Table 1 Physician assistant/associate characteristics
Characteristic | No. (%) (N = 10965) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 Less than 35 | 2725 (24.9) |
 35–44 | 3892 (35.5) |
 45–54 | 2540 (23.2) |
 55 +  | 1808 (16.5) |
Gender | |
 Female | 7551 (68.9) |
 Male | 3414 (31.1) |
Race | |
 White | 9007 (88.2) |
 Asian | 493 (4.8) |
 Black/African American | 312 (3.1) |
 Other | 395 (3.9) |
Ethnicity | |
 Non-Hispanic/Latino | 10256 (94.4) |
 Hispanic/Latino | 614 (5.7) |
Specialty | |
 Primary Care | 2518 (23.5) |
 Surgery–Subspecialties | 1885 (17.6) |
 Emergency Medicine | 1219 (11.4) |
 Internal Medicine–Subspecialties | 1039 (9.7) |
 Dermatology | 539 (5.0) |
 Surgery–General | 295 (2.8) |
 Hospital Medicine | 265 (2.5) |
 Pain Medicine | 200 (1.9) |
 Psychiatry | 196 (1.8) |
 Occupational Medicine | 178 (1.7) |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 143 (1.3) |
Pediatrics-Subspecialties | 137 (1.3) |
Critical Care Medicine | 120 (1.1) |
Other | 1972 (18.4) |