent	74.1%	25.9%	100.0%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19416	100.0%
Associate's degree	369	1.9%
PA certificate w/o BA/BS	1019	5.2%
Bachelor's degree	6413	33.0%
PA certificate with BA/BS	3896	20.1%
Master's degree	7313	37.7%
Doctoral degree	406	2.1%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20878	100.0%
In clinical practice	18365	88.0%
Not in clinical practice	2513	12.0%

Respondents	18315
Mean	9.1
Standard deviation	8.5
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	2.0
Median	6.0
75th percentile	15.0
90th percentile	23.0

Respondents	18262
Mean	4.7
Standard deviation	5.6
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	1.0
Median	3.0
75th percentile	6.0
90th percentile	12.0

Respondents	18256
Mean	6.4
Standard deviation	7.1
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	1.0
Median	4.0
75th percentile	9.0
90th percentile	18.0

	Count	Percent
Respondents	18123	100.0%
One	15054	83.1%
Two	2420	13.4%
Three	387	2.1%
More than three	107	.6%
Self-employed	155	.9%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	17862	100.0%
Northeast	4196	23.5%
Southeast	4129	23.1%
North Central	3688	20.6%
South Central	2497	14.0%
West	3352	18.8%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	17995	100.0%
Self-employed	466	2.6%
Solo physician practice	2349	13.1%
Single-specialty physician group	5326	29.6%
Multi-specialty physician group	2440	13.6%
University hospital	1361	7.6%
Other hospital	2658	14.8%
Freestanding urgent care center	314	1.7%
Freestanding surgical center	19	.1%
Nursing home or LTC facility	61	.3%
Home health agency	10	.1%
HMO	503	2.8%
Community health center	1110	6.2%
Medical staffing agency	36	.2%
Physician practice mngmt org	237	1.3%
Integrated health system	213	1.2%
Corrections system	226	1.3%
Other	666	3.7%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	18189	100.0%
Not Government Employed	16333	89.8%
Air Force	139	.8%
Army	249	1.4%
Navy	86	.5%
Dept. of Veterans Affairs	438	2.4%
Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ	42	.2%
Federal Public Health Service	97	.5%
Indian Health Service	76	.4%
Other Federal Government	90	.5%
State Government	412	2.3%
Local Government	213	1.2%
Coast Guard	14	.1%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	18155	100.0%
Int/crit care unit of hospital	280	1.5%
Inpatient unit of hospital	1335	7.4%
Outpatient unit of hospital	1361	7.5%
Hospital emergency room	1775	9.8%
Hospital operating room	1629	9.0%
Other unit of hospital	235	1.3%
Federally qualified rural clinic	763	4.2%
Other FQHC (not rural)	291	1.6%
Other community health center	455	2.5%
Freestanding urgent care clinic	502	2.8%
Freestanding surgical facility	84	.5%
Solo practice physician office	2340	12.9%
Single-specialty group practice	3707	20.4%
Multi-specialty group practice	1813	10.0%
HMO facility	375	2.1%
Nursing home or LTC facility	163	.9%
College health facility	111	.6%
School-based health facility	67	.4%
Other outpatient facility	315	1.7%
Correctional facility	233	1.3%
Industrial facility	97	.5%
Mobile Health Unit	13	.1%
Other	211	1.2%

	Count	Percent
Respondents	18066	100.0%
Family/general medicine	5581	30.9%
General internal medicine	1415	7.8%
Emergency medicine	1805	10.0%
General pediatrics	480	2.7%
General surgery	472	2.6%
Internal medicine subspecialties	1719	9.5%
Pediatric subspecialties	235	1.3%
Surgical subspecialties	3683	20.4%
Obstetrics and gynecology	512