Tracking Report No. 17
Supplementary Table 1

Number of Patient-Care Physicians per 100,000 People,* by Specialty Type and Sex, 1996-97 to 2004-05
 
Physicians per 100,000 People
 
1996-97
2000-01
2004-05
All Patient-Care Physicians
 
All
131.9
133.8
136.2
Male
108.2
102.3
101.9
Female
23.7
31.5
34.3
Primary Care Physicians
All
51.4
53.2
50.0
Male
39.3
36.8
33.0
Female
12.1
16.5
17.0
Medical Specialists
All
42.5
47.0
51.2
Male
34.6
36.8
39.8
Female
7.9
10.2
11.4
Surgeons
All
38.0
33.6
35.0
Male
34.3
28.8
29.2
Female
3.7
4.8
5.9

*Based on U.S. Census data for the same year.
Note: Significance tests not available for estimates reported in this table.
Note: Only active, nonfederal, office- and hospital-based physicians who spent at least 20 hours a week in direct patient care are included. Residents and fellows, as well as radiologists, anesthesiologists and pathologists, are excluded. Ratios of physicians to the population differ from other published estimates from the AMA Masterfile, because the CTS Physician Survey only includes physicians who spend at least 20 hours per week in direct patient care.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey

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