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Table 1 Estimated employed PAs by gender and education in the USA, 1980-2007

From: National trends in the United States of America physician assistant workforce from 1980 to 2007

Gender & Education

1980

1990

2000

2005

2007

Total: N

29 120

23 618

56 922

82 135

97 721

Male: N (%)

     

   <12 th grade

1520 (5.2)

375 (1.6)

266 (0.5)

317 (0.4)

413 (0.4)

   12 th grade

4900 (16.8)

1332 (5.6)

1170 (2.1)

1894 (2.3)

1044 (1.1)

   1-3 years of college

7580 (26.0)

6365 (26.9)

4831 (8.5)

5402 (6.6)

6535 (6.7)

   4+ years of college

4500 (15.5)

4270 (18.1)

14 718 (25.9)

23 504 (28.6)

24 384 (24.9)

Total

18 500 (63.5)

12 342 (52.2)

20 985 (37.0)

31 117 (37.9)

32 376 (33.1)

Female: N (%)

     

   <12 th grade

1400 (4.8)

395 (1.7)

447 (0.8)

574 (0.7)

1381 (1.4)

   12 th grade

5340 (18.3)

2478 (10.5)

4066 (7.1)

5119 (6.2)

5404 (5.5)

   1-3 years of college

2340 (8.0)

5259 (22.3)

12 423 (21.8)

14 835 (18.1)

19 100 (19.5)

   4+ years of college

1540 (5.3)

3144 (13.3)

19 001 (33.4)

30 490 (37.1)

39 460 (40.4)

Total

10 620 (36.4)

11 276 (47.8)

35 937 (63.1)

51 018 (62.1)

65 345 (66.8)

  1. * Estimates are adjusted using weights provided by the Census Bureau. † While 95% Confidence Intervals are not listed due to space limitations, the estimates with appropriate statistical testing conducted on the various differences are reliable according to the Census Bureau. ‡The added percentage may not be 100, due to rounding.