2001 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report 1. Respondents % Male % Female %

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1 1 Section I. Personal Characteristics of Respondents* Table 1. Distribution of Respondents by Sex Respondents % Male % Female % Table 2. Distribution of Respondents by Race/Ethnicity** Respondents % Asian/Pacific Islander % Black (Not Hispanic) % Hispanic/Latino Origin % Amer Indian/Alaskan % White (Not Hispanic) % **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 Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile *These data were derived from the AAPA Masterfile, not the 2001 Census survey.

2 2 Section II. Information about Respondents' Education Table 4. Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Attained before PA School Respondents % No college % Some college, no degree % Associate's degree % Bachelor's degree % Master's degree % Doctoral degree % Other % Table 5. Distribution of Respondents by Credential(s) Received from PA School Respondents % Certificate No % Yes % Associate's degree No % Yes % Bachelor's degree No % Yes % Master's degree No % Yes % Table 6. Distribution of Respondents by Highest Degree Ever Attained Respondents % Associate's degree % PA Certificate w/o BA % Bachelor's degree % Post bachelor's PA certificate % Master's degree % Doctoral degree %

3 3 Section III. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Table 7. Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status Respondents % In clinical practice % Not in clinical practice % Table 8. Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 9. Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 10. Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 11. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs Respondents % One % Two % Three % More than three % Self-employed %

4 4 Table 12. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed Respondents % Northeast % Southeast % North Central % South Central % West % Table 13. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State in Which Employed Respondents % Alabama % Alaska % Arizona % Arkansas % California % Colorado % Connecticut % Delaware % District of Columbia % Florida % Georgia % Guam % Hawaii % Idaho % Illinois % Indiana % Iowa % Kansas % Kentucky % Louisiana % Maine % Maryland % Massachusetts % Michigan % Minnesota % Mississippi % Missouri % Montana % Nebraska % Nevada % New Hampshire % New Jersey % New Mexico % New York % North Carolina % North Dakota % Ohio % Oklahoma % Oregon % Pennsylvania % Rhode Island % South Carolina % South Dakota % Tennessee % Texas % Utah % Vermont % Virginia % Washington % West Virginia % Wisconsin % Wyoming % Other % Unknown %

5 5 Section IV. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice at Primary Job Table 14. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer Respondents % Self-employed % Solo physician practice % Single-specialty physician group % Multi-specialty physician group % University hospital % Other hospital % Freestanding urgent care center % Freestanding surgical center % Nursing home or LTC facility % Home health agency % Hospice % HMO % Community health center % Medical staffing agency % Physician practice mngmt org % Integrated health system % Corrections system % Other % Table 15. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation Respondents % Not government employed % Air Force % Army % Navy % Dept. of Veterans Affairs % Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ % Public or Indian Health Service % Other federal government % State government % Local government % Table 16. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting Respondents % Int/crit care unit of hospital % Inpatient unit of hospital % Outpatient unit of hospital % Hospital emergency room % Hospital operating room % Other unit of hospital % Federally qualified rural clinic % Other FQHC (not rural) % Other community health center % Freestanding urgent care clinic % Freestanding surgical facility % Solo practice physician office % Single-specialty group practice % Multi-specialty group practice % HMO facility % Nursing home or LTC facility % College health facility % School-based health facility % Other outpatient facility % Correctional facility % Industrial facility % Mobile Health Unit % Other %

6 6 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 % 5,000,000 or greater % 1,000,000-4,999, % 500, , % 250, , % 100, , % 50,000-99, % 25,000-49, % 10,000-24, % 5,000-9, % Less than 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 % Inner city % Urban % Suburban % Rural % Other % Table 19. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer Respondents % Family/general medicine % General internal medicine % Emergency medicine % General pediatrics % General surgery % Internal medicine subspecialties % Pediatric subspecialties % Surgical subspecialties % Obstetrics and gynecology % Industrial/occupational medicine % Other %

7 7 Table 20. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer Respondents % Allergy % Anesthesiology % Dermatology % Emergency medicine % Family practice with urgent care % Family practice w/o urgent care % Geriatrics % Occupational medicine % Obstetrics and gynecology % Ophthalmology % Pathology % Physical medicine/rehab % Psychiatry % Public health % Radiology % Substance abuse % General internal medicine % IM: Cardiology % IM: Critical care % IM: Endocrinology % IM: Gastroenterology % IM: Hematology/oncology % IM: Immunology % IM: Infectious Disease % IM: Nephrology % IM: Neurology % IM: Pulmonology % IM: Rheumatology % IM: Other % General pediatrics % Ped: Adolescent medicine % Ped: Allergy % Ped: Cardiology % Ped: Critical care % Ped: Endocrinology % Ped: Gastroenterology % Ped: Hematology/oncology % Ped: Infectious disease % Ped: Neonatal perinatal % Ped: Nephrology % Ped: Neurology % Ped: Pulmonology % Ped: Other % General surgery % Surg: Cardiovascular/thoracic % Surg: Colon and rectal % Surg: Hand % Surg: Neurology % Surg: Transplant % Surg: Oncology % Surg: Orthopedics % Surg: Otorhinolaryngology % Surg: Pediatric % Surg: Plastic % Surg: Thoracic % Surg: Trauma % Surg: Urology % Surg: Vascular % Surg: Other % Other %

8 8 Table 21. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Select Functions Performed for Primary Employer Respondents % Perform invasive procedures No % Yes % Assist at surgery No % Yes % Perform quality assurance No % Yes % Educate other providers No % Yes % Perform utilization reviews No % Yes % Research No % Yes % Serve on pharmaceutical committee No % Yes % Serve on therapeutics committee No % Yes % Make decisions about procurement No % Yes % Supervise other PAs No % Yes % Supervise other clinical staff No % Yes % Supervise non-clinical staff No % Yes % Precept PA students No % Yes % Precept other students No % Yes %

9 9 Table 22. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Age Categories of Patients Treated at Primary Clinical Job Respondents % Under 1 year No % Yes % 1 year No % Yes % 2 years No % Yes % 3 years No % Yes % 4 to 12 years No % Yes % 13 to 18 years No % Yes % 19 to 44 years No % Yes % 45 to 64 years No % Yes % 65 to 84 years No % Yes % Over 84 years No % Yes % Table 23. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job Respondents % 32 or more hours % Less than 32 hours % Hours not reported %

10 10 Section V. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Job Table 24. 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 ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 25. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated* ---- Respondents % See some outpatients No % Yes % See some inpatients No % Yes % See some nursing home patients No % Yes % See some other patients** No % Yes % ---- *Data represent only respondents who reported complete information about both hours and visits for all patient types. **Other patients are those who were not classified as either outpatients, inpatients, or nursing home patients. Table 26. 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 ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 27. 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 ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile

11 11 Table 28. 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 ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 29. 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 ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile Table 30. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Responsibility for Call ---- Respondents % Do not take call % Take some call % Always on call % ---- Table 31. Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job* ---- Respondents Mean Standard deviation th percentile th percentile Median th percentile th percentile *Includes only PAs who report taking call, but are not always on call.

12 12 Table 32. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % No base pay % Salary % Hourly wage % Other % Table 33. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Compensation Received* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % Surgical assisting fees No % Yes % Overtime pay No % Yes % On call pay No % Yes % Administrative pay No % Yes % Event call pay No % Yes % Taxable pension No % Yes % Bonus not based on productivity/performance No % Yes % Bonus based on practice's productivity/performance No % Yes % Bonus based on PA's productivity/performance No % Yes % Other No % Yes %

13 13 Table 34. 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* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % Incentive based on charges No % Yes % Incentive based on revenues No % Yes % Incentive based on profit No % Yes % Incentive based on number of visits or panel size No % Yes % Incentive based on quality of care No % Yes % Incentive based on patient satisfaction No % Yes % Incentive based on something else No % Yes % Table 35. Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents Mean... $71,046 Standard Deviation... $18,364 10th percentile... $52,248 25th percentile... $59,347 Median... $67,743 75th percentile... $79,009 90th percentile... $93,952 Table 36. Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in or after 2000 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents Mean... $59,839 Standard Deviation... $11,963 10th percentile... $46,882 25th percentile... $52,922 Median... $58,578 75th percentile... $64,948 90th percentile... $74,320

14 14 Table 37. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether CME Funds Are Available from Primary Employer* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % Funds not available % Funds available, amount known % Funds available, amount unknown % Table 38. 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* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents Mean... $1,420 Standard Deviation... $706 10th percentile... $500 25th percentile... $1,000 Median... $1,500 75th percentile... $1,750 90th percentile... $2,500 Table 39. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Types of Insurance* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % Professional Liability Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Individual Health Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Family Health Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Dental Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Disability Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Term Life Insurance Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% %

15 15 Table 40. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Select Expenses* *Excludes self-employed PAs. Respondents % Pension/Retirement Fund Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % PA School Loan Repayment Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % State License Fees Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % DEA Registration Fees Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % NCCPA Fees Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % AAPA Dues Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % State PA Chapter Dues Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % AAPA Annual Conference Registration Fees Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% % Credentialing Fees Employer pays % % Employer pays 50-94% % Employer pays 1-49% % PA pays 100% %

16 16 Table 41. Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status Clinically practicing PA No % Yes % Clinically practicing physician or resident No % Yes % Clinically practicing NP No % Yes % Other clinically practicing provider No % Yes % PA educator No % Yes % Other health professions educator No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Administrator No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Researcher No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Lawyer No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Public Health No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Other No % Yes % Other non-health professional No % Yes % Medical student No % Yes % Other student No % Yes % Not employed by choice No % Yes % Unemployed, looking for work as PA No % Yes % Unemployed, looking for non-pa work No % Yes % Retired No % Yes % Other No % Yes %

17 17 Appendix I. For Internal Use Only Table A1. Distribution of Respondents Not in Clinical Practice as PA by Current Professional Status Clinically practicing physician or resident No % Yes % Clinically practicing NP No % Yes % Other clinically practicing provider No % Yes % PA educator No % Yes % Other health professions educator No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Administrator No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Researcher No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Lawyer No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Public Health No % Yes % Health Care Professional-Other No % Yes % Other non-health professional No % Yes % Medical student No % Yes % Other student No % Yes % Not employed by choice No % Yes % Unemployed, looking for work as PA No % Yes % Unemployed, looking for non-pa work No % Yes % Retired No % Yes % Other No % Yes %

18 18 Table A2. Distribution of Respondents Who Graduated from PA School in Respondents % Clinically practicing PA % Unemployed, looking for PA work % Other % Table A3. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Whether They Have Ever Provided Health Care as a PA Outside of the US* Respondents % No % Yes % *Does not include services to US government or military Table A4. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Staff Categories* Respondents % Medical Staff No % Yes % Allied Health Staff No % Yes % Physician Assistant Staff No % Yes % Other No % Yes % *Only includes those employed by a hospital, HMO, or nursing home/ltc facility. Table A4. Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Who Are Willing to Have Referrals Made to Them Respondents % Permits Contact by AAPA Staff No % Yes % Permits Contact by PAs No % Yes % Permits Contact by PA Students No % Yes %

19 19 Table A5. Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Number of Other Clinicians who Work at Primary Work Site for Primary Employer Respondents % Physician Assistants Zero % % % % 26 or more % Physicians Zero % % % % 26 or more % Nurse Practitioners Zero % % % % 26 or more %

1998 AAPA Census Report

1998 AAPA Census Report Section I. General Information about Respondents Table 1. Distribution of Respondents by Sex Respondents... 15716 100.0% Male... 7413 47.2% Female... 8303 52.8% Table 2. Distribution of Respondents by