Table 1 |
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Characteristics of physicians in the 2004 and 2006 surveys |
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2004 Survey |
2006 Survey |
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Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
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Total Reported |
225,731 |
44,622 |
270,353 |
230,043 |
47,884 |
277,927 |
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Average Age |
48.91 |
41.98 |
47.77 |
49.29 |
42.06 |
48.05 |
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Age Group |
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Under 29 |
17,084 |
9,333 |
26,417 |
16,922 |
9,428 |
26,350 |
|
30-39 |
51,448 |
14,922 |
66,370 |
50,656 |
16,401 |
67,057 |
|
40-49 |
61,610 |
9,679 |
71,289 |
60,383 |
10,409 |
70,792 |
|
50-59 |
44,074 |
5,012 |
49,086 |
50,703 |
5,903 |
56,606 |
|
60-69 |
22,806 |
2,026 |
24,832 |
22,692 |
2,238 |
24,930 |
|
Over 70 |
28,709 |
3,650 |
32,359 |
28,687 |
3,505 |
32,192 |
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Place of Work |
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Academic Hospitals |
38,139 |
9,327 |
47,466 |
38,553 |
10,100 |
48,653 |
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Non-Academic Hospitals |
100,882 |
19,370 |
120,252 |
102,782 |
20,857 |
123,639 |
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Clinics |
79,071 |
13,911 |
92,982 |
80,459 |
14,754 |
95,213 |
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Other Facilities |
7,639 |
2,014 |
9,653 |
8,249 |
2,173 |
10,422 |
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Specialties |
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Internal Madicine |
87,301 |
14,438 |
101,739 |
85,673 |
14,169 |
99,842 |
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Surgery |
52,168 |
2,658 |
54,826 |
50,866 |
2,623 |
53,489 |
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Pediatrics |
10,105 |
4,572 |
14,677 |
10,124 |
4,576 |
14,700 |
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Obstetrics and Gynecology |
9,461 |
2,695 |
12,156 |
9,022 |
2,761 |
11,783 |
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Phychiatrics |
10,285 |
2,315 |
12,600 |
10,438 |
2,391 |
12,829 |
|
Other Specialties/Others |
56,411 |
17,944 |
74,355 |
63,920 |
21,364 |
85,284 |
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Koike et al. BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:180 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-180 |
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