1. Table 5.6: Number of Physicians(1) by Age, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2013
Supplementary Data Tables, Workforce
Table 5.6: Number of Physicians(1) by Age, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2013
Age Group
1980
1990
2000
2013
Under 35
128,506
134,872
136,704
155,294
35-44
118,840
184,743
211,873
221,003
45-54
88,063
116,803
201,646
215,374
55-64
68,239
83,614
118,608
212,598
65 & Over
64,031
95,389
144,939
241,641
Total # of Physicians
467,679
615,421
813,770
1,045,910
Source: American Medical Association. (2015 Edition). Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US.
(1) Includes inactive physicians and residents.
Previously Table 5.5 in 2014 and earlier years’ Chartbooks.
Data for Chart 5.9
Table 5.7: RN Employment by Type of Provider, 2015
2015
Percent Employed by Hospitals(1)
61.4%
Percent Employed by Nursing Homes/Extended Care Facilities(2)
7.3%
Percent Employed by Public/Community Health(3)
9.0%
All Other(4)
22.3%
Source: correspondence with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Category includes general medical and surgical hospitals, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals and specialty hospitals.
Category includes nursing care facilities, residential care facilities, continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities and other residential care facilities.
Category includes home healthcare services, elementary and secondary schools, individual and family services, community food and housing services and vocational rehabilitation services.
Category includes but is not limited to offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners, state and local government designations, outpatient care centers, educational support services, health and personal care stores, insurance carriers, junior colleges, colleges, universities, professional schools, technical and trade schools and other schools and instruction.
Chart added in 2016.
Data for Chart 5.10
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