From: National trends in the United States of America physician assistant workforce from 1980 to 2007
Age & ace/ethnicity, N (%) | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<35 | 20 240 (69.5) | 13 662 (57.8) | 21 990 (38.6) | 30 218 (36.8) | 36 923(37.8) |
35-44 | 5020 (17.2) | 6985 (29.6) | 17 663 (31.0) | 23 205 (28.3) | 29 302(29.9) |
45-54 | 2160 (7.4) | 2028 (8.6) | 13 118 (23.0) | 20 326 (24.7) | 20 347(20.8) |
55-64 | 980 (3.4) | 823 (3.5) | 3360 (5.9) | 7222 (8.8) | 9761 (9.9) |
65-74 | 520 (1.8) | 58 (0.2) | 618 (1.1) | 927 (1.1) | 1064 (1.1) |
75+ | 200 (0.7) | 62 (0.3) | 173 (0.3) | 237 (0.3) | 324 (0.3) |
White NH | 24 160 (82.9) | 18 921 (80.1) | 43 628 (76.6) | 60 962 (74.2) | 75 408 (77.2) |
Black NH | 2780 (9.5) | 2053 (8.7) | 4830 (8.5) | 7707 (9.4) | 7606 (7.8) |
American Indian/Native NH | 120 (0.4) | 183 (0.8) | 390 (0.7) | 481 (0.6) | 470 (0.5) |
Asian NH | 480 (1.6) | 1118 (4.7) | 2457 (4.3) | 4087 (4.9) | 5382 (5.5) |
Native Hawaiian NH | N/A | 45 (0.2) | 78 (0.1) | N/A | N/A |
Some other races NH | N/A | N/A | 54 (0.1) | 147 (0.2) | 198 (0.2) |
2+ major race groups NH | N/A | N/A | 1028 (1.8) | 437 (0.5) | 604 (0.6) |
Hispanic or Latino | 1580 (5.4) | 1298 (5.5) | 4457 (7.8) | 8314 (10.1) | 8053 (8.2) |