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2005 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report
List of Tables and Subject Index
Introduction Highlights of National Statistics List of Tables Subject Index
List of Tables Section I: Characteristics of 2005 AAPA Census Respondents and Nonrespondents
- Table 1.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents
- Table 1.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by Sex
- Table 1.3 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by Race
- Table 1.4 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by PA Degrees Held
- Table 1.5 Summary Measures of Age for Respondents and Nonrespondents
- Table 1.6 Summary Measures of Age during Year of Graduation from PA School for Respondents and Nonrespondents
- Table 1.7 Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Respondents and Nonrespondents
Section II: Professional Status of Respondents
- Table 2.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
- Table 2.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status
Section III: Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice
- Table 3.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs
- Table 3.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer
- Table 3.3 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation
- Table 3.4 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
- Table 3.5 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Practice Settings where Time is Spent for Primary Employer
- Table 3.6 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
- Table 3.7 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
- Table 3.8 Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents
- Table 3.9 Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents
- Table 3.10 Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents
- Table 3.11 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed
- Table 3.12 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed
- Table 3.13 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status and Degree of Rurality of County of Primary Work Site
- Table 3.14 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Who Perform Select Functions at Primary Clinical Job
- Table 3.15 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents By Whether Primary Employer Receives Grants To Provide Medical Care To Populations In Underserved Communities
- Table 3.16 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job
- Table 4.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated
- Table 4.2 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 4.3 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 4.4 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 4.5 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 4.6 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 4.7 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Have Hospital Privileges in Exactly One Hospital by Source of Hospital Privileges
- Table 4.8 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether Call is Taken
- Table 4.9 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Call Taken
- Table 4.10 Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
- Table 4.11 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received
- Table 4.12 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Additional Compensation Received
- Table 4.13 Number and Percent 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 4.14 Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
- Table 4.15 Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in 2004 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Index of Subjects Addressed by Tables
Topic Table Number Age, during Year of Graduation from PA School, Summary Measures for Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.6 Age, in Year of Census, Summary Measures for Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.5 Call, Hours Taken per Month, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.10 Call, Responsibility for Taking, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.8 Call, Types Taken, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.9 Clinical Practice Status, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Table 2.1 Compensation, Measures on Which Incentive is Based, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance Table 4.13 Compensation, 2003 Graduates, Total Annual Income from Primary Employer, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.15 Compensation, Total Annual Income from Primary Employer, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.14 Compensation, Types of Additional Compensation Received, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.12 Compensation, Type of Base Pay Received, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.11 Concurrent PA Jobs, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.1 Current Professional Status, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Table 2.2 Education, PA Degrees, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.4 Employer Type, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.2 Functions Performed at Primary Clinical Job, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.14 Government Employment, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.3 Hospital Privileges, Source of Privileges for Respondents who Have Privileges in Exactly One Hospital Table 4.7 Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.3 Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.5 Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.16 Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer (total), Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.2 Metropolitan Status and Rurality of Primary Practice Site, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.13 Race, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.3 Region (AAPA) in Which Employed, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.11 Respondents and Nonrespondents, Number and Percent Distribution Table 1.1 Sex, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.2 Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.7 Specialty, General Field Practiced for Primary Employer, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.6 State/Geographic Location in Which Employed, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.12 Types of Patients Treated, Number and Percent Distribution for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.1 Visits/Encounters per week, Inpatient, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.4 Visits/Encounters per week, Outpatient, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job Table 4.6 Work Setting, Primary, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.4 Work Settings, All, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.5 Years in Clinical Practice as PA, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.8 Years in Current Position, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.9 Years in Current Specialty, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents Table 3.10 Nonrespondents Table 1.7
Section I: Characteristics of 2005 AAPA Census Respondents and Nonrespondents Table 1.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents
Count Percent Total 66111 100.0% Respondents 22502 34.0% Nonrespondents 43609 66.0%
Table 1.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by Sex
Count Percent Respondents Male 8573 38.4% Female 13745 61.6% Nonrespondents Male 19434 45.4% Female 23361 54.6%
Table 1.3:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by Race
Count Percent Respondents Asian/Pacific Islander 725 3.6% Black (Not Hispanic) 704 3.5% Hispanic/Latino Origin 762 3.7% Amer Indian/Alaskan 169 .8% White (Not Hispanic) 18028 88.4% Nonrespondents Asian/Pacific Islander 1558 4.8% Black (Not Hispanic) 2516 7.7% Hispanic/Latino Origin 1836 5.6% Amer Indian/Alaskan 332 1.0% White (Not Hispanic) 26403 80.9%
Table 1.4:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by PA Degrees Held
Cases Percent Respondents Respondents 20819 100.0% Certificate from PA school 6650 31.9% Associate's degree from PA school 1503 7.2% Bachelor's degree from PA school 9702 46.6% Master's degree from PA school 6213 29.8% Nonrespondents Respondents 28350 100.0% Certificate from PA school 9912 35.0% Associate's degree from PA school 2517 8.9% Bachelor's degree from PA school 14398 50.8% Master's degree from PA school 6200 21.9% *Percentages sum to more than 100 because some PAs received multiple degree types.
Table 1.5:
Summary Measures of Age for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents
Respondents Count 22442 Mean 41.5 Standard deviation 10.9 10th p-tile 28.0 25th p-tile 32.0 Median 40.0 75th p-tile 50.0 90th p-tile 57.0 Nonrespondents Count 42260 Mean 43.7 Standard deviation 10.9 10th p-tile 30.0 25th p-tile 35.0 Median 43.0 75th p-tile 52.0 90th p-tile 58.0
Table 1.6:
Summary Measures of Age During Year of Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents
Respondents Count 22443 Mean 30.8 Standard deviation 6.9 10th p-tile 24.0 25th p-tile 26.0 Median 29.0 75th p-tile 34.0 90th p-tile 41.0 Nonrespondents Count 42256 Mean 30.9 Standard deviation 6.7 10th p-tile 24.0 25th p-tile 26.0 Median 29.0 75th p-tile 34.0 90th p-tile 41.0
Table 1.7:
Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents
Respondents Count 22502 Mean 10.8 Standard deviation 9.2 10th p-tile 1.0 25th p-tile 3.0 Median 7.0 75th p-tile 17.0 90th p-tile 26.0 Nonrespondents Count 43605 Mean 13.0 Standard deviation 9.5 10th p-tile 2.0 25th p-tile 5.0 Median 10.0 75th p-tile 21.0 90th p-tile 28.0
Section II: Professional Status of Respondents Table 2.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
Count Percent Respondents 22502 100.0% In clinical practice 20019 89.0% Not in clinical practice 2483 11.0%
Table 2.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status*
Count Percent Respondents 22502 100.0% Clinically practicing PA 20019 89.0% Clinically practicing physician or resident 98 .4% Clinically practicing NP 174 .8% Other clinically practicing provider 181 .8% PA educator 954 4.2% Other health professions educator 293 1.3% Health care professional-administrator 397 1.8% Health care professional-researcher 180 .8% Health care professional-lawyer 5 .0% Health care professional-public health 79 .4% Health care professional-other 458 2.0% Other non-health professional 270 1.2% Student in post-graduate PA program 131 .6% Medical student 36 .2% Other student 70 .3% Not employed by choice 519 2.3% Employed, seeking PA job 103 .5% Unemployed, seeking PA job 210 .9% Unemployed, seeking non-PA job 51 .2% Retired 412 1.8% Other 270 1.2% *Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
Section III: Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Table 3.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs
Count Percent Respondents 20019 100.0% One 17016 85.0% Two 2462 12.3% Three 347 1.7% More than three 77 .4% Self-employed w/mult contracts 117 .6%
Table 3.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer
Count Percent Respondents 19987 100.0% Self-employed 620 3.1% Solo physician practice 2691 13.5% Single-specialty physician group 6121 30.6% Multi-specialty physician group 2453 12.3% University hospital 1503 7.5% Other hospital 2988 14.9% Freestanding urgent care center 366 1.8% Freestanding surgical center 22 .1% Nursing home or LTC facility 47 .2% Home health agency 3 .0% Hospice 1 .0% HMO 457 2.3% Community health center 1215 6.1% Medical staffing agency 66 .3% Physician practice mngmt org 277 1.4% Integrated health system 258 1.3% Corrections system 218 1.1% Other 681 3.4%
Table 3.3:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation
Count Percent Respondents 19942 100.0% Not government employed 18001 90.3% Air Force 107 .5% Army 285 1.4% Navy 108 .5% Coast Guard 14 .1% Dept. of Veterans Affairs 508 2.5% Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ 38 .2% Indian Health Service 81 .4% Federal Public Health Service 75 .4% Other Federal Government 74 .4% State Government 451 2.3% Local Government 200 1.0%
Table 3.4:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
Count Percent Respondents 19951 100.0% Intensive/critical care unit of hospital 403 2.0% Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU) 1848 9.3% Outpatient unit of hospital 1435 7.2% Hospital emergency room 1863 9.3% Hospital operating room 1350 6.8% Other unit of hospital 237 1.2% Federally Qualified Rural Health Center 778 3.9% Other FQHC 306 1.5% Other community health center/facility 526 2.6% Freestanding urgent care facility 575 2.9% Freestanding surgical facility 82 .4% Solo practice physician office 2742 13.7% Single-specialty physician group practice 4287 21.5% Multi-specialty physician group practice 1753 8.8% HMO facility 332 1.7% Nursing home or LTC facility 167 .8% University/college student health facility 120 .6% School-based health facility 66 .3% Other freestanding outpatient facility 406 2.0% Correctional facility 243 1.2% Industrial facility/work site 102 .5% Mobile health unit 10 .1% Patients' homes 29 .1% Other 291 1.5%
Table 3.5:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Practice Settings where Time is Spent For Primary Employer*
Count Percent Respondents 19972 100.0% Intensive/critical care unit of hospital 4459 22.3% Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU) 6716 33.6% Outpatient unit of hospital 4337 21.7% Hospital emergency room 6067 30.4% Hospital operating room 4463 22.3% Other unit of hospital 1713 8.6% Federally Qualified Rural Health Center 1052 5.3% Other FQHC 472 2.4% Other community health center/facility 801 4.0% Freestanding urgent care facility 962 4.8% Freestanding surgical facility 1081 5.4% Solo practice physician office 3175 15.9% Single-specialty physician group practice 5696 28.5% Multi-specialty physician group practice 2415 12.1% HMO facility 492 2.5% Nursing home or LTC facility 1229 6.2% University/college student health facility 252 1.3% School-based health facility 192 1.0% Other freestanding outpatient facility 667 3.3% Correctional facility 374 1.9% Industrial facility/work site 181 .9% Mobile health unit 71 .4% Patients' homes 402 2.0% Other 528 2.6% *Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
Table 3.6:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Count Percent Respondents 19884 100.0% Family/general medicine 5639 28.4% General internal medicine 1518 7.6% Emergency medicine 1927 9.7% General pediatrics 505 2.5% General surgery 563 2.8% Internal medicine subspecialties 2055 10.3% Pediatric subspecialties 296 1.5% Surgical subspecialties 4345 21.9% Obstetrics and gynecology 485 2.4% Industrial/occupational medicine 457 2.3% Other 2094 10.5%
Table 3.7:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
Count Percent Respondents 19884 100.0% Addiction medicine 88 .4% Allergy 116 .6% Anesthesiology 40 .2% Dermatology 659 3.3% Emergency medicine 1927 9.7% Family practice w/o urgent care 2152 10.8% Family practice wt urgent care 3487 17.5% Genetics 8 .0% Geriatrics 124 .6% Obstetrics/gynecology 485 2.4% Occupational medicine 457 2.3% Ophthalmology 19 .1% Pain management 215 1.1% Pathology 3 .0% Physical med rehab 149 .7% Psychiatry 195 1.0% Public health 42 .2% Radiation oncology 47 .2% Radiology 141 .7% General surgery 563 2.8% Surg: cardiovascular/cardiothoracic 666 3.3% Surg: colon & rectal 16 .1% Surg: hand 43 .2% Surg: neurology 430 2.2% Surg: oncology 58 .3% Surg: orthopedics 2066 10.4% Surg: otorhinolaryngology 161 .8% Surg: pediatric 24 .1% Surg: plastic 142 .7% Surg: thoracic 32 .2% Surg: transplant 46 .2% Surg: trauma 85 .4% Surg: urology 257 1.3% Surg: vascular 133 .7% Surg: bariatric 46 .2% Surg: other 140 .7% General pediatrics 505 2.5% Ped: adolescent medicine 43 .2% Ped: allergy 4 .0% Ped: cardiology 15 .1% Ped: critical care 15 .1% Ped: endocrinology 8 .0% Ped: gastroenterology 10 .1% Ped: hematology/oncology 7 .0% Ped: infectious disease 4