Table 21
Physician
to Population Ratios, 2004
Geographic
Area |
Number |
Ratio |
|
|
|
United
States₤, [77] |
782,235 |
278.0 |
|
|
|
Border
States |
143,792 |
219.1 |
|
|
|
Florida[78] |
39,860
|
229.1 |
₤Counts are for 2000,
the most recent year of data available.
Table 22
Physicians
by Race/Ethnicity, 2004
Geographic
Area |
Non-Hispanic
White |
Black
/ African- American |
Hispanic
/ Latino(a)Φ |
Asian
/ Pacific Islander |
American
Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other* |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[79] |
69.0 |
3.9 |
13.3 |
9.4 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
25,717 |
1,449 |
4,960 |
3,520 |
47 |
1,558 |
37,251 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Under
25 |
25
to 34 |
35
to 44 |
45
to 54 |
55
to 64 |
65
Plus |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[80] |
- |
7.8 |
27.8 |
32.4 |
19.2 |
12.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Physicians |
|
|
Florida |
0 |
3,102 |
11,030 |
12,855 |
7,590 |
5,053 |
39,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
Geographic
Area |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
Florida[81] |
20.8 |
79.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
Florida |
8,265 |
31,398 |
39,663 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Primary
Care* |
Other
Specialties |
Total |
|
|
|
Physician
to Population Ratios |
|
|
|
|
Florida[82] |
68.7 |
90.7 |
159.4 |
|
|
|
Number
of Physicians |
|
|
|
|
Florida |
11,955 |
15,779 |
27,734 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Number |
Ratio |
|
|
|
United
States₤, [84] |
168,000 |
60.7 |
|
|
|
Border
States |
42,370 |
64.6 |
|
|
|
Florida[85] |
8,651 |
49.7 |
₤Counts are for 2000,
the most recent year of data available.
Table 27
Dentists by
Race/Ethnicity, 2004
Geographic
Area |
Non-Hispanic
White |
Black
/ African- American |
Hispanic
/ Latino(a)Φ |
Asian
/ Pacific Islander |
American
Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other* |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent
of Dentists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[86] |
76.2 |
2.4 |
14.0 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of Dentists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
5,944 |
184 |
1,095 |
380 |
13 |
182 |
7,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
Geographic
Area |
Under
25 |
25
to 34 |
35
to 44 |
45
to 54 |
55
to 64 |
65
Plus |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Dentists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[87] |
0.0 |
12.7 |
26.0 |
29.0 |
21.5 |
10.9 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Dentists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
2 |
1,084 |
2,225 |
2,481 |
1,841 |
930 |
8,563 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Dentists |
|
|
|
|
Florida[88] |
19.9 |
80.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Dentists |
|
|
Florida |
1,630 |
6,576 |
8,206 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Number |
Ratio |
|
|
|
United
States₤, [89] |
2,201,800 |
782.0 |
|
|
|
Border
States |
454,178 |
692.1 |
|
|
|
Florida[90] |
163,360 |
939.0 |
₤Counts are for 1999,
the most recent year of data available.
Table 31
Registered
Nurses by Race/Ethnicity, 2004
Geographic
Area |
Non-
Hispanic White |
Black
/ African- American |
Hispanic
/ Latino(a)Φ |
Asian
/ Pacific Islander |
American
Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other* |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[91] |
77.7 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
Florida |
114,306 |
14,697 |
7,773 |
8,058 |
291 |
1,917 |
147,042 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Under
25 |
25
to 34 |
35
to 44 |
45
to 54 |
55
to 64 |
65
Plus |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida[93] |
1.3 |
13.9 |
25.1 |
33.6 |
19.3 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
Florida |
2,058 |
22,063 |
40,816 |
54,500 |
31,416 |
10,970 |
162,363 |
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
Geographic
Area |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
|
|
Percent
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
|
|
Florida[95] |
90.9 |
9.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Number
of Registered Nurses |
|
|
|
|
Florida |
136,692 |
13,656 |
150,348 |
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.
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