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Table 2 Estimated employed PAs by age and race/ethnicity in the USA, 1980-2007

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)

  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. ‡ NH: Not Hispanic