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Psychiatrists
In 2004,[37]
there were 800 active psychiatrists licensed
to practice in Florida for a ratio of
4.6 psychiatrists for every 100,000 Florida
residents (Table 50).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); U.S. from
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration,
Bureau of Health Professions (1999).
- There were 3.1 times as many psychiatrists
at the national level than there were
in the State of Florida.
- Psychiatrists in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (71 percent), with
2.5 percent of psychiatrists reported
as Black/African-American, and 12.4
percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 51).
- The average age of psychiatrists in
Florida was 55.6. Half of all psychiatrists
in Florida were approaching retirement
age (ages 55 and over) in 2004 (Table
52).
- Males accounted for 77 percent of
psychiatrists in Florida (Table 53).
Psychologists
In 2004, there were 3,316 active psychologists
licensed to practice in Florida, for a
ratio of 19.1 psychologists for every
100,000 Florida residents (Table 54).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); Border States
includes data from Arizona Board of Psychologist
Examiners (2004), California Department
of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico
Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas
State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
(2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Bureau of Health
Professions (1999).
- This ratio was lower than both the
Border States and U.S. ratios of 27
and 28 psychologists per 100,000 population,
respectively.
- There were 1.5 times as many psychologists
at the national level than there were
in Florida.
- Psychologists in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (85 percent), with
3.1 percent of psychologists reported
as Black/African-American, and 9.6 percent
reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table
55).
- The average age of psychologists in
Florida was 50.3. Thirty-six percent
of psychologists in Florida were approaching
retirement age (ages 55 and over) in
2004 (Table 56).
- The majority of psychologists in Florida
(54 percent) were female (Table 57).
Social
Workers
In 2004, there were 5,368 active social
workers licensed to practice in Florida,
for a ratio of 31 social workers for every
100,000 Florida residents (Table 58).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); Border States
includes data from Arizona Board of Behavioral
Health Examiners (2004), California Department
of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico
Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas
State Board of Social Worker Examiners
(2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Bureau of Health
Professions (1999).
- The ratio of social workers practicing
in Florida was less than the ratios
in both the Border States and U.S. (43
and 36 per 100,000 population, respectively).
- Social workers in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (85 percent), with
4.5 percent of social workers reported
as Black/African-American, and 8.9 percent
reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table
59).
- The average age of social workers
in Florida was 50.0. Thirty-six percent
of social workers in Florida were approaching
retirement age (ages 55 and over) in
2004 (Table 60).
- Females accounted for 82 percent of
social workers in Florida (Table 61).
Health
Infrastructure
There were more nursing home beds available
in Florida that in the U.S.-Mexico Border
States. While there were 40 certified
nursing home beds available in the Border
States, 47 certified nursing home beds
were available per 10,000 population in
Florida. There were, however, less certified
nursing home beds (279 per 10,000) in
Florida for ages 65+ than in the Border
States (375 per 10,000)
(Table 62).
Statewide, there were 36 licensed hospital
beds per 10,000 population (Table 63). |
