Tables for Profiles of Physicians, Dentists, and Registered Nurses

Table 21

Physician to Population Ratios, 2004

^₤Counts are for 2000, the most recent year of data available.

Table 22

Physicians by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 2,609
^Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic White, Black/African-American, or Others.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Note: Race/ethnicity for active physicians not available at the national level. Similarly, since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of physicians by race/ethnicity could not be calculated.

Table 23

Physicians by Age, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 230
- Percent cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

Note: Age for active physicians not available at the national level. Similarly, since age is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of physicians by age could not be calculated.

Table 24

Physicians by Gender, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 197

Note: Gender for active physicians not available at the national level. Similarly, since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of physicians by gender could not be calculated.

Table 25

Physicians by Type of Patient Care, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 12,126
*Primary care includes family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, and OB/GYN.

Note: Specialty information for active physicians not available at the national level (85 primary care MDs ^[83] per 100,000 population, DOs not reported). Similarly, since specialty information is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of physicians by type of patient care could not be calculated.

Table 26

Dentist to Population Ratios, 2004

^₤Counts are for 2000, the most recent year of data available.

Table 27

Dentists by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 853
^Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic White, Black/African-American, or Others.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Note: Race/ethnicity for active dentists not available at the national level. Similarly, since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of dentists by race/ethnicity could not be calculated.

Table 28

Dentists by Age, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 88

Note: Age for active dentists not available at the national level. Similarly, since age is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of dentists by age could not be calculated.

Table 29

Dentists by Gender, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 445

Note: Gender for active dentists not available at the national level. Similarly, since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of dentists by gender could not be calculated.

Table 30

Registered Nurse to Population Ratios, 2004

^₤Counts are for 1999, the most recent year of data available.

Table 31

Registered Nurses by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 16,318
^Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic White, Black/African-American, or Others.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Note: Race/ethnicity for registered nurses at the national level is as follows: 85.9% Non-Hispanic White; 5.1% Black/African-American; 2.2% Hispanic; 4.1% Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.5% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 1.2% two or more races ^[92]. Since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of registered nurses by race/ethnic group could not be calculated.

Table 32

Registered Nurses by Age, 2004

Did not respond in Florida- 997

Note: Age groups for registered nurses at the national level are as follows: 2.9% Under 25; 17.7% ages 25 to 34; 33.0% ages 35 to 44; 31.6% ages 45 to 54; 12.2% ages 55 to 64; and 1.9% ages 65 and over.^[94] Since age is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of registered nurses by age could not be calculated.

Table 33

Registered Nurses by Gender, 2004

Did not respond in Florida - 13,012

Note: Gender for registered nurses at the national level is as follows: 94.1% female and 5.9% male.^[96] Since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of registered nurses by gender could not be calculated.