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2006 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report for Psychiatry
Introduction
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) was founded in 1968 and is the only national
organization representing physician assistants (PAs) in all medical specialties. The Academy educates the general
public about the PA profession, assures competency of PAs through active involvement in the accreditation of PA
programs, provides continuing education, and conducts PA-related research. The Academy works to promote
quality, cost-effective health care, and the professional and personal growth of PAs.
From 1990 to 1995, the AAPA conducted a census survey of its members. Beginning in 1996, the census survey
was expanded to include those PAs who were not members of AAPA. While the survey instrument and the data
collection process have undergone some revisions since the inception of the census, the general approach and data
elements have remained much the same.
The data collection effort for the 2006 AAPA Physician Assistant Census was conducted between February 23
and September 15, 2006. The 2006 Census was available online as well as on paper; 2006 was the first year that
this survey was available to be completed online.
The online version of the survey was posted to the AAPA web site and an email with a link to the survey was sent
on February 23, 2006 to 41,053 PAs for whom a valid email address was available. Reminder emails were sent to
AAPA members with valid email addresses via AAPA’s monthly E-News on March 1, April 5, May 3, June 8,
and September 6, 2006.
The paper version of the survey was mailed on March 15, 2006 to all individuals, both AAPA members and non-
members, who were believed to be eligible to practice as PAs in the United States as of December 31, 2005 and
for whom address information was available , but the paper version of the survey was not sent to individuals from
whom an electronic response had been received prior to March 6, 2006, or to individuals who had indicated on a
previous Census that they were retired or working as a physician. Paper surveys were mailed to 62,968 people.
In total, 65,681 PAs were invited to participate in the 2006 Census – accounting for 93.0 percent of the 70,612
individuals eligible to practice as PAs. Completed surveys were received from 23,436 people, representing 33.2
percent of all individuals eligible to practice as PAs and 35.7 percent of the PAs who were invited to participate.
Of the 26,418 AAPA members invited to participate, 15,995 (60.5%) responded; of the 39,263 non-members who
were invited to participate, 7,442 (19.0%) responded.
This document presents the responses received on the Census survey and also includes certain static information
derived from the AAPA Masterfile, such as sex, race, and age. It should be noted that these data have not been
weighted or adjusted to account for non-response, the number of usable responses for each item varies due to item
non-response, and that the percentages displayed may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
To facilitate locating specific items of interest, an index of the subjects addressed by the tables is provided in
addition to a list of tables.
Highlights of National Statistics
Section I. Characteristics of Respondents and Non-Respondents
Sex: Females accounted for 62 percent of the respondents to this year’s census.
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Ethnicity: White PAs comprise 88 percent of the respondents.
PA Education: Just under half (44%) of respondents hold a bachelor’s level PA degree; 35 percent of respondents
hold a master’s level PA degree.
Age: The mean age of census respondents is 41 years (median = 40), the mean age at time of graduation from PA
school was 31 years (median = 29), and the mean number of years since graduation from PA school for census
respondents is 11 (median = 7).
Section II. Professional Status of Respondents
Practice Status: The vast majority of respondents (91%) are in clinical practice.
Current Profession: Four percent of respondents reported working as a PA educator. This was the most common
professional activity other than providing clinical services as a PA.
Section III: Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice
Number of Clinical PA Jobs: Eighty-five percent of respondents reported working exactly one clinical PA job; 15
percent work more than one clinical PA job concurrently.
Employer Type: More than four in ten respondents (44%) are employed by a single or multi-specialty physician
group practice while 22 percent are employed by hospitals and 13 percent are employed by solo physician offices.
Government Employment: About 9 percent of respondents work for some type of government agency. The
Department of Veterans’ Affairs is the single largest government employer of PAs accounting for about two
percent of respondents; state governments collectively employ just under two percent of this year’s respondents.
Primary Work Setting: The most prevalent “primary” work setting, reported by 36 percent of respondents, is a
hospital; the hospital departments cited most frequently as primary settings are hospital inpatient units (10%),
hospital emergency rooms (9%), hospital outpatient units (7%), and hospital operating rooms (7%). Physician
group practices are the primary work setting for 31 percent of respondents; 22 percent report working in a single -
specialty group practice and 9 percent report working in a multi-specialty group practice.
Other settings reported as the primary work setting by large numbers of PAs include solo-practice physician
offices (13%), and Federally Qualified Health Centers or community health facilitie s (8%).
Work Settings where Clinical Services are Provided over the Course of a Typical Month:
Respondents were asked to indicate all of the settings where they provide clinical services for their primary clinical
employer over the course of a typical month. The specific work settings reported by at least 20 percent of
respondents are hospital inpatient units (34%), hospital emergency rooms (30%), single -specialty physician group
practices (29%), hospital operating rooms (22%), hospital outpatient units (21%), and hospital intensive care/critical
care units (22%).
Primary Specialty of Practice: While PAs practice in over 60 different specialty fields, 38 percent of this year’s
respondents reported that their primary specialty was one of the primary care fields: family/general medicine
(27%), general internal medicine (7%), general pediatrics (3%), and obstetrics/gynecology (2%). Other prevalent
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specialties for PAs include general surgery/surgical subspecialties (25%), emergency medicine (10%), the
subspecialties of internal medicine (11%) and dermatology (3%).
Years in Clinical Practice, Years in Position, and Years in Specialty: The mean number of years respondents have
been in clinical practice is 9 (median = 6), the mean number of years respondents have worked in their current
position is 5 (median = 3), and the mean number of years respondents have worked in their current specialty is 7
(median = 4).
Geographic Distribution: The states with the largest numbers of clinically practicing respondents are: New York
(8%), California (8%), Texas (6%), Pennsylvania (6%), Florida (5%), North Carolina (5%), and Michigan (5%).
Metropolitan Status of Work Site: Sixteen percent of respondents work in counties that are non-metropolitan.
Functions and Responsibilities: PAs can perform a variety of functions for their primary employers. More than
half (60%) reported performing minor surgical procedures, thirty-eight percent of respondents reported that they
manage the care of patients in an inpatient setting and about one-quarter (24%) reported first-assisting at surgery.
Nine percent of respondents reported supervising other PAs, and one in five (19%) reported supervising other
clinical staff. More than one-third of respondents (36%) indicated that they precept PA students; one-fourth (24%)
reported precepting students of other health professions.
Work Status: The majority of clinically practicing respondents (85%) work full-time, defined as more than 32 hours
per week, for their primary clinical employer.
Section IV. Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Their Primary Clinical Job
Hours Worked: The mean number of hours worked by the respondents who work more than 32 hours in a typical
week is 44 the median is 41 hours.
Patient Visits/Encounters: Due to the variety of work settings and specialty fields in which PAs practice, the types
of patients PAs treat are quite varied. The vast majority (85%) of census respondents who work full-time see
some outpatients in their primary job; the mean number of patient visits provided per week by PAs who see
outpatients exclusively is 95. Over one-third of respondents who work full-time (44%) see some inpatients in their
primary job; the mean number of patient encounters provided per week by respondents who see inpatients
exclusively is 64. Eleven percent of respondents report seeing patients who can not be classified as inpatients,
outpatients, or nursing home patients, and six percent of full-time PAs reported seeing some nursing home patients
in their primary job.
Taking Call: Four in ten respondents (40%) reported taking call for their primary employer. The mean number of
hours on call per month for those PAs who reported taking some call but who were not always on call is 94.
Base Pay: The majority of respondents (80%) reported receiving their base pay in the form of a salary; 18 percent
indicated that they receive an hourly wage.
Compensation: Respondents reported receiving several additional forms of compensation from their primary
employer. The most common form of additional compensation was a bonus or incentive pay based on the PA’s
productivity or performance, reported by 24 percent of respondents. Nineteen percent of respondents reported
receiving a bonus based on something other than productivity or performance while 18 percent reported receiving
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overtime pay. Almost half of those who reported receiving an incentive based on productivity or performance
(44%) indicated that the incentive was based on revenue.
Annual Income: The median total annual income from primary employer for respondents who work at least 32
hours per week for their primary employer and who are not self-employed is $80,356; the mean is $84,396. The
comparable figures for respondents who graduated in 2005 are $69,517 and $71,004, respectively.
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List of Tables
Section I:
Characteristics of 2006 AAPA Census Respondents
Table 1.1
Number and Percent Distribution of Characteristic Used to Define Subpopulations
Table 1.2
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Sex
Table 1.3
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Race
Table 1.4
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by PA Degrees Held
Table 1.5
Summary Measures of Age for Respondents
Table 1.6
Summary Measures of Age during Year of Graduation from PA School for
Respondents
Table 1.7
Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Respondents
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
Practic e 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
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List of Tables (continued)
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 Hours Worked
per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Section IV: Information about Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week
at
Their 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 by Whether Call is Taken
Table 4.8
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinic al Job by Types of Call Taken
Table 4.9
Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32
Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 4.10
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Professional Liability Insurance Policies
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
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List of Tables (continued)
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 2005 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 4.16
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Types of Insurance
Table 4.17
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Select Expenses
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Index of Subjects Addressed by Tables
Topic
Table
Number
Age of Respondents, during Year of Graduation from PA School, Summary Measures
Table 1.6
Age of Respondents, in Year of Census, Summary Measures
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 4.9
Call, Responsibility for Taking, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who
Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 4.7
Call, Types Taken, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at
Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
Table 4.8
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, 2005 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 of Respondents, PA Degrees, Number and Percent Distribution
Table 1.4
Employer Type, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing
Respondents
Table 3.2
Fringe Benefits, Source of Funds for Select Types
Table 4.17
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
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 3.15
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Topic
Table
Number
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
Insurance, Types of, and Source of Funds for, Professional Liability Policies
Table 4.10
Insurance, Source of Funds for Select Types
Table 4.16
Metropolitan Status and Rurality of Primary Practice Site, Number and Percent
Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents
Table 3.13
Race of Respondents, Number and Percent Distribution
Table 1.3
Region (AAPA) in Which Employed, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically
Practicing Respondents
Table 3.11
Respondents, Number and Percent Distribution, Characteristics Used to Define
Subpopulations
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
Years since Graduation from PA School, Summary Measures for Respondents
Table 1.7
2006 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report for Psychiatric PAs
Section I: Characteristics of 2006 AAPA Census Respondents
Table 1.1: Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents by whether in Psychiatry
23436
100.0%
201
.9%
23235
99.1%
Total
Psychiatry
All Others
Count
Percent
Table 1.2: Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents by Sex
196
100.0%
23022
100.0%
23218
100.0%
78
39.8%
8666
37.6%
8744
37.7%
118
60.2%
14356
62.4%
14474
62.3%
Total
Male
Female
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Table 1.3: Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents by Race
177
100.0%
21036
100.0%
21213
100.0%
1
.6%
747
3.6%
748
3.5%
13
7.3%
744
3.5%
757
3.6%
4
2.3%
807
3.8%
811
3.8%
1
.6%
167
.8%
168
.8%
158
89.3%
18571
88.3%
18729
88.3%
Total
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black (Not Hispanic)
Hispanic/Latino Origin
Amer Indian/Alaskan
White (Not Hispanic)
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Table 1.4: Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents by PA Degrees Held
180
100.0%
21498
100.0%
21678
100.0%
55
30.6%
6514
30.3%
6569
30.3%
14
7.8%
1423
6.6%
1437
6.6%
98
54.4%
9439
43.9%
9537
44.0%
47
26.1%
7453
34.7%
7500
34.6%
Respondents
Certificate from PA school
Associate's degree from PA school
Bachelor's degree from PA school
Master's degree from PA school
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because some PAs received multiple degree types.
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Table 1.5: Summary Measures of Age for Census Respondents
200
23190
23390
46.7
41.3
41.3
11.5
10.9
10.9
29.1
28.0
28.0
37.0
32.0
32.0
48.0
40.0
40.0
56.0
50.0
50.0
60.0
57.0
57.0
Count
Mean
Standard deviation
10th p-tile
25th p-tile
Median
75th p-tile
90th p-tile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 1.6: Summary Measures of Age During Year of Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents
200
23190
23390
33.7
30.6
30.6
8.9
6.8
6.8
24.0
24.0
24.0
27.0
26.0
26.0
32.0
29.0
29.0
39.8
34.0
34.0
46.9
41.0
41.0
Count
Mean
Standard deviation
10th p-tile
25th p-tile
Median
75th p-tile
90th p-tile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 1.7: Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents
201
23235
23436
13.1
10.7
10.7
10.1
9.2
9.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
9.0
7.0
7.0
22.0
17.0
17.0
29.0
26.0
26.0
Count
Mean
Standard deviation
10th p-tile
25th p-tile
Median
75th p-tile
90th p-tile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Section II: Professional Status of Respondents
Table 2.1: Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
201
100.0%
23235
100.0%
23436
100.0%
201
100.0%
21070
90.7%
21271
90.8%
2165
9.3%
2165
9.2%
Total
In clinical practice
Not in clinical practice
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 2.2: Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status*
201
100.0%
23235
100.0%
23436
100.0%
201
100.0%
21070
90.7%
21271
90.8%
26
.1%
26
.1%
185
.8%
185
.8%
2
1.0%
179
.8%
181
.8%
11
5.5%
976
4.2%
987
4.2%
3
1.5%
295
1.3%
298
1.3%
4
2.0%
403
1.7%
407
1.7%
166
.7%
166
.7%
11
.0%
11
.0%
2
1.0%
58
.2%
60
.3%
3
1.5%
422
1.8%
425
1.8%
3
1.5%
242
1.0%
245
1.0%
1
.5%
122
.5%
123
.5%
51
.2%
51
.2%
2
1.0%
88
.4%
90
.4%
580
2.5%
580
2.5%
81
.3%
81
.3%
183
.8%
183
.8%
35
.2%
35
.1%
187
.8%
187
.8%
250
1.1%
250
1.1%
Respondents
Clinically practicing PA
Clinically practicing physician or resident
Clinically practicing NP
Other clinically practicing provider
PA educator
Other health professions educator
Health care professional-administrator
Health care professional-researcher
Health care professional-lawyer
Health care professional-public health
Health care professional-other
Other non-health professional
Student in post-graduate PA program
Medical student
Other student
Not employed by choice
Employed, seeking PA job
Unemployed, seeking PA job
Unemployed, seeking non-PA job
Retired
Other
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*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
201
100.0%
21070
100.0%
21271
100.0%
159
79.1%
17969
85.3%
18128
85.2%
27
13.4%
2545
12.1%
2572
12.1%
9
4.5%
366
1.7%
375
1.8%
1
.5%
79
.4%
80
.4%
5
2.5%
111
.5%
116
.5%
Respondents
One
Two
Three
More than three
Self-employed w/mult contracts
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.2: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of
Primary Employer
197
100.0%
20728
100.0%
20925
100.0%
9
4.6%
536
2.6%
545
2.6%
30
15.2%
2667
12.9%
2697
12.9%
27
13.7%
6564
31.7%
6591
31.5%
5
2.5%
2639
12.7%
2644
12.6%
12
6.1%
1640
7.9%
1652
7.9%
66
33.5%
2964
14.3%
3030
14.5%
447
2.2%
447
2.1%
27
.1%
27
.1%
2
1.0%
53
.3%
55
.3%
4
.0%
4
.0%
2
.0%
2
.0%
437
2.1%
437
2.1%
28
14.2%
1210
5.8%
1238
5.9%
58
.3%
58
.3%
1
.5%
283
1.4%
284
1.4%
3
1.5%
243
1.2%
246
1.2%
3
1.5%
214
1.0%
217
1.0%
11
5.6%
740
3.6%
751
3.6%
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
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Table 3.3: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary
Employer's Government Affiliation
199
100.0%
20501
100.0%
20700
100.0%
143
71.9%
18708
91.3%
18851
91.1%
99
.5%
99
.5%
1
.5%
275
1.3%
276
1.3%
99
.5%
99
.5%
12
.1%
12
.1%
29
14.6%
451
2.2%
480
2.3%
36
.2%
36
.2%
74
.4%
74
.4%
79
.4%
79
.4%
1
.5%
95
.5%
96
.5%
16
8.0%
315
1.5%
331
1.6%
9
4.5%
258
1.3%
267
1.3%
Respondents
Not government employed
Air Force
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ
Indian Health Service
Federal Public Health Service
Other Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.4: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
201
100.0%
20822
100.0%
21023
100.0%
2
1.0%
444
2.1%
446
2.1%
38
18.9%
2021
9.7%
2059
9.8%
27
13.4%
1424
6.8%
1451
6.9%
3
1.5%
1979
9.5%
1982
9.4%
1408
6.8%
1408
6.7%
13
6.5%
278
1.3%
291
1.4%
5
2.5%
769
3.7%
774
3.7%
4
2.0%
405
1.9%
409
1.9%
29
14.4%
483
2.3%
512
2.4%
1
.5%
612
2.9%
613
2.9%
83
.4%
83
.4%
24
11.9%
2622
12.6%
2646
12.6%
22
10.9%
4595
22.1%
4617
22.0%
3
1.5%
1919
9.2%
1922
9.1%
1
.5%
338
1.6%
339
1.6%
10
5.0%
153
.7%
163
.8%
1
.5%
122
.6%
123
.6%
77
.4%
77
.4%
7
3.5%
381
1.8%
388
1.8%
3
1.5%
228
1.1%
231
1.1%
100
.5%
100
.5%
23
.1%
23
.1%
27
.1%
27
.1%
8
4.0%
331
1.6%
339
1.6%
Respondents
Intensive/critical care unit of hospital
Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU)
Outpatient unit of hospital
Hospital emergency room
Hospital operating room
Other unit of hospital
Federally Qualified Rural Health Center
Other FQHC
Other community health center/facility
Freestanding urgent care facility
Freestanding surgical facility
Solo practice physician office
Single-specialty physician group practice
Multi-specialty physician group practice
HMO facility
Nursing home or LTC facility
University/college student health facility
School-based health facility
Other freestanding outpatient facility
Correctional facility
Industrial facility/work site
Mobile health unit
Patients' homes
Other
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.5: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Practice Settings
where Time is Spent For Primary Employer*
201
100.0%
20842
100.0%
21043
100.0%
16
8.0%
4705
22.6%
4721
22.4%
71
35.3%
6994
33.6%
7065
33.6%
38
18.9%
4311
20.7%
4349
20.7%
19
9.5%
6276
30.1%
6295
29.9%
4628
22.2%
4628
22.0%
21
10.4%
1885
9.0%
1906
9.1%
8
4.0%
1028
4.9%
1036
4.9%
6
3.0%
585
2.8%
591
2.8%
34
16.9%
762
3.7%
796
3.8%
1
.5%
1010
4.8%
1011
4.8%
1068
5.1%
1068
5.1%
31
15.4%
3016
14.5%
3047
14.5%
29
14.4%
6041
29.0%
6070
28.8%
4
2.0%
2621
12.6%
2625
12.5%
1
.5%
498
2.4%
499
2.4%
25
12.4%
1156
5.5%
1181
5.6%
2
1.0%
267
1.3%
269
1.3%
1
.5%
168
.8%
169
.8%
14
7.0%
644
3.1%
658
3.1%
11
5.5%
345
1.7%
356
1.7%
1
.5%
182
.9%
183
.9%
1
.5%
86
.4%
87
.4%
3
1.5%
351
1.7%
354
1.7%
17
8.5%
545
2.6%
562
2.7%
Respondents
Intensive/critical care unit of hospital
Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU)
Outpatient unit of hospital
Hospital emergency room
Hospital operating room
Other unit of hospital
Federally Qualified Rural Health Center
Other FQHC
Other community health center/facility
Freestanding urgent care facility
Freestanding surgical facility
Solo practice physician office
Single-specialty physician group practice
Multi-specialty physician group practice
HMO facility
Nursing home or LTC facility
University/college student health facility
School-based health facility
Other freestanding outpatient facility
Correctional facility
Industrial facility/work site
Mobile health unit
Patients' homes
Other
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*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
201
100.0%
20797
100.0%
20998
100.0%
5572
26.8%
5572
26.5%
1497
7.2%
1497
7.1%
2045
9.8%
2045
9.7%
516
2.5%
516
2.5%
575
2.8%
575
2.7%
2336
11.2%
2336
11.1%
324
1.6%
324
1.5%
4668
22.4%
4668
22.2%
485
2.3%
485
2.3%
495
2.4%
495
2.4%
201
100.0%
2284
11.0%
2485
11.8%
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
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.7: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
201
100.0%
20797
100.0%
20998
100.0%
77
.4%
77
.4%
121
.6%
121
.6%
56
.3%
56
.3%
693
3.3%
693
3.3%
2045
9.8%
2045
9.7%
3261
15.7%
3261
15.5%
2311
11.1%
2311
11.0%
4
.0%
4
.0%
128
.6%
128
.6%
485
2.3%
485
2.3%
495
2.4%
495
2.4%
24
.1%
24
.1%
223
1.1%
223
1.1%
4
.0%
4
.0%
165
.8%
165
.8%
201
100.0%
201
1.0%
38
.2%
38
.2%
57
.3%
57
.3%
71
.3%
71
.3%
112
.5%
112
.5%
239
1.1%
239
1.1%
575
2.8%
575
2.7%
681
3.3%
681
3.2%
25
.1%
25
.1%
51
.2%
51
.2%
518
2.5%
518
2.5%
61
.3%
61
.3%
2224
10.7%
2224
10.6%
190
.9%
190
.9%
23
.1%
23
.1%
155
.7%
155
.7%
35
.2%
35
.2%
43
.2%
43
.2%
102
.5%
102
.5%
256
1.2%
256
1.2%
140
.7%
140
.7%
52
.3%
52
.2%
112
.5%
112
.5%
516
2.5%
516
2.5%
48
.2%
48
.2%
5
.0%
5
.0%
18
.1%
18
.1%
21
.1%
21
.1%
11
.1%
11
.1%
17
.1%
17
.1%
8
.0%
8
.0%
2
.0%
2
.0%
69
.3%
69
.3%
2
.0%
2
.0%
18
.1%
18
.1%
8
.0%
8
.0%
4
.0%
4
.0%
18
.1%
18
.1%
75
.4%
75
.4%
1497
7.2%
1497
7.1%
798
3.8%
798
3.8%
82
.4%
82
.4%
107
.5%
107
.5%
385
1.9%
385
1.8%
43
.2%
43
.2%
2
.0%
2
.0%
110
.5%
110
.5%
127
.6%
127
.6%
131
.6%
131
.6%
87
.4%
87
.4%
74
.4%
74
.4%
294
1.4%
294
1.4%
96
.5%
96
.5%
272
1.3%
272
1.3%
Respondents
Addiction medicine
Allergy
Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Emergency medicine
Family practice w/o urgent care
Family practice wt urgent care
Genetics
Geriatrics
Obstetrics/gynecology
Occupational medicine
Ophthalmology
Pain management
Pathology
Physical med rehab
Psychiatry
Public health
Radiation oncology
Radiology
Interventional radiology
Hospital medicine
General surgery
Surg: cardiovascular/cardiothoracic
Surg: colon & rectal
Surg: hand
Surg: neurology
Surg: oncology
Surg: orthopedics
Surg: otorhinolaryngology
Surg: pediatric
Surg: plastic
Surg: thoracic
Surg: transplant
Surg: trauma
Surg: urology
Surg: vascular
Surg: bariatric
Surg: 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: rheumatology
Ped: oncology
Ped: other
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: oncology
IM: other
Other
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.8: Summary Measures of Years in Clinical
Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents
201
21034
21235
12.3
9.4
9.4
10.2
8.8
8.9
2.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
9.0
6.0
6.0
21.0
14.0
14.0
28.0
25.0
25.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 3.9: Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents
197
20507
20704
5.6
4.8
4.9
6.9
5.8
5.8
.0
.0
.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
8.0
6.0
6.0
16.0
13.0
13.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 3.10: Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents
187
20020
20207
7.3
6.5
6.5
8.1
7.2
7.2
.0
.0
.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
11.0
9.0
9.0
20.0
17.0
18.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 3.11: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing
Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed
198
100.0%
20441
100.0%
20639
100.0%
50
25.3%
4642
22.7%
4692
22.7%
44
22.2%
4855
23.8%
4899
23.7%
43
21.7%
4301
21.0%
4344
21.0%
34
17.2%
2734
13.4%
2768
13.4%
27
13.6%
3909
19.1%
3936
19.1%
Respondents
Northeast
Southeast
North Central
South Central
West
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.12: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents
by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed
198
100.0%
20441
100.0%
20639
100.0%
123
.6%
123
.6%
1
.5%
104
.5%
105
.5%
2
1.0%
39
.2%
41
.2%
7
3.5%
498
2.4%
505
2.4%
6
3.0%
1607
7.9%
1613
7.8%
5
2.5%
567
2.8%
572
2.8%
452
2.2%
452
2.2%
57
.3%
57
.3%
61
.3%
61
.3%
2
1.0%
1110
5.4%
1112
5.4%
7
3.5%
616
3.0%
623
3.0%
5
.0%
5
.0%
48
.2%
48
.2%
6
3.0%
303
1.5%
309
1.5%
5
2.5%
172
.8%
177
.9%
8
4.0%
586
2.9%
594
2.9%
1
.5%
209
1.0%
210
1.0%
5
2.5%
277
1.4%
282
1.4%
1
.5%
257
1.3%
258
1.3%
1
.5%
139
.7%
140
.7%
4
2.0%
474
2.3%
478
2.3%
3
1.5%
477
2.3%
480
2.3%
6
3.0%
182
.9%
188
.9%
10
5.1%
978
4.8%
988
4.8%
7
3.5%
405
2.0%
412
2.0%
208
1.0%
208
1.0%
29
.1%
29
.1%
1
.5%
128
.6%
129
.6%
19
9.6%
1063
5.2%
1082
5.2%
2
1.0%
82
.4%
84
.4%
3
1.5%
280
1.4%
283
1.4%
2
1.0%
139
.7%
141
.7%
307
1.5%
307
1.5%
1
.5%
140
.7%
141
.7%
140
.7%
140
.7%
13
6.6%
1697
8.3%
1710
8.3%
4
2.0%
511
2.5%
515
2.5%
2
1.0%
297
1.5%
299
1.4%
1
.5%
287
1.4%
288
1.4%
23
11.6%
1189
5.8%
1212
5.9%
76
.4%
76
.4%
213
1.0%
213
1.0%
2
1.0%
151
.7%
153
.7%
1
.5%
320
1.6%
321
1.6%
18
9.1%
1246
6.1%
1264
6.1%
1
.5%
217
1.1%
218
1.1%
2
1.0%
465
2.3%
467
2.3%
2
1.0%
65
.3%
67
.3%
5
2.5%
612
3.0%
617
3.0%
588
2.9%
588
2.8%
8
4.0%
173
.8%
181
.9%
1
.5%
72
.4%
73
.4%
Respondents
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
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Table 3.13: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status and
Degree of Rurality of County of Primary Work Site*
187
100.0%
19341
100.0%
19528
100.0%
18
9.6%
902
4.7%
920
4.7%
13
7.0%
484
2.5%
497
2.5%
7
3.7%
798
4.1%
805
4.1%
9
4.8%
592
3.1%
601
3.1%
117
.6%
117
.6%
220
1.1%
220
1.1%
51
27.3%
9273
47.9%
9324
47.7%
54
28.9%
4655
24.1%
4709
24.1%
35
18.7%
2300
11.9%
2335
12.0%
Respondents
NonMetro, with urban pop >20K and
adjacent to metro area
NonMetro, with urban pop >20K, not
adjacent to metro area
NonMetro, with urban pop 2.5K-20K,
adjacent to metro area
NonMetro, with urban pop 2.5K-20K, not
adjacnt to metro area
NonMetro, with urban pop < 2,500,
adjacent to metro area
NonMetro, with urban pop <2,500, not
adjacent to metro area
Not metro
Metro, >1M Population
Metro, 250K-1M Population
Metro, <250K Population
Metro
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Zip Code of primary work site was linked to County Rural-Urban Continuum Code from the Area Resource File obtained through the Bureau of
Health Professions, US-DHHS.
Table 3.14: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Who Perform Select Functions at
Primary Clinical Job*
198
100.0%
20572
100.0%
20770
100.0%
7
3.5%
12399
60.3%
12406
59.7%
5039
24.5%
5039
24.3%
87
43.9%
7725
37.6%
7812
37.6%
12
6.1%
1671
8.1%
1683
8.1%
6
3.0%
641
3.1%
647
3.1%
12
6.1%
2401
11.7%
2413
11.6%
7
3.5%
558
2.7%
565
2.7%
13
6.6%
4057
19.7%
4070
19.6%
10
5.1%
1934
9.4%
1944
9.4%
20
10.1%
3879
18.9%
3899
18.8%
19
9.6%
1764
8.6%
1783
8.6%
58
29.3%
7363
35.8%
7421
35.7%
26
13.1%
5019
24.4%
5045
24.3%
Respondents
Minor surgical procedures
First assisting at surgery
Manage the care of patients in an inpatient
setting
Serve on the quality assurance committee
Serve on the utilization review committee
Participate in the conduct of clinical trials
Serve on formulary/pharmaceutical selection
committee
Decision making about procurement of
medical/surgical equipment/supplies
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for other
PAs
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for
clinical staff other than PAs
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for
non-clinical staff
Precept PA students
Precept students of other health professions
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
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Table 3.15: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents
by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job
201
100.0%
21070
100.0%
21271
100.0%
160
79.6%
17990
85.4%
18150
85.3%
40
19.9%
2675
12.7%
2715
12.8%
1
.5%
405
1.9%
406
1.9%
Respondents
32 or more hours
Less than 32 hours
Hours not reported
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Section IV: Information about Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Their 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*
123
100.0%
12343
100.0%
12466
100.0%
55
44.7%
5479
44.4%
5534
44.4%
91
74.0%
10476
84.9%
10567
84.8%
14
11.4%
687
5.6%
701
5.6%
19
15.4%
1345
10.9%
1364
10.9%
Respondents
See some inpatients
See some outpatients
See some nursing home patients
See some other patients**
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Data represent only respondents who reported complete information about both hours and visits for all patient types.
Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents may see multiple types of patients.
**Other patients are those who were not classified as either outpatients, inpatients, or nursing home patients.
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
160
17990
18150
43.3
44.3
44.3
6.2
8.0
8.0
39.0
36.0
36.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.0
41.0
48.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
55.0
55.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
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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*
16
1138
1154
39.8
43.2
43.2
4.0
7.4
7.3
34.1
35.9
35.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
48.0
48.0
46.5
50.0
50.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
*Excludes time spent performing tasks other than providing direct patient care to inpatients.
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
16
1065
1081
49.2
63.9
63.7
31.5
42.7
42.6
20.0
20.0
20.0
30.0
35.0
35.0
37.5
53.0
50.0
56.3
90.0
90.0
116.0
110.0
110.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
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*
42
4739
4781
39.4
39.0
39.0
5.4
5.4
5.4
32.0
33.0
33.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
42.0
40.0
40.0
50.0
45.0
45.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
*Excludes time spent performing tasks other than providing direct patient care to outpatients.
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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
41
4677
4718
69.5
94.8
94.6
34.5
39.9
39.9
35.2
50.0
50.0
47.5
70.0
70.0
60.0
90.0
90.0
89.0
115.0
115.0
116.0
144.0
140.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
Table 4.7 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours
per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether Call is Taken
157
100.0%
17812
100.0%
17969
100.0%
93
59.2%
10676
59.9%
10769
59.9%
48
30.6%
6116
34.3%
6164
34.3%
139
.8%
139
.8%
16
10.2%
881
4.9%
897
5.0%
Respondents
Do not take call
Take some call
Take call, hours unknown
Always on call
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
Table 4.8 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Call Taken*
158
100.0%
17837
100.0%
17995
100.0%
6
3.8%
1913
10.7%
1919
10.7%
2232
12.5%
2232
12.4%
22
13.9%
2194
12.3%
2216
12.3%
45
28.5%
3745
21.0%
3790
21.1%
93
58.9%
10676
59.9%
10769
59.8%
1
.6%
50
.3%
51
.3%
Respondents
Emergency department call
Surgical assisting call
In-house call
Other call
Do not take call
Call taken, type not indicated
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
Table 4.9: Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work
at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*
48
6114
6162
86.5
94.2
94.1
95.5
87.0
87.1
9.8
12.0
12.0
18.8
30.0
30.0
48.0
72.0
72.0
127.5
130.0
130.0
230.4
200.0
200.0
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
*Includes only PAs who report taking call, but are not always on call.
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Table 4.10: Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Professional
Liability Insurance Policies*
158
100.0%
17837
100.0%
17995
100.0%
38
24.1%
6063
34.0%
6101
33.9%
17
10.8%
502
2.8%
519
2.9%
60
38.0%
8805
49.4%
8865
49.3%
3
1.9%
173
1.0%
176
1.0%
9
5.7%
550
3.1%
559
3.1%
13
8.2%
419
2.3%
432
2.4%
18
11.4%
1990
11.2%
2008
11.2%
Respondents
Personal policy funded by employer
Personal policy, self-funded
Rider on employer's policy, funded by employer
Rider on employer's policy, self-funded
Other type of liability insurance
No professional liability insurance coverage
Don't know
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
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*
148
100.0%
16943
100.0%
17091
100.0%
5
3.4%
232
1.4%
237
1.4%
121
81.8%
13548
80.0%
13669
80.0%
20
13.5%
3051
18.0%
3071
18.0%
2
1.4%
112
.7%
114
.7%
Respondents
No base pay
Salary
Hourly wage
Other base pay
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs.
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*
146
100.0%
16363
100.0%
16509
100.0%
71
48.6%
5233
32.0%
5304
32.1%
332
2.0%
332
2.0%
21
14.4%
2874
17.6%
2895
17.5%
2
1.4%
431
2.6%
433
2.6%
14
9.6%
1434
8.8%
1448
8.8%
25
17.1%
1438
8.8%
1463
8.9%
18
12.3%
3054
18.7%
3072
18.6%
4
2.7%
2202
13.5%
2206
13.4%
16
11.0%
4018
24.6%
4034
24.4%
7
4.8%
871
5.3%
878
5.3%
Respondents
No additional pay
Surgical assisting fees
Overtime pay
Administrative pay
Pay for on-call availability
Pay for on-call services/events
Bonus not based on performance
Bonus based on performance of practice
Bonus based on performance of PA
Bonus based on something else
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs. Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.
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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*
17
100.0%
5192
100.0%
5209
100.0%
1
5.9%
968
18.6%
969
18.6%
6
35.3%
2283
44.0%
2289
43.9%
1
5.9%
758
14.6%
759
14.6%
4
23.5%
1308
25.2%
1312
25.2%
3
17.6%
979
18.9%
982
18.9%
5
29.4%
787
15.2%
792
15.2%
2
11.8%
813
15.7%
815
15.6%
1
5.9%
460
8.9%
461
8.9%
Respondents
Bonus based on charges
Bonus based on revenues
Bonus based on relative value units
Bonus based on profit
Bonus based on number of visits or
panel size
Bonus based on quality of care
Bonus based on patient satisfaction
Bonus based on other factors
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs. Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all
that apply.
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*
153
17193
17346
$79,104
$84,443
$84,396
$20,562
$21,982
$21,975
$57,284
$62,504
$62,472
$65,091
$70,054
$70,016
$76,761
$80,373
$80,356
$88,221
$94,283
$94,260
$101,736
$110,817
$110,721
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs.
Table 4.15: Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents
Who Graduated in 2005 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*
9
1860
1869
.
$70,998
$71,004
.
$12,735
$12,743
.
$58,056
$58,040
.
$63,660
$63,653
.
$69,516
$69,517
.
$76,405
$76,416
.
$85,374
$85,375
Respondents
Mean
Standard deviation
10th percentile
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
90th percentile
Psychiatry
All Others
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs.
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Table 4.16: Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per
Week at Primary Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Types of Insurance*
135
100.0%
16460
100.0%
16595
100.0%
123
91.1%
16076
97.7%
16199
97.6%
99
.6%
99
.6%
1
.7%
32
.2%
33
.2%
11
8.1%
253
1.5%
264
1.6%
46
33.8%
7319
48.2%
7365
48.1%
55
40.4%
5440
35.8%
5495
35.9%
12
8.8%
1065
7.0%
1077
7.0%
23
16.9%
1365
9.0%
1388
9.1%
11
11.2%
2848
24.7%
2859
24.6%
40
40.8%
4125
35.7%
4165
35.8%
12
12.2%
1226
10.6%
1238
10.6%
35
35.7%
3341
29.0%
3376
29.0%
30
25.0%
4471
30.8%
4501
30.8%
36
30.0%
4549
31.4%
4585
31.4%
14
11.7%
1444
10.0%
1458
10.0%
40
33.3%
4041
27.9%
4081
27.9%
38
33.3%
6234
43.9%
6272
43.8%
26
22.8%
2550
18.0%
2576
18.0%
10
8.8%
1065
7.5%
1075
7.5%
40
35.1%
4354
30.7%
4394
30.7%
45
36.0%
5492
40.8%
5537
40.7%
22
17.6%
1975
14.7%
1997
14.7%
11
8.8%
1314
9.8%
1325
9.7%
47
37.6%
4691
34.8%
4738
34.8%
Respondents
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Professional
Liability
Insurance
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Individual
Health
Insurance
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Family Health
Insurance
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Dental
Insurance
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Disability
Insurance
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Term Life
Insurance
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs.
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Table 4.17: Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary
Clinical Job by Source of Funds for Select Expenses*
135
100.0%
14944
100.0%
15079
100.0%
25
18.5%
3503
23.4%
3528
23.4%
32
23.7%
3068
20.5%
3100
20.6%
50
37.0%
5775
38.6%
5825
38.6%
28
20.7%
2598
17.4%
2626
17.4%
57
51.4%
10556
77.9%
10613
77.7%
2
1.8%
187
1.4%
189
1.4%
92
.7%
92
.7%
52
46.8%
2721
20.1%
2773
20.3%
40
31.7%
10354
65.0%
10394
64.8%
3
2.4%
284
1.8%
287
1.8%
140
.9%
140
.9%
83
65.9%
5139
32.3%
5222
32.6%
41
33.9%
10072
64.3%
10113
64.0%
2
1.7%
273
1.7%
275
1.7%
137
.9%
137
.9%
78
64.5%
5190
33.1%
5268
33.4%
30
26.3%
8171
57.0%
8201
56.8%
1
.9%
226
1.6%
227
1.6%
1
.9%
138
1.0%
139
1.0%
82
71.9%
5795
40.4%
5877
40.7%
20
18.9%
5353
46.7%
5373
46.4%
1
.9%
228
2.0%
229
2.0%
130
1.1%
130
1.1%
85
80.2%
5754
50.2%
5839
50.5%
33
29.5%
7962
57.4%
7995
57.2%
4
3.6%
1138
8.2%
1142
8.2%
5
4.5%
614
4.4%
619
4.4%
70
62.5%
4147
29.9%
4217
30.2%
59
49.6%
11492
75.6%
11551
75.4%
3
2.5%
349
2.3%
352
2.3%
1
.8%
206
1.4%
207
1.4%
56
47.1%
3146
20.7%
3202
20.9%
Respondents
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Pension/Retirement
Fund
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
DEA Registration Fees
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
NCCPA Fees
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
AAPA Dues
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
State PA Chapter Dues
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Specialty Organization
Dues
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
AAPA Annual Conference
Registration Fees
Employer pays 95-100%
Employer pays 50-94%
Employer pays 1-49%
Employer pays 0%
Credentialing Fees
Count
Percent
Psychiatry
Count
Percent
All Others
Count
Percent
Total
*Excludes self-employed PAs.
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