1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | |
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National | ||||||||
All other physiciansa (A) | 225,525 | 231,141 | 237,126 | 244,216 | 236,776 | 244,724 | 253,082 | 260,997 |
Ophthalmologists (B) | 11,408 | 12,060 | 12,448 | 12,452 | 12,362 | 12,627 | 12,797 | 12,835 |
Total population (in thousands) (C) | 125.57 | 126.07 | 126.07 | 126.82 | 127.06 | 127.07 | 127.06 | 126.66 |
All physician density (A/C) | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 2.06 |
Ophthalmologists Density (B/C) | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.108 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Relative change in number of all physicians | baseline | 2.49% | 5.14% | 8.29% | baseline | 3.36% | 6.89% | 10.23% |
Relative change in number of ophthalmologists | baseline | 5.72% | 9.12% | 9.15% | baseline | 2.14% | 3.52% | 3.83% |
Urban Center | ||||||||
All other physiciansa (A) | 84,831 | 86,893 | 88,551 | 91,362 | 73,126 | 74,299 | 75,461 | 76,695 |
Ophthalmologists (B) | 4490 | 4731 | 4790 | 4783 | 3177 | 3196 | 3219 | 3240 |
Total population (in thousands) (C) | 33.64 | 33.91 | 33.91 | 34.58 | 39.27 | 38.84 | 38.45 | 37.99 |
All other physician density (A/C) | 2.52 | 2.56 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.02 |
Ophthalmologists Density (B/C) | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Relative change in number of all other physicians | baseline | 2.43% | 4.39% | 7.70% | baseline | 1.60% | 3.19% | 4.88% |
Relative change in number of ophthalmologists | baseline | 5.37% | 6.68% | 6.53% | baseline | 0.60% | 1.32% | 1.98% |
Suburban | ||||||||
All other physiciansa (A) | 80,961 | 83,419 | 86,286 | 89,508 | 89,362 | 91,912 | 94,903 | 97,656 |
Ophthalmologists (B) | 3942 | 4180 | 4387 | 4424 | 4552 | 4666 | 4736 | 4666 |
Total population (in thousands) (C) | 51.92 | 52.25 | 52.25 | 52.70 | 53.89 | 54.01 | 54.10 | 54.00 |
All physician density (A/C) | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.81 |
Ophthalmologists Density (B/C) | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Relative change in number of all other physicians | baseline | 3.04% | 6.58% | 10.56% | baseline | 2.85% | 6.20% | 9.28% |
Relative change in number of ophthalmologists | baseline | 6.04% | 11.29% | 12.23% | baseline | 2.50% | 4.04% | 2.50% |
Other | ||||||||
All other physiciansa (A) | 71,141 | 72,889 | 74,737 | 75,798 | 68,759 | 69,750 | 70,865 | 72,011 |
Ophthalmologists (B) | 2976 | 3149 | 3271 | 3245 | 2952 | 2970 | 2985 | 3014 |
Total population (in thousands) (C) | 40.01 | 39.91 | 39.91 | 39.55 | 36.85 | 36.43 | 36.05 | 35.60 |
All other physician density (A/C) | 1.78 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 2.02 |
Ophthalmologists Density (B/C) | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Relative change in number of all other physicians | baseline | 2.46% | 5.05% | 6.55% | baseline | 1.44% | 3.06% | 4.73% |
Relative change in number of ophthalmologists | baseline | 5.81% | 9.91% | 9.04% | baseline | 0.61% | 1.12% | 2.10% |