Data from the

NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY

Podiatry Manpower:

A General Profile

UnitedStates–1974

From information collected in a national survey of podiatrists conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 1974, statistics are presented on selected demographic and professional

characteristics of active and inactive podiatrists. Podiatrists are

statistically described in terms of such characteristics as age, sex,

race, geographic distribution, principal form of employment, and

hours worked.

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1813

Series 14

Number 18

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Public Health Service

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

National Center for Health-StatisticsHyattsville, Md. November 1978
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Main entry under title:

Podiatry Manpower

(Vital and health statistics: Series 14, Data from the national health survey; no. 18)

(DHEW publication; (PHS) 79-1813)

“From information collected in a national survey of’ podiatrists conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 1974, statistics are presented on selected demographic

and employment characteristics of active and inactive podiatrists. ”

1. Podiatrists–United States–Statistics. I. United States. National Center for Health

Statistics. II. Series: United States. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital and health

statistics: Series 14, Data on national health resources; no. 18. III. Series: United States.

Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. DHEW publication; no. (PHS) 79-1813.

RD563.P59 331.7’61’6175850973 78-608062

ISBN O-8406 -0095-X
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

DOROTHY P. RICE, Director

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, Deputy Director

JACOB J. FELDMAN, Ph.D., Associate Director for Analysis

GAIL F. FISHER, Ph. D., Associate Director for the Cooperative Health Statistics System

ELIJAH L. WHITE, Associate Director for Data Systems

JAMES T. BAIRD, JR., Ph.D., Associate Director for International Statistics

ROBERT C. HUBER, Associate Director for Management

MONROE G. SIRKEN, Ph.D., Associate Director for Mathematical Statistics

PETER L. HURLEY, Associate Director for Operations

JAMES M. ROBEY, Ph.D., Assockzte_Director for Program Development

PAUL E. LEAVERTON, Ph.D., As&kzte Director for Research

ALICE HAYWOOD, Information Officer

DIVISION OF HEALTH MANPOWER AND FACILITIES STATISTICS

GLORIA KAPANTAIS, Director

SHELDON STARR, Deputy Director

EVELYN MATHIS, Chiej Health Facilities Statistics Branch

JOSEPH BARBANO, Chiej Health Manpower Statistics Branch

CHARLES CRONER, chief Technical Services Branch

Vital and Health Statistics-Series 14-No. 18

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1813

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 78-608062
CONTENTS

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................

Methodology ......................................................................................................................................

National Data on Activity Status of Persons Trained in Podiatric Medicine ............................................

Number of Active and Inactive Podiatrists ........................................................................................

The Active Podiatrist ..............................................................................................................................

Number and Percent Distributions ....................................................................................................

Geographic Distribution and Population Ratio .................................................................................

State-by-State Comparisons of Population Ratios .............................................................................

Factors Influencing the Geographic Distribution of Podiatrists .........................................................

Podiatric School of Graduation and Practice Location .....................................................................

The Inactive Podiatrist ...........................................................................................................................

Reasons for Inactivity .......................................................................................................................

Employment in Other Occupations ...................................................................................................

Race and Ethnicity ................................................................................................................................

Number and Percent Distribution of Podiatrists by Race and Ethnicity ...........................................

Geographic Distribution by Race ......................................................................................................

Number of Years Active in the Profession by Race ...........................................................................

Professional Context of Activity ............................................................................................................

Principal Form of Employment ........................................................................................................

Number of Hours Per Week Spent in AU Podiatric Activities ............................................................

Access to Hospital or Cfific Facfities ...............................................................................................

Number of Weeks Active in Podiatry Per Year .................................................................................

Number of Years Active in the Profession ........................................................................................

Man-Hours of Podiatric Patient Care Per 100,000 Resident Population ............................................

References ..............................................................................................................................................

List of Detailed Tables ...........................................................................................................................

Appendixes

I. Description of Survey Methodology ..........................................................................................

11, Definitions ................................................................................................................................

HI. Facsimile of Survey Questionnaire ............................................................................................

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A.

B.

FIGURE

Number and percent of active podiatrists, by age: United States, 1970 and 1974 ..........................

LIST OF TEXT TABLES

Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident population, by Standard

Federal Administrative Region: United States, 1974 ...................................................................

Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident population, by geographic

divisions: United States, 1974 .....................................................................................................

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c. Number of active podlatnsts, resident population, and ratio of active podiatrists to resident

population ranked by States having a higher podiatrist ratio than the national average: United

States, 1974 ................................................................................................................................

D. Number of active podiatrists, resident population, and ratio of active podiatrists to resident

population ranked by States having fewer than 1.5 active podiatrists per 100,000 resident

population: United States, 1974 .................................................................................................

E. Number of podiatrists providing patient care who graduated from a podiatric college in operation

in 1974 and number and percent providing care in same State as college of graduation: United

States, 1974 ................................................................................................................................

F. Number and percent distribution of inactive podiatrists, by sex and reason for inactivity: United

States, 1974 ................................................................................................................................ .

G. Number of persons trained in podiatfic medicine but active in another occupation, by occupational category: United States, 1974 ...........................................................................................

H. Number and percent dktribution of active podiatrists by race, according to age: United States,

1974 .................................................................................................................................. ..........

J. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by whether or not of Hkpanic origin or

descent, according to age: United States, 1974 ............................................................................

K. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident population by geographic

division, according to race: United States, 1974 ..........................................................................

L. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident population by Standard Federaf Administrative Region, according to race: United States, 1974 ............................................

M. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of years active in podiatry, and standard deviation,

by race: United States, 1974 .......................................................................................................

N. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of years active in podiatry,

according to race: United States, 1974 ........................................................................................

O. Number of cumulative percent distribution of active podiatrists by cumulative number of years

active in podiatry, according to race: United States, 1974 ...........................................................

P. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists who spend 1 hour or more a week providing

patient care, by principal form of employment: United States, 1974 ..........................................

Q. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists providing patient care by prineipaf form of employment, according to age: United States, 1974 ........................................................................

R Number and percent distribution of podiatrists providing patient care by full-time or part-time

employment status, according to principal form of employment: United States, 1974 ...............

s. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists providing patient care by principaf form of employment, according to age: United States, 1974 ........................................................................

T. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, mean number of hours a week devoted to patient

care, and standard deviation, by principal form of employment, United States, 1974 .................

U. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by hospital and clinic practice privileges,

according to age: United States, 1974 .........................................................................................

V. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, mean number of hours a week devoted to patient

care, and standard deviation, by number of weeks active in year preceding the survey: United

States, 1974 .................................................................................................................................

W. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of years active in podiatry, and standz d deviation,

by number of weeks active in year preceding the survey: United States, 1974 ............................

X. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of years active in podiatry,

according to race and ethnicity: United States, 1974 ..................................................................

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PODIATRY MANPOWER: A GENERAL PROFILE

Kenneth Stant and Aaron Handler, Division of Health

Manpower and Facilities Statistics

INTRODUCTION

Accurate and timely data relating to the

number, geographic distribution, and demographic and employment characteristics of

persons active in the field of podiatric medicine

have many uses. Data are needed for program

planning and evaluation efforts to

1. Develop training programs for the deIivery of podiatric care.

2. Develop and operate training programs

for podiatry assistants.

3. Assist in increasing the supply or in improving the distribution by geographic

area or specialty group of adequately

trained podiatrists needed to meet the

health needs of the Nation.

4. Identify rural areas or other geographic

areas having a severe shortage of podiatrists.

5. Identify the number of podiatrists from

minority groups.

This report presents a general demographic

and employment profile of the podiatry profession in the United States in 1974. It is based on

a survey conducted by the National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS) between October and

December 1974. Two forthcoming reports in

Series 14 publications will be based on the

findings of the 1974 survey of podiatrists:l J2

● The first report will deal with the provision of patient care by the podiatrist and

cover areas such as services offered, primary

and secondary podiatric activities, and

volume of activity (number of hours worked

per week and number of patients seen).

. The second report will compare the 1970

and 1974 survey data and detail changes

and trends that have occurred in this profession during these 4 years.

Preliminary results of the 1974 survey of podiatrists have been published.3’5

Methodology

The survey’s self-administered questionnaire

was mailed to all licensed podiatrists in the

United States. Of the 8,261 podiatrists surveyed,

7,253 (88 percent) completed the questionnaire.

To obtain a mailing list for the 1974 survey,

the names of podiatrists who graduated between

1970 and 1973 were added to the 1970 survey

mailing list and the names of podiatrists known

to be deceased were deleted. Duplicate listings

were also removed as they were discovered. In

addition, the names and addresses of the 1970

podiatry survey mailing list were verified in the

spring of 1972 with the cooperation of the U.S.

Postal Service. The address correction check

showed that according to the Postal Service 6.4

percent of the names and addresses on the 1970

mailing list fell in one of three categories—

“deceased, “ “moved to address unknown, ” or

“no such address. ” Of the total number of podiatrists on the 1970 survey mailing list whose current address was known to NCHS, 9.6 percent

had migrated between States and 15.7 percent

had migrated between cities within the same

State between 1970 and 1972. These findings

substantiated the assumption that the 1970

data were no longer sufficiently current.

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Three appendixes supplement the body of

the report: Appendix I contains a description of

the survey’s methodology and a complete discussion of its sources and limitations, appendix II

includes definitions of selected terms used in the

report, and appendix III presents a facsimile of

the survey questionnaire. All data have been adjusted to compensate for item nonresponse and

questionnaire nonresponse (see appendix I).

NATIONAL DATA ON ACTIVITY

STATUS OF PERSONS

TRAINED IN PODIATRIC MEDICINE

Number of Active and inactive Podiatrists

Of the 8,261 persons trained in podiatric

medicine and identified as residing in the United

States in 1974, there were 7,120 (86 percent)

actively engaged in providing patient care

or in another podiatric activity such as teaching

or research, and 1,140 (14 percent) who were

not active in the profession (table 1). As mentioned in the introduction, the basic mailing

list for this survey consisted of the names of

podiatrists who held a podiatrist’s license in

1970 or who had graduated from a college of

podiatric medicine between June 1970 and June

1973. If a podiatrist was unlicensed and inactive

in 1970 and had renewed his license after that

time, he would not be included in the 1974

survey population; this factor yields a slight

undercount of the podiatrists identified in 1974.

Of the 7,120 ac~ive podiatrists, 7,085 reported that they usually spend 1 hour or more a

week in patient care. The 35 podiatrists not providing patient care were active in teaching, podiatric research, administration, or some other

podiatric activity. Also included in the count of

7,120 active podiatrists were 67 podiatrists (1

percent) who reported that they were currently

active in podiatry but temporarily inactive for

various reasons such as being on vacation, having a short-term illness or injury, or moving.

These distinctions were not made during the

1970 survey of podiatrists. In that survey podiatrists reported themselves as being active, inactive in podiatry but not retired, or inactive

and retired.

THE ACTIVE PODIATRIST

Number and Percent Distributions

In 1970 there were 7,114 podiatrists who

reported that they were actively engaged in

podiatry. In 1974 there were 7,120 podiatrists

who reported similarly. Thus the number of active

podiatrists has maintained a close constant in

1970 and 1974, while the Nation’s general

population has increased by 8.2 million persons

(4.0 percent) during this time period.

In 1974 there were 305 graduates from

schools of podiatry. These graduates were omitted from the 1974 survey because it was felt

that for the most part they would not have begun to participate fully in the provision of

podiatric services at the time of the survey.

Figure 1 displays the age distributions for

active podiatrists both in 1970 and 1974. The

median age for active podiatrists was 50.8 years

30r

B 1970activepodiatrists

~1974activ,pod,,t,,ss

Under 35 35.44 45.54 55-64 65 and OVIN

AGE IN YEARS

NOTE Numbersmaynotadd m t.tals due to mundmg

Figure 1. Number and percent of active podiatrists, by age:

United States, 1970 and 1974

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in 1974 and 50.6 years in 1970. Although the

active podiatric population had more practitioners under age 35 in 1974 than in 1970, thk

trend toward adequate replacement of the active

podiatric population seems to be counterbalanced

by an increase in the percent of podiatrists in

the older age groups. These groups represent a

potential source of attrition owing to retirement.

Thus unless the 305 graduates in 1974 enter the

practice of podiatry and remain active, it would

appear that the profession is not keeping pace

with either the 4-percent rate of growth experienced by the Nation’s population between 1970

and 1974 or with its own attrition rate, as suggested by the 4-percent increase between 1970

and 1974 in the number of podiatrists in the

category 55 years and older. A third Series 14

report on the 1974 podiatry survey will present

additional information on this subject.

Geographic Distribution and

Population Ratio

Another measure of the supply of health

practitioners is the ratio of practitioners to every

100,000 residents in a given geographic area. In

1970 there were 3.5 active podiatrists for every

100,000 persons in the Nation. By 1974 this

ratio decreased slightly to 3.4 (tables 1 and 2).

If, however, the 305 podiatry graduates in 1974

are included in this computation and it isassumed

that they all were active in podiatry at the time

of the 1974 survey, then the ratio of active

podiatrists for every 100,000 persons in the

United States in 1974 increases to the 1970 level

of 3.5 podiatrists.

The geographic distribution of active podiatrists as contrasted with that of the Nation’s

resident population for Standard Federal Administrative Regions and the geographic divisions of the U.S. Bureau of the Census are presented in tables A and B, respectively. (The

reader may wish to refer to appendix II for a

listing of the component States in these geographic categories.)

The total number of active podiatrists and

the total resident population of the United

States are not distributed in the same proportions when either the Bureau of the Census geographic divisions or the Standard Federal Administrative Regions are compared. For example,

Federal Adminktrative Region 11consists of the

States of New Jersey and New York. Within thk

two-State region, 12 percent of the Nation’s

population resided, and 22 percent of the Nation’s podiatrists were in active practice. Region

IV consists of eight States–Alabama, Florida,

Table A. Number and parcent distribution of active podiatrists and residant population, by Standard Federal Administrative Region:

United States, 1974

Resident

All All

Resident

Standard Federal Administrative Region

population population

active in active in

podiatrists thousands podiatrists thousands

Number Percant distribution

United States ..................................................................................... 7,120 211,390 100.0 100.0

Region I ............................................................................................................. 622 12,150 8.7 5.7

Region 1I ......................................................................... ................................... 1,591 25,441 22.3 12.0

Region III .......................................................................................................... 994 23,924 14.0 11.3

Region IV ...... ................................................................................................... 513 34,506 7.2 16.3

Region V ............................................................................................................ 1,711 44,779 24.0 21.2

Region VI .......................................................................................................... 342 21,707 4.8 10.3

Region VII ............................. ............................................................................ 246 11,445 3.5 5.4

Region Vlll ........................................................................................................ 134 6,082 1.9 2.9

Region IX .............................................................................................. ...... ...... 847 24,480 11.9 11.6

Region X ............................................................................................................ 120 6,878 1.7 3.3

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to roundirw.
Table B. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident population, by geographic division: United States, 1974

Geographic division

United States .....................................................................................

New England ......................................................................................................

Middle Atlantic ..................................................................................................

East North Central ...................................................... .......................................

Wast North Central ..................... .......................................................................

South Atlantic ................ ...................................................................................

East South Central .............................................................................................

West South Central ............................................................................................

Mountain ...........................................................................................................

Pacific ................................................................................................................

Note: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Resident

All population

active in

podiatrists thousands

Number

7,120

622

2,272

1,640

334

707

119

315

228

8B3

211,390

12,150

37,276

40,862

16,682

33,206

13,387

20,584

9,411

27,833

Resident

All population

active in

podiatrists thousands

Parcent distribution

100.0

8.7

31.9

23.0

4.7

9.9

1.7

4.4

3.2

12.4

100.0

17.6

19.3

7.9

15.7

6.3

9.7

4.5

13.2

Tabla C. Number of active podiatrists, resident population, and ratio of active podiatrists to resident Potwlation ranked by States

having ahigher podiatrist ratio than the national average: United States, 1974’

State

United States ........................................................................................................

Total ..........................................................................................................................

District of Columbia ... ..........................................................................................................

New York .............................................................................................................................

Massachusetts .............................................................. ..........................................................

Pennsylvania .........................................................................................................................

Rhode island .........................................................................................................................

Connecticut ..........................................................................................................................

Illinois ......................................................................................................................... ..........

New Jersey ............................................................................................................................

Ohio ......................................................................................................................................

California ..............................................................................................................................

Number of

active

podiatrists

7,120

4,757

52

1,232

348

682

53

173

572

359

516

770

Resident

population

in

thousands

211,390

90,599

723

18,111

5,800

11,835

937

3,08B

11,131

7,330

10,737

20,907

Active

podiatrists

per 100,000

resident

population

3.4

5.3

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.8

3.7

Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,

South Carolina, and Tennessee. Approximately

trist ratio per 100,000 population than the

16 percent of the Nation’s population resided in

national average of 3.4. Forty-three percent of

the Nation’s population resided in this total

this region, and 7 percent of the Nation’s podia- area, where 67 percent of the Nation’s active

trists were in active practice there. podiatrists were ~mployed.

Table D presents data for 11 States that had

State-by-State Comparisons of fewer than 1.5 active podiatrists per 100,000

Population Ratios resident population. Four percent of the Nation’s

active podiatrists practiced in these States, and

As shown in table C, nine States and the 15 percent of the Nation’s population resided

District of Columbia had a higher active podia- there.

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Table D. Number of active podiatrists. resident population, and ratio of active podiatrists to resident population ranked by States

having fewer than 1.5 active podiatrists per 100,000 resident population: United States, 1974

State

United States .............................................................. ........ ........ ..........................

Total ........................................................................................................................ ..

Georgia .................................................................................................................................

Arkansas .............................................................................................. .................................

Louisiana ..............................................................................................................................

North Carolina .......................................................... .................................. ..........................

Tennessee ............................................................... ...............................................................

Alaska ...................................................................................................................................

Hawaii .................................................................................................. .. ...............................

North Dakota ........................................................................................................................

South Carolina .................................................................................................... ..................

Alabama ................................................................................................. .................. .............

Mississippi .............................................................................................................................

Factors Influencing the Geographic

Distribution of Podiatrists

Rather than characterize the podiatric employment distribution as one of maldistribution

(since there are no generally agreed upon criteria

for identifying maldistribution), the employment pattern can best be called an uneven distribution. Many factors tend to influence the

professional health practitioner in his selection

of work location. More research is needed to determine the reasons for this uneven distribution.

The following factors (order not relevant) were

cited as influencing location of practice:6

Per capita income (of residents).

Population concentration.

Population growth.

Urban versus rural setting.

Metropolitan versus nonrnetropolitan setting

(in urban areas).

Central city versus noncentral city (in metropolitan areas).

Proximity to health professionals in same

occupation.

Proximity to colleges, universities, and hospitals.

Number of

active

podiatrists

7,120

283

70

20

36

55

40

3

8

5

18

19

9

Resident

population

in

thousands

211,390

30,706

4,882

2,062

3,764

5,363

4,129

337

847

637

2,784

3,577

2,324

Active

podiatrists

per 100,000

residant

population

3.4

0.9

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.6

0.5

0.4

Specialty of practitioner.

Spending patterns of residents.

Prevailing fee practices.

Travel time.

Age, education, and race of the resident

population.

Practitioner’s prior contact with the area.

Family ties and spouse’s preferences.

Various social and cuItura.1 factors.

Podiatric School of Graduation and

Practice Location

Of all 7,085 podiatrists providing patient

care in the United States in 1974, 78 percent

were graduates of the five colleges of podiatry

that conferred the doctor of podiatric medicine

degree in 1974. The graduates from the California

and New York colleges of podiatric medicine

showed a higher inclination to work in the same

State in which their schools were located (75

and 80 percent, respectively) than graduates

from the Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania colleges

of podiatric medicine (22, 29, and 35 percent,

respectively) (table E). This, of course, may be a

reflection of the general demand for podiatric

services within each of these five States rather

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Table E. Number of podiatrists providing patient care who

graduated from a podiatric college in operation in 1974 and

number and percent providing care in same State as college

of graduation: United States, 1974

Number of

Podiatrists providing

podiatrists

patient care in same

Podiatric college State as college

in operation in 1974 providing

patient

of graduation

care Number Percent

All colleges .............

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5,546 2,573 46.4

California College .............. 709 535 75.5

Illinois College ................... 1,517 331 21.8

New York Collage ............. 1,445 1,151 79.7

Ohio College ...................... 1,684 489 29.0

Pennsylvania College ......... 191 67 35.1

than the podiatrists’ preference for a practice

location.

Table 3 gives the distribution of podiatry

schools of graduation, including those schools

no longer in operation, by the primary State of

practice for the active podiatrist.

THE INACTIVE PODIATRIST

Reasonsfor inactivity

As indicated by table 4, of the podiatrists

surveyed 1,140 reported they were not currently active in podiatry. Table F shows the

reasons given for their inactivity for both male

and female podiatrists.

A higher proportion of female than of male

inactive podiatrists (76 percent and 61 percent,

respectively) reported that they were retired

from podiatry and not active in any other occupation. Proportionately more male than female

inactive podiatrists reported that they were not

retired but active in another occupation (22 percent and 8 percent, respectively).

The reader should exercise caution in interpreting these differences. They may not mean

that the proportion of retired podiatrists who

continue to be active in some other occupation

is higher for men than for women. They may

mean simply that more retired female podiatrists

tend to renew their State licenses to practice

podiatry. The reader is also reminded that the

1974 mailing list was based on persons licensed

to practice podiatry in 1970 (some of whom

were inactive even in 1970) and on persons ever

trained at any time in podiatry and residing in

the United States. In addition, not all persons

maintaining a license to practice podiatry in

1970 renewed their licenses in 1974.

Employment in Other Occupations

Table G shows that 196 persons trained in

podiatric medicine were active in some other

occupation, which they identified additionally

on the questionnaire (see appendix III, question

7). Even though the survey questionnaire did

not seek such information, seven podiatrists

reported they were active in podiatry as well as

in another health occupation (two orthopedic

surgeons, two chiropractors, a pharmacist, a

Table F. Number and percent distribution of inactive podiatrists, by sex and reason for inactivity: United States, 1974

All

Reason for inactivity inactive

Male Female podiatrists

Number

Total ............................................................................................................ 1,140 960 180

Retired ......................................................................................................................... 719 583 136

Not retired, active in another occupation ................................................................. .... 226 212 14

Disabling illness or injury ............................................................................................. 146 127 19,

Unemployed, looking for work ............. ............. ..........................................................

Other

14 11 3

............................................................................................................................ 34 26 8

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

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Male Female

Percent distribution

T

100.0 100.0

60.7 75.6

22.1 7.8

13.2 10.6

1.1 1.7

2.7 4.4

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Table G. Number of persons trained in podiatric medicine but

active in another occupation, by occupational category:

United States, 1974

Occupation

All occupations .......................................

Professional, technical, and kindred

occupations

Health care occupations ....................................

Medical student ............................................

Pharmacist .................................. .................

Physician (M.D. or D.O.) ..............................

Public health officer .....................................

Other ...........................................................

Technical and kindred occupations ...................

Accountant ................................... ...............

Engineer .......................................................

Personnel worker .........................................

Teacher and educational aide .......................

Other ...........................................................

Administrators and managers, except

farm ................................................................

Commercial occupations ............. ......................

Business or retailing .....................................

Real estate ...................................................

Sales or sales representative ..........................

Othar ...........................................................

All other occupations ........................................

Podiatrists

active in

another

occupation

196

42

4

8

14

3

13

40

4

7

4

13

12

26

65

12

14

12

27

23

1Data for survey respondents only; no statistical adjustment

made for nonrespondents.

biochemist, and an optometrist). Had the survey

form provided for such entries, perhaps other

dual health professional roles would have been

identified.

The questionnaires for persons with “other”

occupation entries were reviewed, as were those

for health professionals with dual roles. When

examining table G, it is well to remember that

the mailing list for the 1974 survey was made up

of (1) persons maintaining a license to practice

podiatry in 1970 and (2) graduates of the five

existing colleges of podiatric medicine during

the period June 1970 through June 1973. Persons trained in podiatric medicine but without

a license to practice in 1970 were excluded from

the 1970 and 1974 surveys; therefore, the data

shown in table G may be an undercount of

podiatrists active in some other occupation in

1974.

Of the 196 persons trained in podiatry but

active in another occupation in 1974, there

were 42 (21 percent) actively engaged in the

provision of health care. The largest number of

respondents (14 persons trained in podiatric

medicine) in this category were physicians (M.D.

or D.O.). An additional four respondents reported

that they were students enrolled in a medical

school. The occupation of pharmacy was the

second largest category of health occupations

reported; eight individuals trained in podiatric

medicine reported this activity.

Outside the health care area, 11 persons reported that they were orthopedic or children’s

shoestore managers and 8 stated that they sold

shoes. The largest activity reported was sale of

rezd estate: 14 persons trained in podiatric medicine were engaged in this activity.

Severil specific reasons for inactivity in

podiatry were given other than “active in another

occupation.” Some respondents said they were

inactive because of disabling illness or injury, unemployment, or illness in the family. Some

podiatrists stated that they could not obtain a

license through reciprocityy or that since they

wished to receive social security benefits, they

could not earn more than a specified amount of

money. Still others indicated that they were inactive for “personal reasons.”

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number and Percent Distribution

of Podiatristsby Raceand Ethnicity

In order to identify the ability of the podiatry profession to attract practitioners of various

ethnic backgrounds, two questions on the 1974

survey form concerned race and whether or not

the podiatrist was of Hispanic origin or descent.

The distribution of active podiatrists by race

and age is shown in table H and table 6. Nearly 4

percent of the active podiatrists (260) reported

that they were other than white. The majority

(86 percent) listed themselves as being Negro or

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Table H. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by race, according to age: United States, 1974

Al I Race All

Age

Race

active active

podiatrists White Black Other podiatrists White Black Other

Number Percent distribution

All ages ................ ........ .............................. 7,120 6,858 223 37 100.0 96.3 3.1 0.5

Under 35 years ................... ....................................... 1,300 1,282 11 6 100.0 98.6 0.8

35-44 years .............. .................. .... ...... .......... ............

0.5

1,160 1,120 26 13 100.0 96.6 2.2 1.1

45-54 years ................................................................ 1,902 1,815 74 12

55-64 years

100.0 95.4 3.9 0.6

.......... ........ ............ .. .................... ...... ...... 1,880 1,809 68 3 100.0 96.2 3.6

65 years and over .......... ............................................

0.2

878 833 43 2 100.0 94.9 4.9 0.2

NOTE: Figures may not add to totak due to rounding.

Table J. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by whether or not of Hispanic origin or descent, according to age:

United States, 1974

All Hispanic

Not of

All Hispanic

Not of

Age

Hispanic Hispanic

active origin or origin or

active origin or

podiatrists descent podiatrists descent

origin or

descent descent

Number Percent distribution

All ages ................................................................ 7,120 82 7,039 100.0 1.1 98.9

Under 35 years ......... .. .......................................................... 1,300 16 1,284

35-44 years

100.0 1.2 98.8

.......................................................................... 1,160 15 1,146 100.0

45-!54 years .................................................................e.n..e...

1.3 98.7

1,902 23 1,879 100.0

55-64 years ..........................................................................

1.2 98.8

1,880 21 1,859

65 years and over .................................................................

100.0 1.1

878

98.9

7 871 100.0 0.8 99.2

black. It is noteworthy that of all active practitioners in the age category under 35 years, 0.8

percent were black, and for the age categories

55 to 64 years and 65 years and over, 3.6 percent and 4.9 percent were black. The data for

the 1971-72 academic year indicate that the

percent of Negro or black fulI-time students in

schools of podiatry in the United States was as

follows: first-year students, 2.8 percent; secondyear students, 1.6 percent; third-year students,

2.2 percent; and fourth-year students, 1.7 percent.7

The data by age of the podiatrist and whether

or not of Hispanic origin or descent arepresented

in table J and again in table 6. Included in the

Hispanic category are podiatrists who reported

themselves as being of Mexican, Puerto Rican,

Cuban, Central or South American origin or

descent, or of other Hispanic origin or descent.

The percent composition of podiatrists of Hispanic origin or descent was relatively uniform

between age groups at slightly more than 1 percent of all active podiatrists in each age group.

However, for the category 65 years of age and

over, the percent of podiatrists of Hispanic

origin or descent in this age group dropped to

0.8 percent.

Geographic Distribution by Race

Earlier in this report it was noted that there

was an uneven distribution of active podiatrists

when one compares the number of active podiatrists per 100,000 resident population for census

divisions and for Standard Federal Administrative Regions. The data in tables K and L also indicate an uneven distribution of active podiatrists

when compared with the resident population by

race.

Table K shows the data for the distributions

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Table K. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists and resident populaticm by geographic division, according to race: United States, 1974

White Black White Black

All

Geogrephlc division

Resident Resident

active population Active

podiatrists

population Active Resident Active Reaidant Active

in podiatrists in podiatrists p0pulati0n2 podiatrista p0pulati0n2

thousands2 thousands2

podiatriata

Number Percent distribution

United States..,... 7,120 177,749 6,858 22,5B0 223 100.0 100.0 100.0 1OQ.O

New England ...................... 622 11,3B9 617 36B 3 6.4 9.0 1.7 1.3

Middle Atlantic .................. 2,272 32,922 2,225 3,956 45 18.5 32.4 17.5 20.2

East North Central ............. 1,840 36,160 1,533 3,873 98 20.3 22.4 17.2 43.9

West North Central ....... ..... 334 15,481 318 699 14 6.7 4.6 3.1 6.3

South Atlantic., ............ ...... 707 24,112 664 6,388 23 13.6 10.0 28.3 10.3

Eest South Central ...... ....... 119 10,203 113 2,571 6 5.7 1.6 11.4 2.7

West South Central ............. 315 16,105 302 3,010 11 9.1 4.4 13.3 4.9

Maintain ............................ 228 7,798 221 180 6 4.4 3.2 0.8 2.7

Pacific . ...... ........................ . 883 23,579 845 1,514 15 13.3 12.3 6.7 6.7

lIncludes all races.

2~e8]dont PQP”lation data are ba~ed~n 1970 Census ofpopulatiOn; 1974population data byracenot available attimeOf PreP=ati0n.

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals dueto rounding.

Teble L. Numbarand percent distributimr of active podiatrists and residant population by Standard Federal Administrative Rqion. according to race: United

States, 1974

White Black White Black

Standard Fednral

All Resident

active

Resident

Administrative Region population Active population Active

padiatristsl

Resident Active Resident Active

in podiatrists in podiatrists population podiatrists p0pulati0n2 podiatrists

thousands2 thouaands2 I I I

I

Umtad States ...... 7,120 177,749

RagIon 1............................. 622 11,389

Ragion II ... ,, ., !,.., .,,..., ......... 1,591 22,184

Region Ill .................... ....... 884 20,043

Region IV . ...... .... ...... .... .. .... 513 25,009

Region V ........... ...... .. .... ..... 1,711 39,B95

Rsqion VI ................... ........ 342 17,020

Region Vll ...... ...... .......... ... 246 10,515

Region Vlll ..................... 134 5,359

Ragicrn IX .... .. .... ...... .......... . 847 20,112

Ragkm X .... . ... ................. 120 6,219

lIncludes all races.

Number Percent distribution

6,858 22,580 223 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

617 389 1.3

1,556 2,939 3: 1::; 2;:; 1::: 15.2

961 3,250 33 11.$ 14.0 14.4 14.8

505 6,715 8 14.1 7.4 29.7 3.6

1,602 3,907 101 22.4 23.4 17.3 45.3

‘ 329 3,030 11 9.6 4.8 13.4 4.9

232 550 12 3.4 2.9 5.4

127 82 6 E 1.9 0.4 2.7

816 1,469 13 11.3 11.9 6.6 5.8

113 106 2 3.5 1.6 0.5 0.9

2Ne~ident Population data are ba~edon 1970 Cens"sof population; 1974population data byracenot available att~eOf PreP~ati0n.

NOTE: Ilgures rnaynot addtototals dueto rounding.

of resident population and active podiatrists by

race for the nine census geographic divisions.

Well over htdf of the active podiatrists in the

United States practiced their profession in two

geographic divisions–Middle Atlantic and East

North Central. However, less than 40 percent of

the population of the United States resided in

these two divisions both in 1970 and 1974.

Tables L and 5 show the distribution of

resident population and active podiatrists by

race for the 10 Standard Federal Administrative

Regions. Well over half of the active podiatrists

in the United States practiced in three of these

regions (Regions II, III, and V), where approximately 46 percent of the population of the

United States resided in 1974.

The data collected in the 1974 survey do not

sufficiently explain the patterns demonstrated in

the percent distributions of active podiatrists

and resident population in tables K and L. However, the data in table E and again in table 3 indicate that graduates of schools of podiatry tend

to establish their practices relatively near their

own schools. However, as mentioned earlier,

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Table M. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of yaars

active in podiatry, and standard deviation, by race: United

States, 1974

[tern

All

White

races

Black Other

Number of active

podiatrists ...................... 7,120 6,858 223

Mean number of yaars

active in podiatry ...........

I22-3224122-8

39

13.6

Standard deviation in

J

years ............................... 13.0 13.1 12.2 8.0

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to roundbrg.

many factors seem to influence the podiatrist’s

choice of location. Further research is needed to

explain completely the data in tables K and L.

Number of Years Active in the

Profession by Race

Comparisons of the mean number of years

active in the profession and between races are

shown in tables MYN, and O.

The data in tables M and O indicate that the

39 active podiatrists listing race as “other” were,

as a group, relatively new to the profession in

comparison with their white or black counterTable N. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of years activa in podiatry, according to rata: United States,

1974

Al I Race

Numtw of yaars active in podiatry active

podiatrists White Black Other

Total ............................. ............................

04 years ........................................ ............................

5-9 years ................................. .. .............. ...................

10-14 years ................................................................

15-19 years ................................................................

20-24 years ................................................................

25-29 years ................................................................

30-34 years ................................................................

35 years or more ........................... ............................

7,120

810

726

603

691

1,357

772

570

1,591

Number

5,858

789

702

580

647

1,284

749

555

1,553

223

17

12

19

37

65

21

14

38

39

3

12

4

7

8

2

1

=

Percent distribution

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

11.4 11.5 7.6 7.7

10.2 10.2 5.4 30.8

8.5 8.5 8.5 10.3

9.7 9.4 16.6 17,9

19.1 18.7 29.1 20.5

10.8 10.9 9.4 5.1

8.0 8.1 6.3 2,6

22.0 22.6 17.0

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table O. Number and cumulative parcent distribution of active podiatrists by cumulative number of years activa in podiatry, according

to race: United States, 1974

All Rata All Race

Cumulative number of years active in podiatry active active

podiatrists Wh ita Black Other podiatrists Whita Black Other

Number Cumulative distribution

Total ......................................................... 7,120 6,858 223 39 . . . . . . . . . . . .

0-4 years .................................................................... 810 789 17 3 11.4 11.5 7.6

5-9 years

7.7

.................................................................... 726 702 12 12 21.6

10-14 yaars ...........................................................@o.ot

21.7 13.0

603

38.5

580 lC 4 9.()

15-19 years .....................................................c.........o

30.2

691

21.5 48.8

647 37 , 39.5

20-24 years

39.6 38.1 66.7

................................................................ 1,357 1,284 65 8 58.8

25-29 yaars ............................................................c.o.

58.4 67.2

772

87.2

749 21 2 69.6

30-34 years ......................... ...................................o...

69.3 76.6

570

92.3

555 14 1

35 years or mora ...................... ................ .................

77.7 77.4 82.9

1,591

94.9

1,553 38 - 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.9

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

10
parts. More than half had been active in podiatry

only 14 years or less, and none indicated that

they had been active in the profession for 35

years or more.

It would appear from the data in table M

that, on the average, longevity in the profession

is relatively similar for both black and white

podiatrists. However, the percent distributions

in table N indicate that in_the 9 years before the

survey a greater percent of white than of black

podiatrists entered and remained in the practice

of podiatry (21.7 percent versus 13.0 percent).

And, cumulatively, a larger percent of white

than of black podiatrists had been active in

podiatry for 19 years or less. However, in the

cumulative percent distribution in table O for

the number of years active in podiatry (24 years

or less, 29 years or less, and 34 years or less), the

percent of black persons in each category was

greater than that of white people. The pattern

reflected in the cumulative percent distribution

could be due to an excess in attrition over replacement for black podiatrists.

PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT OF ACTIVITY

Principal Form of Employment

Question 14 on the survey form was designed to investigate the podiatrist’s principal

form of employment. As may be seen in tables

P, 7, and 8, the vast majority of podiatrists providing 1 hour or more of patient care a week

were self-employed and in solo practice. Of the

7,085 podiatrists providing patient care, only

237 (3.3 percent ) were salaried. Salaried podiatrists were about equally divided between government (including military service) and other

organizations.

The data in table 7 indicate that some

younger podiatrists start their careers as salaried

employees and then after several years of experience move into one of the self-employed categories. Table Q shows the relationship between

age and the three types of self-employment. The

percent of podiatrists providing patient care increased for the solo practice category with increasing age of the podiatrist. On the other hand,

the percent of self-employed podiatrists in

partnership or group practice decreased with

increasing age of the podiatrist.

Table P. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists who

spend 1 hour or more a week providing patient care, by

principal form of employment: United States, 1974

Principal form of employment

All forms of employment ...........

Self+ mployed ........................ .................

Solo practice ......................................

Partnership ........................................

Group practice ...................................

Salaried ...................................................

Government employment ................

Nongovernment employment ..........

Other ......................................................

Number

7,085

6,836

5,719

950

167

237

120

117

12

Percent

distribution

100.0

96.5

80.7

13.4

2.4

3.3

1.7

1.7

0.2

1Includes employment by Federal, State, and local $YJverflments and in armed services.

21n~l~des employment by other podiatrists, prepaid SrouP

health plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table R shows the relationship between

principal form of employment and hours a week

devoted to patient care for those podiatrists who

do, in fact, provide 1 hour or more of patient

care a week. For the purposes of this report,

full-time employment in providing patient care

is defined as 35 hours or more a week devoted

to that activity, and part-time employment is

defined as less than 35 hours a week devoted to

patient care. As a gToup, full-time self-employed

podiatrists in patient care devoted more of their

workweek to patient care than salaried podiatrists did (69.6 percent versus 62.4 percent).

However, there was considerable variation within each of these major types of employment

categories. For example, approximately threefourths of the podiatrists working in a partnership practice, and approximately three-fourths of

the podiatrists paid government salariesdevoted

35 hours or more a week to patient care. On the

other hand, about one-half of those podiatrists

who were salaried nongovernment employees

spent 35 hours or more a week providing patient

care.

The second report on the 1974 survey2 deals

with the detailed characteristics of podiatric

practice. Data from that report suggest that

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Table Q. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists providing patient care by principal form of employment, according to age:

United States, 1974

All All

podia-

;Self-employed Salf-employed

podiatrists Sal- trists

Age provid- Other provid- SalSolo Group aried solo

Othar

ing Partner- ing Partner- Group ariad

patient prac- ship prac- patient prac- ship praccare

tice tice

care

tice tice

I

Number I

Percent distribution

All ages..

Under 35 years ......

3544 years............

45-54 years............

55-64 years............

65 years and over.. 7‘

7,085 5,719 950 167 237 12 100.0 80.7 13.4 2.4 3.3 .2

1,296 779 356 66 90 5 100.0 60.1 27.5 5.1 6.9 .4

1,156 877 197 46 36 0 100.0 75.9 17.0 4.0 3.1 0

1,897 1,628 187 24 56 3 100.0 85.8 9.9 1.3 3.0 .2

1,867 1,642 165 17 42 1 100.0 87.9 8.8 0,9 2.2 ,1

869 793 45 15 14 2 100.0 91.3 5.2 1,7 1.6 .2

NOTE: Figuresmaynot addto totalsdue to rounding.

Table R. Number and Dercent distribution of podiatrists rxovidina patient care bv full-time or ~art-time emdovment status. accordino

to prin~pal form of emplo~rnent: United States, 1974

Principal form of employment

All forms of employment .........................

Solo practice .........................l.............................

Partnership .........................................................

Group practice ....................................................

Salaried .,,.................................................................

Government employment.., ..............................

Nongovernment employment ...........................

Other .......................................................................

135 hours or more uer week.

All

k

Employment status,

podiatrists

providing

patient Full-timel Part-time2

care

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

Employment status

FulI-timel I

Part-timez

Number

I

Percent distribution

4

5,719 3,926

950 717

167 116

237 148

120 91

117 57

12 5

1,793

233

51

89

29

60

7

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

69.3 [ 30.7

69.6 I 30.4

+

68.6 31.4

75.5 24.5

69.5 30.5

62.4 37.6

75.8 24.2

48.7 51.3

41.7 58,3

234 hours or less p~r week,

31ncludes employment by Federd, State, and local gOVt?rSHUefIts @ in armed ‘eMces.

A.. ‘Includes employment by other podiatrists, prepaid group health plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

many of the podiatrists who are in nongovern- care and each of the principal forms of employment salaried positions are employed primarily ment. Slightly more than 7 percent of the podiain an administrative, teaching, cmqsearch capac- trists who provided patient care and who were

ity and that nonetheless they spend some time under 35 years of age were not self-employed.

each week providing patient care. However, for this group of podiatrists as a whole,

Table S shows the relationship between the the percent who were self-employed increased

age of podiatrists who were engaged in patient with age so that slightly less than 2 percent of

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Table S. Number and percent distribution of podiatrists providing patient care by principal form of employment, according to age:

United States, 1974

Age

All agas....................,,,,,.........

Under 35 years ......................................

3544 years., ...... .................. ..................

45-54 years...,. o,,i...................................

55-64 years.,,................,,,,,....................

65 yeers and over ............... ...................

All II I

Number

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

the age group 65 yeara and over were not selfemployed. Apparently some of the younger

practitioners begin their careers as salaried employees and eventually move into some type of

self-employment.

Number of Hours Per Week Spent

in All Podiatric Activities

Table 9 presents the mean number of hours

a week podiatrists usually spend in all podiatric

activities in the 50 States and the District of

Columbia. The mean number of hours a week all

active podiatrists worked was 39.9, with a standard deviation of 13.0 hours. Podiatrists working

in 24 States and the District of Columbia averaged more than 39.9 hours a week in all podiatric activities. The mean number of hours worked

a week in 4 States was exactly 39.9 hours. In

the remaining 22 States, the mean number of

hours worked a week was less than 39.9 hours.

The active podiatrists (5) in North Dakota

worked an average of 45.2 hours a week. This

was the highest mean number of hours worked

a week in all podiatric activities for any State.

The active podiatrists (14) in Montana worked

an average of 32.9 hours a week. This was the

lowest mean number of hours worked a week in

all podiatric activities for any State. New York

had the greatest number of active podiatrists

(1,231) of any State: This group averaged 40.9

hours a week in all podiatric activities

Tables 10 and 11 present some of the demographic characteristics of all active podiatrists

All II I I

Percent distribution

and the total

7iim

number of hours a week usually

spent in all podiatric activities.

The 272 female practitioners, on the average,

worked 9 hours less a week than their 6,848

male counterparts did. The mean number of

hours a week worked by women was 31.2 compared with 40.3 for men.

Active podiatrists in each age group through

54 years worked, on the average, slightly more

than 40 hours a week. Podiatrists in the age

group 55-64 years worked slightly less than 40

hours a week in all podiatric activities. The age

group 65 years and over worked, on an average,

30.4 hours a week.

Table 10 also presents information on the

numb er of years active in the profession and the

total number of hours a week usually spent in

all podiatric activities. Podiatrists who had been

active from 1 to 29 years spent more than 40

hours a week in all podiatric activities. Podiatrists who had been active for 30 to 34 years

spent slightly less than 40 hours a week in all

podiatric activities, and those who had been

active for 35 years or more spent, on an average,

only 34.5 hours a week in all podiatric activities.

Podiatrists who had been active less than 1 year

spent the least hours aweek in podiatric activities

(30.0).

The podiatrist’s principal form of employment shows a correlation with the mean number

of hours a week worked in all patient care activities. Table T presents this correlation. The data

in table T indicate that, on the average, podiatrists in other than solo practice spent several
Table T. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, mean number of hours a week devoted to patient care, and standard deviation,

by principal form of employment: United States, 1974

All

podiatrists Mean Standard

Principal form of employment providing number deviation

patient of hours in hours

care

All forms of employ merit ............................................... ................................................ 7,085 37.1 13.0

Self-employed .......................................................... ...................................................................... 6,836 37.1 13.8

Solo practice ................................m.............................................. .............................................. 5,719 36.9 12.5

Partnership .................................................................... ............................................................ 950 38.6 11.7

Group practice .......................................................................................................................... 167 38.6 17.1

Salaried .......................................................................................................................................... 237 34.8 18,8

Government employment ....................................................................................................... 120 37.4 20.0

Nongovernment employ ment2 ........................................................................................... ... .... 117 32.1 17.6

Other .............................................................................................................................................. 12 35.5 14.6

1 Includes ~mPloyment by Federel, state, and local governments and in armed 5ervices21ncludes employment by other podiatrists, prepaid group health plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

hours more a week in all patient care activities

than did their counterparts in solo practice.

However, since the standard deviation for the

number of hours worked a week in all podiatric

activities is substantial for each principal form of

employment (see table T), more research and

analysis are required to determine the significance

of the differences in number of hours worked a

week in patient care activities for each principal

form of employment.

Access to Hospital or Clinic Facilities

Survey respondents were asked several questions about their affiliations with the health care

community. One question sought to find out

whether they had hospital and clinic privileges.

Data in tables 10 and 11 indicate that podiatrists

with hospital and clinic privileges tend to spend

more hours a week in all podiatric activities and

also in the provision of patient care. The data in

table U show the podiatrist’s access to hospital

or clinic facilities according to age. As table U

indicates, the percent of podiatrists who have

neither hospitzd nor clinic privileges increased

with the advancing age of the podiatrist, and the

This pattern as reflected by the percent

distributions in table U cannot be explained

entirely from the data collected in the 1974

survey of podiatrists. The data in table 10 indicate that as podiatrists grow older they tend to

devote fewer hours a week to all podiatric activities and to the provision of patient care (table

11). It maybe that the practitioner also tends to

sever his hospital affiliations as his age increases

and his workload diminishes. An alternative explanation may be that recent graduates have a

stronger need to affiliate with a hospital or clinic

than may have been true of their older fellow

practitioners, and likewise that more of the

younger practitioners seek and gain access to

hospital and clinic facilities in the health care

community. Further research might help resolve

this issue.

percent of podiatrists who have hospital privileges only, decreased with age.

Number of Weeks Active in Podiatry

per Year

The number of weeks the podiatrist devoted

to patient care in 1973 is shown in tables 12

and 13. Podiatrists engaged in patient care and

active between Oand 47 weeks a year (excluding

14
Table U. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by hospital and clinic practice privileges, according to age: United

States, 1974

Practice privileges

All I I 1

Age active Hospital

Hospital Clinic podiatrists and None

clinic only only

All ages............

Under 35 years ................

35-44 years ......................

45-54 years ......................

55-64 years ......................

65 years and over ............

7,120

1,300

1,160

1,902

1,880

878

Number

1,957 1,563

579 384

412 336

494 408

366 311

106 125T

443 3,157

73 265

77 336

127 872

117 1,086

50 598

Practice privileges

All , 1 1

active Hospital

Hospital podiatrists and I

~fl$None

clinic only

Percent distribution

100.0 II 27.5

-u- 100.0 35.5

100.0 26.0

100.0 19.5

100.0 12.1

22.0

29.5

29.0

21.5

16.5

14.2

6.2

5.6

6.6

6.7

6.2

5.7

44.3

20.4

29.0

45.8

57.8

68.1

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Teble V. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, mean number of hours a week devoted to patient care, and standard deviation,

by number of waeks active in year preceding the survey: United St:

Weeks active during year preceding surveyl

Total ............................................................ ..................................................................

O-39 weeks ................................. ................................................ ........... .........................................

40J17 weeks ................................. .................................................................. .. ..............................

4849 weeks ........................................... ........................................................................................

50 weeks ........................................................................................................................................

51-52 weeks ...................................................................................................................................

l~xclud~s teMpOCarYiSSNtiVitY.

temporary inactivity)devoted less than 35 hours

a week to patient care. Table V indicates that, as

the number of weeks active during 1973 increased, so did the percentage of podiatrists

providing patient care who devoted 35 hours

or more a week to patient care. Those podiatrists providing patient care who worked an

average of 48 weeks or more during 1973 gave

full time to the provision of patient care.

Tables W and 14 demonstrate the relationship bet ween the number of weeks the podiatrist

was active in 1973 and the number of years he

had been active in the profession. There is an inverse relationship bet ween the number of weeks

active a year (excluding temporary inactivity)

and the number of years-active-in the profession.

The data in table 14 may account for this ins, 1974

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

7,085

203

917

2,091

2,518

1,356

I

Mean Standard

number deviation

of hours in hours

37.1 I

11.6

27.0 I 14.3

33.3 11.8

37.3 11.3

38.1 10.6

38.7 12.2

verse relationship in that the older podiatrist

tends to reduce his workload as he nears retirement, and the podiatrist new to the profession

may be working fewer than 35 hours a week and

less than 50 weeks a year in the early stages of

building up a practice.

The data in table 14 show that women constituted 3.8 percent of the active podiatric population in 1974. The mean number of years active

in podiatry was 30.4 for women compared with

31.9 for men. There were 184 women with 25

years or more of service. Fourteen women were

active in the profession less than 4 years. There

were 2,749 men with 25 years or more of podiatric activity and 797 with 4 years or less of activity. The data in table 14 indicate that neither

the male nor female segments of the active

15
Table W. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of years active in podiatry and standard deviation, by number of weeks active in

year preceding the survay: United States, 1974

All Mean Standard

Weeks active during year preceding surveyl active numbar deviation

podiatrists of years in years

Total ................. ........................................................................ ..................................... 7,120 22.3 13.0

0-39 weeks ...................................... ..................................................... .......................................... 211 27.3 15.8

40-47 weeks ................................................................................................................................... 919 26.6 13.3

48z19 weeks ........................................................ ........ ................................... ...............................- 2,098 23.3 12,1

50 weeks .................................................... .................................................................................... 2,527 21.8

51-52 weeks

12.4

...... ........................................................................ ............................ .................... ..... 1,365 18.0 13.4

lExcl~&s temporary inactivity.

podiatric population are being adequately

replaced.

Efforts have been made recently to attract

minority group members to the podiatry profession. The data in table X could suggest that

these efforts apparently are not sufficient to

counterbalance retirement attrition among

members of minorit y groups.

Number of Years Active in the Profession

The active podiatrist in 1974 had been practicing his profession an average 22.3 years. Approximately 41 percent of active practitioners

had been active for 25 years or more. Detailed

data for number of years active in podiatry are

found in table 14.

The podiatrists who are most likely to reduce their caseload or retire and leave the profession in the near future are those who have

been active in the profession 25 years or more.

Table 14 shows that in 1974 there were 2,933

active podiatrists with 25 years or more of service in the profession, or 41.2 percent of the

7,120 active podiatrists. Two groups may serve

as replacements for this potential attrition. The

first is the podiatrists with 4 years or Iess of

active participation in the field. In this category

are 810 podiatrists, approximately 11.4 percent

ot the 7J 20 active practitioners. Perhaps another

270 graduates in the academic year 1973-74

may be added to the active podiatric populations These 1,080 relatively new professionals

would replace only an approximate one-third of

the anticipated Ioss of 2,933 active practitioners

in the near future.

The data in table 14 indicate that the Ionger

the podiatrist is active in the profession the

more likely it is that he will gravitate toward

solo practice as his principal employment. However, the number of years active in the profession and the age of the practitioner are highly

correlated.

Man-hours of Podiatric Patient Care

per 100,000 Resident Population

Table 15 shows on a State-by-State basis the

number of man-hours of podiatric patient care

per 100,000 population. On the average, podiatrists in the United States provided 124.2 manhours of patient care a week per 100,000 population. Ten States and the District of Columbia

exceeded this average, and 40 States had a lower

ratio. The District of Columbia had the highest

patient-care-to-population ratio, 276.5 manhours per week.

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Table X. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of years active in podiatry, according to race and ethnicity:

United States, 1974

Years active Years active

All in podiatry All in podiatry

Race and ethnicity active active

podiatrists ~4 5-24 25 or podiatrists ~4 5-24 25 or

more more

All races ...........................................................

White ................................................................................

Black ................................................................................

Other ................................................................................

Hispanic origin or descentl ..............................

7,120

6,858

223

39

82

Number

T

810 3,377

789 3,213

17 133

4 31

6 47

2.933

2,857

73

3

26

I

Percent distribution

100.0 II 11.4

100.0 11.5

100.0 7.6

100.0 10.3

100.0 7.3

lThe 82 active podiatrists of Hispanic origin or descent are also reported as “Vfhlte,” “black,” and “other” races. I

47.4 41.2

46.8 41.7

59.6 32.7

79.5 7.7

57.3 31.7

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

000

17
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18
LIST OF DETAILED TABLES

1. Resident population, number of active podiatrists and ratio to population, and number of inactive podiatrists by reason for

inactivity, by geographic area: United States, 1974 ...................................................................................................................

2. Resident population, number of active podiatrists and ratio to population, and number of inactive podiatrists by reason for

inactivity, by primary State of practice or residence: United Statas, 1974 ........................................................................... .....

3. Numbar of podiatrists providing patient care, by podiatric school of graduation and primary State of practice: United States,

1974 ........................................................................................................................................................................................

4. Number of active and inactive podiatrists, by age and years active in podiatry: Unitad States, 1974 ........................................

5. Number and percent distribution of resident population and active podiatrists by geographic location of practice, according

to race: United States, 1974 .....................................................................................................................................................

6. Number of active podiatrists by race, ethnicity, and selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1974 ................

7. Number of podiatrists providing patient cara, by principal form of employment and selected characteristics of the podiatrist:

Unitad States, 1974 ...................................................................................................................................................................

8. Number of podiatrists providing patiant care, by principei form of employment and primary State of practice: Unitad Statas,

1974 ........................................................................................................................................................................................

9. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of hours worked a week, and standard deviation, by primary State of practice:

United States, 1974 ..................................................................................................................................................................

10, Number of activa podiatrists by total number of hours a week devotad to podiatry and selected characteristics of the podiatrist, with mean number of hours a week devoted to podiatry: United States, 1974 .................................................................

11. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by total number of hours a week devoted to patient care and selected characteristics of the podiatrist, with mean number of hours a week devoted to patient care: United States, 1974 ............................

12. Number of active podiatrists by total number of hours a week devoted to podiatry and primary State of practice, with mean

number of hours a week devoted to podiatry: United States, 1974 ............... ............................................................................

13. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by total number of hours a week devotad to patient care and primary State of

practice, with mean number of hours a week devotad to patient care and ratio of man-hours of patient care per week to resident population: United States, 1974 ........................................................................................ ................................................

14. Number of active podiatrists by number of years active in podiatry and selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United

States, 1974 .............................................................................................................................................................................

15. Number of podiatrists providing patient care and ratio of man-hours of patient care per week to resident population, by

primary State of practice: United States, 1974 ........................................................................................................................

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

19
Table . . Resident Domslation, . . number of active podiatrists and ratio to population, and number of inactive podiatrists by reason for inactivity,

by geographic area: United States, 1974

All

podiatrists

Active podiatrists Inactive podiatrists

Resident

population

in

thousands Total Retired

1,140 719

402 237

139 83

264 155

274 176

223 139

51 38

233 161

160 116

31 20

42 26

231 144

54 35

177 109

139 83

184 103

114 71

157 116

232 146

46 28

40 28

23 16

185 113

21 14

Total 1

Number per

100,000

rasidant

population

Other

reasons

for

inactivity

Geographic area Active in

another

occupation

United States ......................... 226 196

Geographic region and division

Nonheast ...............................................

New England ....................................

Middle Atlantic ................................

North Cantral ........................................

East North Central ...........................

West North Central ...........................

South .....................................................

South Atlantic ..................................

East South Central ...........................

West South Central ...........................

West .......................................................

21 ‘1,390 8,261 7,120 3.4

49,426 3,267 2,894 95 70

622

2,272

1,974

1,540

334

1,141

5.9

5.1

6.1

3.4

28

66

53

27

43

44

12,150

37,276

761

2,536

57,544 2,248

40,862

16,682

67,177

1,863

385

1,374

4.0

2.0

1.7

45

9

38

40

4

34

33,206

13,387

20,584

868

150

357

1,342

707

119

315

1,111

2.1

0.9

1.5

3.0

26

5

8

39

19

7

8

37,244 47

Mountain ..........................................

Pacific ..............................................

Standard Federal Administrative

Region

228

883

9,411

27,833

282

1,060

761

1,775

1,109

670

1,943

388

285

157

1,032

141

2.4

3.2

5.1

6.3

4.2

1.5

3.8

1.6

2.1

2,2

3.5

1.7

37

29

51

26

19

46

8

8

3

35

1

10

37

27

29

17

22

41

10

3

4

35

5

Region l ................................................. 12,150

25,441

23,924

34,506

44,779

21,707

11,445

6,082

24,480

6,878

622

1,581

994

513

1,711

342

246

134

847

120

Region I [ ...............................................

Region II 1..............................................

Regiion IV .............................................

Region V ...............................................

Region VI ..............................................

Region VI l.............................................

Ragion VI II ...........................................

Region IX ..............................................

Region X ...............................................

1Includes 67 podiatrists ‘{on vacation, moving, or temporarily inactive for other reasom.”

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

20
Table 2. Resident population, number of active podiatrists and ratio to population, and number of inactive podiatrists by reason for

inactivity, by primary State of practice or residence: United States, 1974

Primary State of practicel

United States ..............

Alabama ......................................

Alaska .........................................

Arizona .......................................

Arkansas .....................................

California ....................................

Colorado .....................................

Connecticut ................................

Delaware .....................................

District of Columbia ...................

Florida ........................................

Georgia .......................................

Hawaii .........................................

Idaho ..........................................

Illinois .........................................

Indiana ........................................

Iowa ............................................

Kansas.........................................

Kentucky ....................................

Louisiana ....................................

Maine ..........................................

Maryland .....................................

Massachusetts..............................

Michigan .....................................

Minnesota ...................................

Mississippi...................................

Missouri ......................................

Montana ......................................

Nebraska .....................................

Nevada ........................................

New Hampshire ...........................

New Jersey..................................

New Mexico ................................

New York ,,,,,..,.,...,..,,, ................

North Carolina ............................

North Dakota ..............................

Ohio ............................................

Oklahoma ...................................

Oregon ........................................

Pennsylvania ...............................

Rhode Island...............................

South Carolina ............................

South Dakota ..............................

Tennessee,,.,.,,.............................

Texas ..........................................

Utah ............................................

Varmont .,...................................

Virginia .......................................

Washington .................................

West Virginia ...............................

Wisconsin....................................

Wyoming .....................................

Rasident

population

in

thousands

211,390

3,577

337

2,153

2,062

20,907

2,496

3,088

573

723

8,090

4,882

847

799

11,131

!5,330

2,855

2,270

3,357

3,764

1,047

4,094

5,800

9,098

3,917

2,324

4,777

735

1,543

573

808

7,330

1,122

18,111

5,363

637

10,737

2,709

2,266

11,835

937

2,784

682

4,129

12,050

1,173

470

4,908

3,476

1,791

4,566

359

All

podiatrists

8,261

27

3

78

22

929

81

201

20

54

364

81

8

18

682

148

97

52

67

40

21

142

441

321

80

11

96

14

41

17

30

408

31

1,367

57

5

563

53

43

761

60

18

14

45

242

34

8

87

77

45

148

9

Active podiatrists

Total 2

7,120

19

3

55

20

770

64

173

18

52

251

70

8

15

572

128

84

42

52

36

18

131

348

296

71

9

82

14

37

15

23

359

27

1,232

55

5

516

51

37

682

53

18

12

40

208

32

7

G

39

127

7

Number pel

100,000

resident

population

0.5

0.9

2.6

1.0

3.7

2.6

5.6

3.1

7.2

3.1

1.4

0.9

1.9

5.1

2.4

2.9

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.7

3.2

6.0

3.3

1.8

0.4

1.7

1.9

2.4

2.6

2.8

4.9

2.4

6.8

1.0

0.8

4.8

1.9

1.6

5.8

5.7

0.6

1.8

1.0

1.7

2.7

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.2

2.8

1.9

Inactive podiatrists

1State of mailing address for inactive podiatrists.

2~nclude5~7 podiatrists ‘$on~~ation, meting, ortemporarily inactive forotsrer reasons.”

Total Retired

1,140 719

8

23

2

160

17

28

2

1

113

11

3

110

20

12

10

15

3

3

11

93

24

9

2

14

4

2

7

49

4

135

2

47

2

6

80

7

:

34

2

1

14

11

7

21

2

5

15

2

96

11

16

1

1

90

5

1

67

15

9

8

7

1

1

5

58

14

7

2

9

3

2

5

31

3

72

1

30

5

51

3

2

4

22

1

:

6

13

2

Active

in another

occupation

226

1

5

30

2

8

1

11

2

28

3

2

2

2

1

5

19

1

1

2

1

10

41

1

7

1

1

15

2

1

6

1

4

1

5

Other

reasons

for

inactivity

195

1

3

34

4

4

12

4

2

15

2

1

5

1

2

1

16

9

1

2

2

8

1

21

10

1

14

1

6

1

2

3

3

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

21
Table 3. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by podiatric school of graduation and primary State of practice: United States,

Primary State of practice

United States ......

Alabama .............................

Alaska ................................

Arizona ..............................

Arkansas .............................

California ...........................

Colorado ............................

Connecticut ........................

Delaware ............................

District of Columbia ...........

Florida ...............................

Georgia ...............................

Hawaii ................................

Idaho ..................................

Illinois ................................

Indiana ...............................

Iowe.c .................................

Kansas ................................

Kentucky ........................ ...

Louisiana ............................

Maine ..... ............................

Maryland ................ ............

Massachusetts .....................

Michigan .............................

Minnesota ...........................

Mississippi ..........................

Missouri ..............................

Montana .............................

Nebraska ............................

Nevada ...............................

New Hampshire ..................

New Jersey .........................

New Mexico .......................

New York ...........................

North Carolina ...................

North Dakota .....................

Ohio ...................................

Oklahoma ...........................

Oregon ...............................

Pennsylvania.......................

Rhode Island ......................

South Carolina ...................

South Dakota .....................

Tennessee...........................

Texas..................................

Utah ...................................

Vermont .............................

Virginia ..............................

Washington.........................

West Virginia ......................

Wisconsin ...........................

Wyoming ............................

All

podiatrists

providing

care

7,085

19

3

55

20

764

64

173

18

51

248

70

8

15

570

128

84

42

52

36

18

131

347

296

70

9

82

14

37

15

23

355

27

1,226

55

5

515

51

37

674

53

17

12

40

208

32

7;

66

39

126

7

Graduates

of schools

n operation

in 1974

5,546

15

47

16

721

44

137

3

30

202

59

9

11

350

110

69

33

35

24

7

100

87

277

52

6

57

13

35

14

12

265

26

1,216

44

4

507

40

32

303

23

14

5

31

178

31

5

56

59

30

100

2

1974

—-.

California

College

713

11

1

535

8

2

4

7

2

5

1

1

1

2

3

3

2

2

5

8

1

1

11

1

4

14

1

22

18

31

1

1

Schools in operation in 1974

Illinois

College

1,517

7

7

14

72

24

40

6

44

15

2

5

331

87

69

19

17

13

1

8

16

94

44

6

45

10

28

4

6

73

9

21

14

4

15

24

14

60

8

2

4

21

76

12

2

11

16

10

86

1

New York

College

1,445

13

42

1

59

8

67

4

1

2

1

25

13

10

1

1

1

1

7

4

1,151

3

1

11

1

1

1

13

2

Ohio

College

1,682

8

14

1

64

11

30

1

12

77

29

5

1

15

21

14

16

9

6

45

52

168

6

11

1

1

5

159

12

20

25

489

12

4

164

9

12

1

8

77

1

3

24

10

18

13

Pennsylvania

College

191

2

8

6

2

4

10

4

2

1

20

3

2

1

25

13

2

1

67

5

;

8

1

1

Graduates

of schools

defunct

in 19741

1,537

4

3

8

4

43

19

37

15

::

12

3

218

18

15

9

17

13

11

30

259

19

18

2

25

1

1

11

91

1

10

10

1

7

12

4

370

30

2

7

9

30

1

Ii

6

2;

4

lIncludes foreign schools.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

22
Table 4. Number of active and inactive podiatrists, by age and years active in podiatry: United States, 1974

Age and years active in podiatry

Total ...................................................................

Age —

Under 35 years ...................................................................

3544 years ..................................................................... ....

45-54 years ................. ............................................. ...........

55-64 years .........................................................................

65-74 years .........................................................................

75 years and over ................................................................

Years active in podiatry

Less than 1 year ..................................................................

1.4 years .............................................................................

!5-9 years .............................................................................

10-14 yeers ...................................... ................................ ...

15-19 years ..................................................... ....................

20-24 years ................................................................ .........

25-29 yaars ..................... ....................................................

30-34 years ...................... ...................................................

36 years or more .................... .......................... ...................

All

podiatrists

8,261

1,329

1,201

2,079

2,166

1,099

386

35

919

825

676

755

1,439

836

688

2,087

All

active

podiatrists

7,120

1,300

1,160

1,902

1,880

727

151

1

809

726

603

691

1,357

772

570

1,591

Total

1,140

28

41

177

286

372

235

34

109

99

73

64

82

64

118

496

lIncludes 67 podiatrists “on vacation, moving, or temporarily inactive fOr other reaSOns.”

Inactive podiatrists

Reti rad

719

6

10

52

150

295

206

8

36

33

36

31

34

51

88

402

Active in

occupation

226

8

26

92

77

18

5

17

56

56

23

23

19

2

15

14

Other

reasons

for

inactivity

195

15

5

33

59

59

24

9

17

10

14

11

28

11

15

80

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

23
Table 5. Number and percent distribution of resident population and active podiatrists by geographic location of Practice, accOrtin9 to r~e: United

States, 1974

~

Geographic location of practice

Percent distribution

39 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

8.7

22.3

14.0

7.2

24.0

4.8

3.5

1.9

11.9

1.7

40.6

100.0

-

2.6

2.6

2.6

20.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

46,2

12.8

7.7

2.6

5.1

23.1

20.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

61.5

2.6

59.0

211,390 7,120 6,858 223

=

617

1,558

961

505

1,802

329

232

127

816

113

2,642

-

Federal Standard Administrative

Region

9.0

22.7

14.0

7.4

23.4

4.8

3.4

1.9

11.9

1.6

41.4

1.3

15.2

14.8

3.6

45.3

4.9

5.4

2.7

5.8

0.9

21.6

3

34

33

8

101

11

12

6

13

2

46

3

45

112

98

14

40

23

6

11

21

1

1

1

8

1

1

1

18

5

3

1

2

9

8

1

1

5.7

12.0

11.3

16.3

21.2

10.3

5.4

2.9

11.6

3.3

23.4

6.7

17.6

27,2

19,3

7.9

31,8

12,150

25,441

23,924

34,506

44,779

21,707

11,445

6,082

24,489

6,878

49,426

12,150

37,276

57,544

40,862

16,662

67,177

622

1,591

994

513

1,711

342

246

134

847

120

2,894

Region I...........................................

Region II .........................................

Region III ........................................

Region IV ........................................

Ragion V .........................................

Region VI ........................................

Region VII .......................................

Ragion VIII .....................................

Region IX ........................................

Region X .........................................

Geographic region and division

8.7

31,g

273

9.0

32.4

27.0

2r2

WL2

43.9

6.3

17.9

10.3

:;

9.4

622

2,272

1,974

617

2,225

1,851

New England ..............................

Middle Atlantic .........................

North Central ..................................

23.0

4.7

16.0

9.9

1.7

4.4

15.6

22.4

4,6

16.0

10.0

1.6

4.4

15.5

3.2

12.3

1,640

334

1,141

1,533

318

1,099

684

113

302

1,066

221

845

East North Central .....................

West North Central .....................

15.7

6.3

9.7

17.6

33,206

13,387

20,584

37,244

707

119

315

1,111

South Atlantic ............................

East South Central .....................

West South Central ..................... 1

24

3.2

12.4

2.7

6.7

9,411

27,833

228

883

6

15

1

23

4.5

13.2

Mountain ....................................

Pacific ........................................

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals duetorounfing.

24
Table6. Number ofactiva podiatrists byraca, ethnicity, andselected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1974

Characteristic

Total ................................................................................................ .......

Sex —

Mele ............................................... .........................................................................

Female ....................................................................................................................

Age —

Under 35 yearn ........................... .............................................................................

35-44 years ..... ................................................................................ ........................

45-54 years .............................................................................................................

55-64 years ............................................... ............. ................................................

65 years and over ....................................................................................................

Years active in podiatry

Less than 1 year ......................................................................................................

1-4 years .................................................................................................................

5-9 years ........o..o......................... .........m...................................................... ............

10-14 years .............................................................................................................

15-19 years .............................................................................................................

20-24 years .............................................................................................................

25-29 years .............................................................................................................

30-34 years .............................................................................................................

35 yaars or more ...................l .................................................................................

Podiatric school of graduation

Beacon (Mass.) ........................................................................................................

California College2 ..................................................................................................

Chicago Collage .......................................................................................................

Illinois Collaga2 .......................................................................... .................... ........

Middlesex (Mass.) ....................................................................................................

Northwestern Institute (ill.) ....................................................................................

Ohio Collaga2 ...................................................... ...................................................

Pennsylvania College2 ........................................................................................... ..

Other U.S. schools ................................................ ..................................................

Foreign schools ............................... ........................................................................

All

active

podiatrists

7,120

6,848

272

1,300

1,160

1,902

1,880

878

1

809

726

603

691

1,357

772

570

1,591

95

717

382

1,524

94

137

1,691

191

2,269

21

Nhite

5,858

5,624

234

1,282

1,120

1,815

1,809

833

1

788

702

580

647

1,284

749

555

1,553

95

686

362

1,455

92

124

1,619

187

2,218

21

Race

Black

223

186

37

11

26

74

68

43

17

12

19

37

65

21

14

38

11

19

67

1

11

60

2

50

lThe 82 ~ctive Po&latr~ts of flls~ani cori~i nordescent arealso reported as’’whlte,’’’’blackand and “Other’’r aces21ssoperation in 1974.

Other

39

38

2

6

13

12

3

2

3

12

4

7

8

2

1

20

1

2

2

11

1

1

Hispanic

origin or

descentl

82

78

4

16

15

23

21

7

7

14

14

6

15

8

4

15

16

6

18

3

4

14

21

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals due to rounding.

25
Table7. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by principal form of employment andselected charactaristicsof tha podiatrist: United States,

1974

All Salf-employed Other

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

Nongovernment

Characteristic of

employment

solo

)ractice

Partrrership

Government Total Total

practice

Total .......................................................... 12

—Sex

Male ...........................................................................

Female .......................................................................

—Age

Under 35 years ..........................................................

35-44 years ................................................................

45-54 years ................................................................

55-64 years .............................................................<..

65 yaars and over.......................................................

Podiatric school of graduation

lllinois Cone e3 .........................................................

3 Ohio College ............................................................

New York College3 ....................................................

Pennsylvania College3 ................................................

California Collega3 ....................................................

Chicago College .........................................................

Northwestern Institute (Ill.) ......................................

Middlesex (Mass.) ......................................................

Beacon (Mass.)...........................................................

Other U.S. schools.....................................................

Foreign schools..........................................................

Years activa in podiatry

Lessthanl year.........................................................

1-4 years ....................................................................

5-9 years ....................................................................

10-14 years ................................................................

15-19 years ................................................................

20-24 years ................................................................

25-28 years ................................................................

30-34 years ................................................................

35 years or more ........................................................

Geographic region of practice

Northeast ...................................................................

North Central ............................................................

South .........................................................................

West...........................................................................

Standard Federal Administrative

Region of practice

Region I.....................................................................

Region I I ...................................................................

Region Ill .v ..................................................................

..................................................................

Region V ...................................................................

Region VI ..................................................................

Region Vll .................................................................

Region Vlll ...............................................................

Region IX ..................................................................

Region X ...................................................................

7,085 6,836 5,719 950 167 237 120 117

5,501 908

42

356

197

187

165

45

221

238

201

43

121

28

7

2

3

82

3

224

160

103

93

123

64

62

120

315

245

224

167

53

207

119

120

223

45

22

27

121

12

163

5

66

46

24

17

15

34

35

56

8

19

5

1

:

43

39

21

15

18

3

9

20

76

38

25

28

3

59

20

10

35

8

3

5

20

2

232

5

90

36

55

42

14

42

63

34

22

38

7

2

4

3

23

0

75

22

23

17

43

16

15

25

70

69

47

50

8

30

52

20

63

:

6

43

1

118

3

33

:

27

7

22

43

17

4

15

5

3

1

14

0

24

8

18

7

29

13

9

11

;:

36

26

2

15

30

14

20

6

6

6

19

1

114

2

67

;:

15

7

20

20

17

18

23

2

2

1

2

9

0

.-

51

14

6

10

14

3

6

14

39

43

11

24

6

15

22

6

43

1

24

10

1

6,814

271

1,296

1,156

1,897

1,867

869

1,517

1,682

1,445

191

713

3B1

137

94

95

809

21

1

805

723

602

687

1,354

768

565

1,578

2,876

1,968

1,135

1,105

621

1,582

985

509

1,706

342

246

134

841

120

6,571

265 218

1,201

1,120

1,838

1,824

853

1,472

1,617

1,409

168

674

375

134

90

91

779

877

5

3

1

2

,628

,642

793

,217

,344

,152

117

534

342

127

88

87

694

18

1

459

500

455

563

3

2

2

1

1

785

21

1

725

700

579

5

1

670

1

1

;

1,309

751

549

1,551

2,801

1,894

1,088

1,054

613

1,549

931

1,168

683

47’9

1,411

2,410

1,611

839

859

556

1,283

791

358

1,379

281

215

95

655

105

2

2

489

1,637 6

335

240

128

797

119

1

1Includes employment by Federal, State, and local governments and in armed services.

‘Includes employment by other podiatrists, prepaid gsoup health plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

%n operation in 1974,

NOTE: Figures may not add to totala due torounding.

26
Table 8. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by prinoipal form of employment and primary State of practice: United States,

Primary

State

of

practice

United States ..................

Alabama..,.., ....................................

Alaska .............................................

Arizona ...........................................

Arkansas .........................................

California ........................................

Colorado .........................................

Connecticut ....................................

Delawara .........................................

District of Columbia .......................

Florida ............................................

Georgia ...........................................

Hawaii .............................................

Idaho ..............................................

lllinois .............................................

Indiana ,,..... ...................................

lowa ................................................

Kansas.............................................

Kentucky ........................................

Louisiana ........................................

Maina ................................,.!..,.!.....,

Maryland .........................................

Massachusetts..................................

Michigan .........................................

Minnesota .......................................

Mississippi,.,,,,.................................

Missouri ..........................................

Montana ..........................................

Nebraska .........................................

Nevada ............................................

New Hampshire ...............................

Naw Jersey......................................

New Mexico ....................................

Naw York .......................................

North Cerolina ................................

North Dakota ..................................

Ohio ................................................

Oklahoma .......................................

Oragon ............................................

Pennsylvania ...................................

Rhoda Island...............................0...

South Carolina ................................

South Dakota ..................................

Tennessaa........................................

Texas ..............................................

Utah ................................................

Vermont .........................................

Virginia ...........................................

Washington .....................................

West Virginia ...................................

Wisconsin........................................

Wyoming .........................................

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

7.085

19

3

55

20

764

64

173

18

2:;

70

8

15

570

128

84

42

52

36

18

131

347

296

70

9

82

14

37

15

23

355

27

1,226

55

5

515

51

37

674

53

17

12

40

208

32

7

73

66

39

126

7

1974

Self-employed

Total

6,836

-

18

3

55

20

719

59

173

18

42

243

66

8

15

545

125

83

41

50

35

18

128

340

282

66

9

79

14

37

E

351

27

1,198

50

5

494

48

37

639

53

15

12

39

204

32

7

65

64

39

124

6

solo

wactice

5,719

-

18

3

30

20

603

47

138

15

37

174

43

8

12

454

107

74

36

37

30

18

85

322

205

60

7

71

10

34

14

22

302

21

980

38

5

444

41

31

571

50

14

12

26

170

16

7

50

59

33

109

6

Partnership

950

23

97

11

36

2

4

65

18

2

77

14

9

4

13

6

39

:

6

1

6

2

3

1

46

6

162

12

46

7

5

55

3

12

26

14

14

5

6

11

Group

practice

167

1

19

1

1

4

5

1

14

4

1

4

3

8

2

2

.

.

2

56

.

5

1

14

1

8

2

1

4

Total

237

1

43

5

9

4

5

22

3

1

1

2

1

.

3

7

13

4

3

1

5

26

5

18

2

32

1

1

4

7

1

2

1

Government

120

1

19

5

6

3

1

4

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

1

3

.

2

14

4

9

2

14

.

1

1

3

6

1

1

1

lIncludes employment by Federal, State, andkalgo vernmentsan din armedservices,

2Includes employment by other podiatrists, prepaid group health plans, and nOn!gOWriW3ntd WWr@tionsNongovernment

117

24

3

1

4

18

2

5

10

3

.

1

3

12

1

9

18

1

1

1

Other

form

of

employment

12

1

2

1

i

2

2

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals due to rounding.

27
Table9. Number of active podiatrists, mean number of hours worked a week, and standard deviation, by primaw State of practica:

United States, 1974

All

Primary State of practice

United States..................................................................................................................

Alabama .........................................................................................................................................

Arizona ..........................................................................................................................................

Arkansas.........................................................................................................................................

California ................................................................................................................................ .......

Connecticut ....................................................................................................................................

Delaware ........................................................................................................................................

District of ColumMa .......................................................................................................................

Florida ...........................................................................................................................................

Georgia............ ..............................................................................................................................

ldaho ..............................................................................................................................................

lllinois ............................................................................................................................................

Indiana ...........................................................................................................................................

lom ...............................................................................................................................................

Kansas............................................................................................................................................

Louisiana........................................................................................................................................

Maine ................................................................................................................................ .............

Maryland ........................................................................................................................................

Massachusetts.................................................................................................................................

Minnesota .......................................................................................................................................

Mississippi......................................................................................................................................

Missouri..........................................................................................................................................

Montana .........................................................................................................................................

Nebraska ........................................................................................................................................

Nevada ................................................................................................................................ ...........

New HamWhire ..............................................................................................................................

New Jersey.....................................................................................................................................

Naw Mexico ...................................................................................................................................

New York .......................................................................................................................................

North Carolina ...............................................................................................................................

North Dakota .................................................................................................................................

Ohio ...............................................................................................................................................

Oklahoma .......................................................................................................................................

Oregon ................................................................................................................................ ...........

Pennsylvania...................................................................................................................................

Rhode island ..................................................................................................................................

South Carolina ...............................................................................................................................

South Dakota .................................................................................................................................

Tennessee.......................................................................................................................................

Taxas..............................................................................................................................................

Utah ............................................................................................................................................ ...

Vermont .........................................................................................................................................

Virginia ................................................................................................................................ ..........

Washington.....................................................................................................................................

West Virginia ..................................................................................................................................

Wisconsin ................................................................................................................................ .......

Wyoming ........................................................................................................................................

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototala dueto rounding.

active

podiatrists

7,120

19

3

55

20

768

64

173

18

52

251

71

8

15

571

128

84

42

52

36

19

131

347

297

71

9

82

14

37

16

23

368

27

1,231

55

5

515

52

37

683

53

18

12

40

208

32

7

73

66

39

126

7

Mean

of hours

39.9

37.9

35.0

42.0

37.2

39.5

43.9

38.2

42.0

41.8

37.9

44.8

34.6

39.1

39.9

37.0

40.3

39.6

40.0

39.0

37.6

40.8

38.2

41.0

41.9

40.4

39.9

32.9

41.7

40.9

40.4

38.6

43.6

40.9

39.8

45.2

39.7

41.0

37.3

40.1

42.1

39.9

34.1

40.6

39.9

41.3

36.2

43.9

41.6

40.9

38.8

34.2

Standard

deviation

in hours

13.0

11.1

12.2

13.7

13.9

14.1

10.4

8.2

9.5

10.1

15.1

17.2

9.0

13.2

13.7

10.6

12.7

11.8

10.5

11.4

13.2

14.8

12.8

13.3

4.0

11.8

7.3

12.5

11.9

15.3

11.7

1:::

9.2

11.8

12.9

9.9

9.0

13.9

15.5

10.7

12.3

13.0

9.8

7.7

16.1

14.1

11.1

9.4

15.2

10.8

28
Table IO. Number of active podiatrists by total number of hours a week devoted to podiatry and selected characteristics of the

podiatrist, with mean number ofhours aweekdevoted to podiatry: United Stetes,1974

Number of hours a week devoted to podiatry

All

active

podiatrists

Mean

number

20-34 3540 of hours

Characteristic Less

than

1

60

or

more

1-19 41-59

Total ................................................................

Sex

7,120 9 394 1,333

1,262

71

191

204

284

372

282

1

119

116

112

109

217

133

111

417

1,306

2,424

2,340

84

453

366

668

2,513

2,469

44

524

491

741

623

135

331

293

251

265

507

285

189

393

2,419

448 39.9

Male .................................................................................

Female .............................................................................

6,848

272

1,300

1,160

1,902

1,880

878

1

809

726

603

691

1,357

772

570

1,591

6,836

9

1

4

3

1

1

2

5

9

332

62

14

9

72

116

183

13

7

9

24

45

41

38

218

366

436

11

118

90

137

80

23

75

62

42

50

89

48

29

54

409

40.3

31.2

43.2

42.5

41.8

38.7

30.4

30.0

43.2

42.7

42.2

41.5

41.3

40.6

38.6

34.5

39.8

—Age

Under 35 years .................................................................

36-44 years .......................................................................

45-54 years .......................................................................

55-64 yeaw .......................................................................

65 years and over .............................................................

685

252

271

248

189

244

500

266

201

506

2,327

Years active in ~odiatrv

Less thanl year ...............................................................

1-4 years .............................................. .............................

6-9 years...........................................................................

10.14 years..............m........................................................

15-19 years.......................................................................

20.24 years.......................................................................

25-29 years.......................................................................

30-34 years.......................................................................

35 years or more ..............................................................

principal form of employment of podiatrists

providing patient carel

Self-employed ..................................................................

Solo practice ...............................................................

Partnership ..................................................................

Group practice ............................................................

5,719

950

167

237

120

117

12

335

24

7

15

1,975

305

48

84

8

1

1,142

133

30

20

1,937

422

60

82

42

40

4

321

66

22

35

39.3

42.5

43.2

45.5

45.9

45.1

43.8

Salaried ............................................................................

Government employment .........................................

Nongovernment employ merit ....................................

8

7

5

16

3

50

33

2

16

19

Other type of employment .............................................. 2

Practice privileges

Hospital and clinic privileges ............................................

Hospital privileges only ....................................................

Clinic privileges only ........................................................

Neither hospital nor clinic privileges.................................

1,957

1,563

443

3,157

49

40

15

290

245

325

81

683

572

539

152

1,161

865

570

170

908

227

90

24

108

50.8

46.3

46.2

41.8

1

8

lExcludes 35podiatrists whodonotprovidel hour ormoreof patient care a week.

21nclud~semploymentby Federal, State, andlocal governments andinmmed services.

31~~l~&sernployment by other podiatrists, prepaid ~ouphealth plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals dueto rounding.

29
Table Il. Number of Podiatrists providing patient care, by total number of hoursa week devoted to patient ~reandselemad chara~eri$ticsof

thepodiatrist, wi~hmean number of hours aweekdevoted topatiantczwe: United States, 1974

Characteristic

All

Jodiat rists

providing

patient

cara

Uumber of hours a week devoted to patiant care

Mean

number

of hours

60

1-19 20-34 or

1,708

35-50

2,962

41-59

1,718

:han

1 more

Total ................................................................................ 7,085

6,814

20

=

18

1

6

10

3

2

1

1

7

8

5

8

5

2

17

439 239 37.1

Male .................................................................................................

Female .............................................................................................

376

63

29

21

83

121

185

26

16

14

27

47

44

41

223

63

90

94

116

77

404

1,626

82

287

297

379

439

306

1

176

161

169

149

296

162

138

455

70

338

500

528

271

1,650

2,875

86

607

480

814

802

256

360

343

237

296

595

333

228

569

45

315

935

1,130

537

2,874

1,683

35

318

313

539

449

99

208

172

160

185

365

234 37.4

5 29.3

55

45

76

45

18

33

31

23

27

50

28

14

33

4

18

65

85

67

222

271

,296

,156

,897

,867

869

1

805

723

602

687

,354

768

565

,576

203

917

A&e

39.0

38.7

38,7

36.7

29,2

Under 35 years .................................................................................

35-44 years .......................................................................................

45-54 years .......................................................................................

55-64 years .......................................................................................

65 years and over .............................................................................

Years active in podiatry

30.0

38.7

38.7

38.4

38.2

38.7

38.0

35.9

32.9

Less thanl year ........................................ ......................................

14 years ...........................................................................................

5-9 yaars ...........................................................................................

10-14 years .......................................................................................

15-19 years .......................................................................................

20-24 years .......................................................................................

25-28 years .......................................................................................

30-34 yaars .......................................................................................

35 years or more ..............................................................................

200

138

290

20

151

489

Weeke active during year preceding surveyl

27.0

33.3

37,3

38.1

38.7

0-39 weeks .......................................................................................

4047 weeks .....................................................................................

4849 weeks .....................................................................................

50 weeks ..........................................................................................

51-52 weeks .....................................................................................

2,091

2,518

1,356

655

403

1,669

Principal form of employment of podiatrists

providing patient carez

Self-employad .................................................................................. 6,836 37.1

Solo practice ...............................................................................

Partnership ..................................................................................

Group practice ............................................................................

5,719

950

167

16

1

2

365

28

10

34

12

23

1

1,408

202

41

52

16

36

6

431

416

97

764

2,374

438

62

87

57

30

1

833

638

202

1,289

1,370

255

44

47

30

17

1

519

407

98

693

186

26

10

15

5

10

2

100

50

13

76

36.9

38.6

38.8

237 34.8

Government employ mant3 .........................................................

Nongovernment employ ment4 ....................................................

120

117

1

1

37.4

32.1

Other type of employment ............................................................... 12 35.5

Practice privi Ieges

Hospital and clinic privileges ............................................................

Hospital privileges only ....................................................................

Clinic privileges only ........................................................................

Neithar hospital nor clinic privileges .................................................

1~xcludes tempOr=Y inactivit’-

1,954

1,561

439

3,131

7

2

10

.

65

50

26

299

38.9

38.0

37.0

35.4

2Di~tribution based &podiat&ts whoprOvidedl hour ormoreof ptientmrea week

s~nclude~empl~ymentby Federal, State andlocal governments andinrirmed services.

41nc1udes employment by other podiatri~ts, prepaid group health plane, and nongOvernmental 0r3anizati0m.

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals duetororrnding.

30
Table 12. Number of active podiatrists by total number ofhours aweekdevoted topodiatry andprimaw State ofpractice, with mean

number of hours aweekdevoted topodlatry: United Statas,1974

Primary State of practice

United States...................................................

Alabama ..........................................................................

Alaska .............................................................................

Arizona ...........................................................................

Arkansas...........................................................................

California ................................................................O..O..O..

Colorado .........................................................................O

Connecticut. m....................................................................

Delaware ..........................................................C...............

DLstrict of Columbia .........................................................

Florida .............................................................................

Georgia.............................................................................

Hawaii .............................................................................O

ldaho ................................................................................

lllinois ..............................................................................

lndiana .............................................................................

lowa .................................................................................

Kansas..............................................................................

Kentucky .........................................................................

Louisiana..........................................................................

Maine ...............................................................................

Maryland ..........................................................................

Massachusetts...................................................................

Michigan ...........................................................................

Minnesota ........................................................................

Mississippi........................................................................

Missouri............................................................................

Montana ...........................................................................

Nebraska ..........................................................................

Nevada .............................................................................

Naw Hampshire ................................................................

New Jersey.......................................................................

New Mexico .....................................................................

New York .........................................................................

North Carolina .................................................................

North Dakota ...................................................................

Ohio .................................................................................

Oklahoma ,,, ,,,. ..................................................................

Oregon .............................................................................

Pennsylvania.........o....m......................................................

Rhode island ....................................................................

South Carolina .................................................................

South Dakota ...................................................................

Tennessee.........................................................................

Texas................................................................................

Utah .................................................................................

Vermont ...........................................................................

Virginia ..o......o....o............m................................................

Washington.......................................................................

Wast Virginia ............m.......................................................

Wisconsin .........................................................................

Wyoming ..........................................................................

All

active

7,120

19

3

55

20

768

64

173

18

52

251

71

8

15

571

128

84

42

52

36

19

131

347

297

71

9

82

14

37

16

23

358

27

1,231

55

5

515

52

37

683

53

18

12

40

208

32

7

73

66

39

126

7

Numbar of hours a weak devoted to podiatry

Less

than

1

9

~

1

1

1

~

I

II

1

2

1

1-19

393

1

1

3

38

1

8

1

9

4

2

35

16

3

2

3

3

1

6

38

12

2

5

2

1

2

19

68

1

28

1

48

1

1

1

2

5

1

2

1

13

1

20-34

1,333

1

12

187

10

40

3

5

63

12

3

115

22

13

6

8

3

3

20

65

61

11

14

9

5

92

3

182

11

1

108

8

9

104

11

3

4

7

44

4

1

12

8

7

21

3

354C

2,424

9

3

18

8

258

28

64

5

26

97

14

3

6

179

46

30

16

16

16

8

4e

102

9E

2C

3

14

6

12

104

10

393

24

2

181

21

15

242

20

9

2

13

77

11

3

28

21

11

38

41-59

2,513

7

21

7

235

19

58

8

18

74

33

3

4

205

37

36

13

20

13

7

46

123

100

24

4

28

2

12

8

8

129

12

498

17

1

163

19

11

244

12

4

5

15

79

16

24

31

18

41

2

60

or

more

448

3

1

51

6

3

1

2

8

9

1

37

7

2

4

4

1

11

17

27

7

2

4

1

13

3

90

2

1 I

36

4

43

8

1

2

4

1

:

3

2

13

Mean

number

of hours

39.9

37.9

35.0

42.0

37.2

39.5

43.9

38.2

42.0

41.8

37.9

44.8

34.6

39.1

39.9

37.0

40.3

39.6

40.0

39.0

37.6

40.8

38.2

41.0

41.9

40.4

39.9

32.9

41.7

40.9

40.4

38.6

43.6

40.9

39.8

45.2

39.7

41.0

37.3

40.1

42.1

39.9

34.1

40.6

39.9

41.3

36.2

43.9

41.6

40.9

38.8

34.2

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototaIs duetoroun&ng.

31
Table 13. Number of podiatrists providing patient care, by total number ofhours awekdevoted topatient care andprimary State of

practice, with mean number of hours a week devoted to patient care and ratio of man-hoursof patient care perweek to resident

population: United States, 1974

Primary State of practice

United States ...............................

Alabama ..................... ................................ .

Alaska ......... ................................................

Arizona .......................................... .............

Arkansas ........................................ ..............

California ....................................................

Colorado .....................................................

Connecticut . ................................................

Delaware .............................................. .......

District of Columbia ................... .................

Florida ........................................................

Georgia ................................................. .......

Hawaii ..................................... ....................

ldaho ...........................................................

Illinois .........................................................

lndiana ................................. .......................

lowa ............................. ...............................

Kansas .........................................................

Kentucky ....................................................

Louisiana ........................ .............................

Maine ..........................................................

Ma~land .....................................................

Massachusetts ........................... ...................

Michigan ............................ ..........................

Minnesota ....................................................

Mississippi ...................................................

Missouri .......................................................

Montana .......................... ............................

Nebraska ........................... ..........................

Nevada ............ ............................................

New Hampshire ........................... ................

New Jersey ..................................................

New Mexico ......................................... .......

New York ............................... .....................

North Carolina ............................................

North Dakota ......................... .....................

Ohio .............................. ..............................

Oklahoma ....................................................

Oregon ........................................................

Pennsylvania ................................................

Rhode island ...............................................

South Carolina ............................................

South Dakota ..............................................

Tennessee ....................................................

Texas ............................................. ..............

Utah ............................................................

Vermont ......................... .............................

Virginia ................. ......................................

Washington ........................................ ..........

West Virginia ..................................... ..........

Wisconsin ....................................................

Wyoming ......................................... ............

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

7,085

19

3

55

20

764

64

173

18

51

248

70

8

15

570

128

84

42

52

36

18

131

347

296

70

9

82

14

37

15

23

355

27

1,226

55

5

515

51

37

674

53

17

12

40

208

32

7

73

66

39

126

7

Number of hours a week devoted to patient care

Less

than

1

20

=

2

1

1

1

6

1

7

1-19

439

1

1

3

42

1

9

1

8

6

2

47

16

3

2

3

4

1

7

42

12

2

5

2

1

3

21

73

3

35

1

1

50

2

1

2

5

1

2

1

15

1

20-34

1,708

4

17

254

11

48

3

8

75

12

5

146

32

14

10

10

7

3

30

73

78

14

1

18

9

6

2

103

6

10

1

136

11

9

150

12

3

:

48

6

1

15

9

10

23

3

35-40

2,962

9

3

26

12

307

31

78

9

27

121

26

5

6

207

48

34

19

24

17

8

56

117

121

29

5

38

4

16

6

13

139

14

507

29

2

217

25

22

276

24

9

4

15

94

16

3

39

36

18

49

41-59

1,718

4

9

5

136

17

38

4

15

42

21

2

2

150

25

31

9

12

7

6

35

103

76

18

2

20

1

9

5

6

85

4

341

13

1

108

12

4

169

9

5

2

12

58

10

15

17

8

34

2

60

or

more

239

1

25

4

1

1

2

6

1

18

6

1

2

3

1

4

10

10

7

1

3

1

7

3

52

1

1

18

2

22

6

2

2

1

4

1

2

5

Mean

number

of hours

37.1

36.2

35.0

37.2

35.5

36.0

41.0

36.2

40.8

39.1

36.3

39.9

31.2

37.0

36.2

34.5

39.2

37.2

38.0

35.9

37.1

37.3

35.9

37.7

40.7

39.1

38.2

32.2

39.3

38.3

37.7

36.1

40.7

37.8

37.9

43.4

36.5

38.3

35.7

36.8

38.1

40.2

31.3

39.4

38.1

39.4

34.8

40.3

38.4

38.7

36.1

32.8

Man-hours

of patient

care per

100,000

population

124.2

19.1

31.2

94.4

34.4

131.3

105.4

202.9

127.0

276.5

111.1

58.5

29.5

68.7

185.1

83.1

115.9

69.0

58.8

34.8

67.1

119.4

214.0

123.4

72.8

14.4

66.0

61.6

93.7

106.2

107.3

174.8

98.2

255.9

39.0

34.1

174.6

73.4

58.1

210.0

216.2

24.1

55.0

37.8

65.7

106.7

50.7

59.8

72.4

83,4

98.9

62.0

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

32
Table 14. Number of active podiatrists by number of years active in podiatry and selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United

States, 1974

Characteristic

All

active

podiatrists

7,120

Years active in podiatry

—

o-4

—

810

=

797

14

741

57

11

1

36

73

132

265

305

789

17

4

6

803

726

—

460

224

43

75

—

24

51

5

—

35 or

5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34

Total ........................................................

—Sex

Male .........................................................................

Female .....................................................................

—Age

Under 35 years .........................................................

3544 years...............................................................

45-54 years ................................................. ..............

55-64 years ...............................................................

65 years and over .....................................................

Weeks active during year preceding surveyl

O-39 weaks ...............................................................

40-47 weeks .............................................................

4849 weeks .............................................................

60 weeks ..................................................................

61-52 weeks .............................................................

Race —

White ........................................................................

Black ........................................................................

Other ........................................................................

Ethnicity

Hispanic origin or descent ........................................

Not of Hispanic origin or descent.............................

Principal form of employment of podiatrists

providing patient care2

Self-amployed ..........................................................

Solo practica .......................................................

Partnership ..........................................................

Group prectice ....................................................

Salaried ....................................................................

Government employ mant3 .................................

Nongovernment employ mant4 ............................

Other type of employ merit ......................................

726 603 691 1,357 772

728

44

1

404

319

48

21

92

230

321

108

749

21

2

8

764

751

570

531

39

100

411

59

23

74

200

209

65

555

14

1

3

567

549

1,591

1,490

101

1

85!

729

85

344

468

485

209

1,553

38

15

1,576

1,551

6,848

272

1,300

1,160

1,902

1,880

878

211

919

2,098

2,527

1,365

6,858

223

39

82

7,039

6,836

719

7

508

190

24

3

1

7

47

188

294

190

702

12

12

13

712

700

596

7

4:

82

11

8

62

224

197

112

580

19

4

14

589

579

670

20

380

269

36

7

9

89

222

252

119

647

37

7

5

685

670

1,317

41

73

1,008

242

35

23

138

434

505

257

1,284

65

8

15

1,342

1,309

5,719

950

167

237

500

160

39

22

455

103

21

23

563

93

15

17

1,168

123

18

43

683

64

3

16

479

62

9

15

1,411

120

20

25

8

14

1

19

5

29

14

1

13

3

1

9

6

1

12

14

2

120

117

12

7

10

lEx~lu&s @MpOraryinactivity.

2ExcIu& 3s podiatristswho do not provide 1 hour or more Of patient care a week.

31ncl~des ~mPloYment by Federal, State, and local governments and in ~med ‘ertices.

41ncludes emp~oyment by other podiatrists, ~rePaid group health plans, and nongovernmental organizations.

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

33
Table 15. Number of podiatrists providing patient care and ratio of man-hours of patient care per week to resident Population, by

Primary State of practice

Unitad States ..................

Alabama .........................................

Alaska ............................................

Arizona ................................... .......

Arkansas .......................... ...............

California .......................................

Colorado ........................................

Connecticut ....................................

Delaware .......... ................ ..............

District of Columbia .......................

Florida ...........................................

Georgia ...........................................

Hawaii ....................................... .....

ldaho ..............................................

lllinois ............................................

lndiana ...........................................

Iowa ...............................................

Kansas ............................................

Kentucky .......................................

Louisiana ........................................

Maine .............................................

Maryland ........................................

Massachusetts .................................

Michigan .........................................

Minnesota ................................... ...

Mississippi .......................................

primary State of practice: United States, 1974

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

7,085

19

3

55

20

764

64

173

18

51

248

70

8

15

570

128

84

42

52

36

18

131

347

296

70

9

Man-hours of

patient care

per 100,000

resident

population

124.2

19.1

31.2

94.4

34.4

131.3

105.4

202.9

127.0

276.5

111.1

58.5

29.5

68.7

185.1

83.1

115.9

69.0

58.8

34.8

67.1

119.4

214.0

123.4

72.8

14.4

Primary State of practice

Missouri ..........................................

Montana .........................................

Nebraska . .......................................

Nevada ........................... ................

New Hampshire ........................ ......

New Jersey .....................................

New Mexico ...................................

New York .......................................

North Carolina ...............................

North Dakota .................................

Ohio ...............................................

Oklahoma .......................................

Oregon ...........................................

Pennsylvania ...................................

Rhode Island ............................ ......

South Carolina ...............................

South Dakota .................................

Tennessea .......................................

Texas ..............................................

Utah ...............................................

Vermont .........................................

Virginia ..........................................

Washington .....................................

West Virginia ..................................

Wisconsin ................................. ......

Wyoming ........................................

All

podiatrists

providing

patient

care

82

14

37

15

23

355

27

1,226

55

5

515

51

37

674

53

17

12

40

208

32

7

73

66

39

126

7

Man-hours of

patient cera

per 100,000

resident

population

66.0

61.6

93.7

106.2

107,3

174.8

98.2

255.9

39.0

34.1

174.6

73.4

58.1

210.0

216.2

24.1

55.0

37.8

65.7

106.7

50.7

59.8

72.4

83.4

98.9

62.0

NOTE: Figures maynotadd tototals duetoroundbsg.

34
APPENDIXES

CONTENTS

I. Description of Smey Mefiodolo~ ............................................................................................... 36

Background: 1974 Survey of Podiatrists ................................................................................... 36

Data CoUection ......................................................................................................................... 36

Weighting Factors ....................................l................................................................................ 36

11. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 39

III. Facsimfie of Suwey Questionnatie ................................................................................................. 42

LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES

I. Number and percent distribution of the podiatric population surveyed, by type of response:

United States, 1974 ..................................................................................................................... 36

II. Distribution by State of responding podiatrists and application of inflation factor: United States,

1974 ............................................................................................................................................ 37

III. Item nonresponse rates experienced in 1974 survey of podiatrists: United States, 1974 ................ 38

35
APPENDIX I

DESCRIPTION OF SURVEY METHODOLOGY

Background: 1974 Survey of Podiatrists

The 1974 survey of podiatrists was conducted from October through December 1974

by NCHS in cooperation with the American

Podiatry Association. Informatics, Inc., of Rockville, Md., was responsible for the collection,

editing, processing, and tabulating of data obtained from the survey. A similar survey of the

Nation’s podiatrists had been conducted by

NCHS in 1970. Informatics developed, tested,

and implemented procedures to computer print

onto the 1974 survey questionnaires responses

to five questions reported by the respondent

during the previous 1970 survey of podiatrists.

Although all analyses in this report stem from

the data collected by the contractor, all analyses

were performed by the authors.

A self-administered questionnaire was mailed

in the autumn of 1974 to all licensed podiatrists

in the United States and to graduates of podiatry colleges for the academic years 1970 through

1973. The 1974 survey’s mailing list was derived

from the 1970 survey’s mailing list, which had

been provided by the podiatry licensing board in

each State. This mailing list was then updated by

the deletion of podiatrists known to have died as

well as any duplicate listings of podiatrists.

Data Collection

The initial mailing list consisted of 8,763

podiatrists. After eliminating names of the deceased, the duplicates discovered after mailing,

and a few potential subjects who were out of

scope of the survey because they were no longer

licensed, had left the United States, or had been

mistakenly assumed to be podiatrists, a total of

8,261 podiatrists remained. A further elimination of refusak, postmaster returns, and other

Table 1. Number and percent distribution of the podiatric

population surveyed, by type of response: United States, 1974

===1=1=

All podiatrists surveyed

excluding those deceased and

out of scope ...............................

Response .................................................

Refusal ....................................................

Postmaster return ....................................

Nonresponse ...........................................

8,261 100.0

7,253 87.8

133 1.6

334 4.1

541 6,5

I I

nonresponses reduced the usable universe to

7,253 “good” responses (table I).

Weighting Factors

In order to duplicate the total universe of

podiatrists as it would have appeared had there

been no refusals, postmaster returns, or other

nonresponses, a weighting or “inflation” factor

was established for each State from the ratio of

total podiatrists in that State (excluding deceased

and those out of scope of the survey) to the

number of usable (good) responses obtained (see

table II). Within each State the computerized

record for each “good-response” podiatrist received the same weight. When all the weighted

good-response records were cumulated, they

yielded after rounding, a weighted national

figure of 8,261 for total active and inactive

podiatrists. This figure and the similarly derived

estimate of 7,120 for podiatrists who were active in their profession in 1974 supplied the

statistical bases for many of the tables and the

textual commentary that appear in this report.

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Table II. Distribution by State of responding podiatrists and application of inflation factor: United States, 1974

State

United States.............................................................................................................

Alabama ....................................................................................................................................

Alaske .......................................................................................................................................

Arizona .....................................................................................................................................

Arkansas.....................................................................................................................'...............

Colorado ...................................................................................................................................

Connecticut ...............................................................................................................................

Delaware ...................................................................................................................................

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................

Florida ......................................................................................................................................

Georgia.,!.,...................................... ..........................................................................................

Hawaii .......................................................................................................................................

ldaho .........................................................................................................................................

lllinois ........m..m...........................................................................................................................

Indiana ................................................................................................................................ ......

low ..........................................................................................................................................

Kentucky ................................................................................................................................ ..

Louisiana...................................................................................................................................

Maine ........................................................................................................................................

Maryland ...................................................................................................................................

Massachusetts............................................................................................................................

Michigan ................................................................................................................................ ....

Mississippi.................................................................................................................................

Missouri..,,..,..,.,,, ,,,....................................................................................................................

Nebraska ...................................................................................................................................

Nevada ......................................................................................................................................

New Hampshire .........................................................................................................................

New Jersey................................................................................................................................

New Mexico ..............................................................................................................................

New York ................................................................................................................................ ..

North Carolina ..........................................................................................................................

North Dakota ............................................................................................................................

Ohio ................................................................................................................................ ..........

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................

Oregon ..,.,,.,...,,, ........................................................................................................................

Pennsylvaniam.......................m.....................................................................................................

Rhode island .............................................................................................................................

South Carolina ..........................................................................................................................

South Dakota ............................................................................................................................

Texas ..,,.....................................................................................................................................

Utah ..........................................................................................................................................

Vermont. m..................................................................................................................................

Virginia .....................................................................................................................................

Washington................................................................................................................................

West Virginia .............................................................................................................................

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................

Wyoming ................................................................................................................................ ...

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Number of

responding

podiatrists

7,253

20

1

74

21

815

67

181

19

42

331

69

5

17

583

140

87

48

63

35

19

120

380

289

78

9

85

13

39

16

26

365

24

1,159

54

5

489

45

42

668

53

14

14

41

205

32

7

81

74

41

140

8

Weighting

factor

1.14

1.35

3.00

1.05

1.05

1.14

1.21

1.11

1.05

1.29

1.10

1.17

1.60

1.06

1.17

1.06

1.11

1.08

1.06

1.14

1.11

1.18

1.16

1.11

1.03

1.22

1.13

1.08

1.05

1.06

1.15

1.12

1.29

1.18

1.06

1.00

1.15

1.18

1.02

1.14

1.13

1.29

1.00

1.10

1.18

1.06

1.14

1.07

1.04

1.10

1.06

1.13

Weighted

number of

podiatrists

8,261

27

3

78

22

929

81

201

20

54

364

81

8

18

682

148

97

52

67

40

21

142

441

321

80

11

96

14

41

17

30

409

31

1,368

57

5

562

53

43

762

60

18

14

45

242

34

8

87

77

45

148

9

Of the 7,120 good-response podiatrists, 7,085 Numbers k this report have been independreported that they usually spent 1 hour or more ently rounded and may not always add to

a week in patient care. This figure is also the 100.0. Percents and rates were calculated on the

statistical base for tables and text in this report. basis of original, unrounded figures and will not

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Table II 1. Item non response rates experienced in 1974 survey of podiatrists: Unitad States, 1974

Question number and subject

1.

2.

3a.

3b.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Ila.

Ilb.

12.

13a.

13b.

14.

15.

16a.

16b.

16c.

16d,

16e.

17a.

17b,

17C.

18a.

18b.

Year of birth .......................................... ........ ........................ ....................................

Sex .............................................................................................................................

School of graduation ........... ........................ ............ ...................................................

Year of graduation ........................................................................ .............................

Raca .............................................. .............................................................................

Origin or descent ..................... .......... .........................................................................

Years active in podiatry ...................................................................... ................... ....

Number of weeks active in 1973 ................................................................................

Current activity status ................................................................................................

Hours per week in all podiatric activities ................................................. ...................

Usual activity in patient mre ......................................................................................

Primary activity .........................................................................................................

Secondary activity ......................................... .. .................................................. ........

Servicas usually provided .......... .................................................... .............................

Location of primary place of work ............ ................................................................

Years at location of primary place of work ................................................................

Principal type of employ merit ....................... .......... ............................ .................. .....

Numbar and type of assistants ......................... .......... ............................. ...................

Hours providing patient care last week ............... ............ .................................... ........

Patients seen last week ...............................................................................................

Age of patients scan last mek ....................................................................................

Patient visits last week ................................................................. ..............................

Type of setting for patient visits last week ............................................................ .....

Hospital residency program ........................................................................................

Clinic residency program ............................................................................................

Preceptorship program ................................................................. ..............................

Hospital privileges ......................................................................................................

Clinic privileges ................................................................................................. .........

Number of

respondents

to whom

quastion

applied

7,253

6,248

6,217

6,248

Number of

podiatrists

not

responding

2

1

4

11:

876

155

18

152

14

35

38

9

26

7

346

29

87

43

81

34

95

118

132

70

323

Item

nonresponse

rate

(percent)

0.03

0.01

0.06

0.10

1.57

12.08

2.14

0.25

0.00

2.43

0,00

0.23

0.56

0.61

0.14

0.42

0.11

5.57

0.46

1.39

0.69

1.30

0.54

1,52

1.89

2.11

1.12

5.17

necessarily agree with the percents and rates signed the response obtained from respondents

calculated fro-m rounded data:

. .

w:th similar characteristics, and the total figure

In order to compensate for partial non- for the item was adjusted to include this “imresponse within the questionnaire, that is, leav- putation.” As may be seen in table III, the need

ing individual items unanswered, a second type for this kind of adjustment was minimal. The

of adjustment was applied to the data asreceived. item nonresponse rate was less than 2 percent

In such cases, omitted items were randomly as- for all except six items on the questionnaire.

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APPENDIX II

DEFINITIONS

Age.–Age refers to the respondent’s age in

1974. In all cases, age is calculated as the difference between 1974 and the respondent’s year of

birth.

Race. –Survey respondents could check any

one of six categories to indicate their race. Since

only a small number of podiatrists did specify

their race to be other than white or black, it was

decided for the purposes of this report to present only three racial categories: white, black,

and other races. Included in the latter category

are the following racial groups: Chinese or Japanese, Filipino or Hawaiian or Korean, American

Indian or Eskimo or Aleut, and other races as

specified.

In addition to race, survey respondents

could check any one of six categories indicating

their Hispanic origin or descent. These six categories included Mexican or Chicano, Puerto

Rican or Baricuan Cuban, Central or South

American, other Spanish, or none of these.

Active and inactive podiatrists. –For the purposes of the 1974 survey of podiatrists, practitioners who spent 1 hour or more in providing

patient care or were engaged in another podiatric activity such as teaching and podiatric research were considered to be active podiatrists.

Also included in the group of active podiatrists

were practitioners who were temporarily not

active at the time of the survey owing to shortterm illness or injury, vacation, and so forth.

Inactive podiatrists were defined as those practitioners who failed to meet the criteria for either

of the above categories (see appendix III, question 8).

.4ctive in provision of patient care. –A podiatrist was considered to be active in the provision

of patient care if he usually provided 1 hour or

more of patient care a week (see appendix III,

question 10).

Principal form of employment. –Two general

categories of employment may be identified

from the survey data–self-employed and salaried.

In addition, several specific forms of employment

may be identified within each of the two major

categories.

A self-employed podiatrist may also be categorized according to one of the following types

of self-employment:

A solo practitioner is a podiatrist working

with or without assistantsbut not in conjunction with another health professional

who can independently treat patients for

podiatric or nonpodiatric ailments.

A partnership practitioner is one of two or

more podiatrists who conjointly provide

podiatric services only.

A group practitioner is a podiatrist conjointly working with at least one person in

another health profession who can independently treat patients for nonpodiatric ailments.

Salaried podiatrists could check one of seven

sources of their salary (see the following). Since

only a small number of podiatrists completed

this section, for the purpose of this report they

were grouped as government- and nongovernment-salaried employees.

Government-salaried includes podiatrists

who marked one of the folIowing as their

primary source of salary:

Federal Government (nonmilitary).

Military service (Armed Services personnel only).

State or local government.

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Nongovemment-salaried includes podiatrists

who marked one of the following primary

sources of salary:

Prepaid group health plan.

Nonprepaid group health plan.

Nongovernment organization or institution.

Other podiatrist.

Survey planners anticipated that a small

number of podiatrists would not be able to categorize themselves in terms of the principal forms

of employment just listed. Therefore an “other

form of employment” category was added to

the survey questionnaire. Twelve podiatrists did

place themselves in this category and Iisted their

sources of income.

For explanatory notes regarding the various

principal forms of employment, see question 14

in appendix III.

Geographic area.–For the purpose of reporting the data yielded by the 1974 podiatry survey,

the United States (the 50 States and the District

of Columbia) is divided into the geographic

regions and divisions used by the U.S. Bureau of

the Census and into 10 Standard Federal Administrative Regions.

Geographic re~”on

and division States included

Northeast

New England ........... Maine, New Hampshire,

Vermont, Massachusetts,

Rhode Island, Connecticut

Middle Atlantic ....... New York, New Jersey,

Pennsylvania

North Central

East North Central ... Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,

Michigan, Wisconsin

West North Central... Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South

Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas

south

South Atlantic .........

East South Atlantic..

West South Atlantic..

West

Mountain .................

Pacific ......................

Standard Federal

Administration

Regz”onwith

headquarters city

Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia,WestVirginia, North

Carolina, South Carolina,

Georgia, Florida

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada

Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Hawaii

States included

Region I

(Boston) ................... Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Region II

(New York) ............. New York, New Jersey

Retion III

(~hiladelphia) ........... District of Columbia, DelRe@on IV

(Atlanta) .................

Region V

(Chicago) .................

aware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West

Virginia

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,

North Carolina, South

Carolina, Tennessee

Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio,

Wisconsin

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Region VI

(Dallas-Fort Worth) ..Arkansas, Louisiana, New

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII

(Kansas City) ........... Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,

Nebraska

Region VIII

(Denver) ..................~Colorado. Montana,

North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Region IX

(San Francisco) ....... Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada

Region X

(Seattle) ................... Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,

Washington

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FACSIMILE OF SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

I___ ‘-”--‘---’–- CON FIOENTIALITY: Your tlarne and street address wII b kept con f,dentml by the National Center for Health S!aIS&S-(N~~) and ~1,1 not be ,e

.-. .—. —---— ---- — . . . —— —.

leased to anyone, for any reason whatsoever. The balance of the information supplied on the questmnnawe will be released to the Bureau of Healt

Resources Development for the pur@ses descnb?d in the attached letter. Any addAicmd publicatm” or re!eaw .f Z. fnnn.1,.. f-m +h,. m-h. d

ire by the NCHS, will lx in tbe form of aggregated statistical data only. Return of this auesliormaire ack

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HEALTH P

NATIONAL c

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of these data by the NCHS in the manner Ziitlliied aboue.

nFpARTMFNT nF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ANO WELFARE

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ENTER FOR HEALTH STA7,ST, CS

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1974 SURVEY OF PERSONS TRAINED IN PODIATRIC

r

A.T” .E”VIGE.

:ES ADMINIST. AT,ON

3EAU OF HEALTH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

O.M.R. No!----- ARS.731714 ------

APPROVAL EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 1974

MEDICINE

adfir.<. -1 Date y.” I

Please correct your name and or ma!lmg .--.-.-

as appropriate

completed I

this questimmaim I

L -J&

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1, 2, and 3. If the 1970 responses are incorrect or blank,

please prowde the correct reformation under the “correct response” column.

1970 RESPONSE CORRECT RESPONSE

1. Year of birth 2. Sex 1. Year of fsirlh 2. Sex

I_J MALE ❑ FEMALE ❑ MALE ❑ FEMALE

3. From which SCHOOL OF PODIATRY and in what YEAR 3. From which SCHOOL OF PODIATRY and in what YEAR

did you graduate? did you graduate?

I

School

I ——

Schcnl __ ——-—— I

1 Statemforelg”ccmntty I Stateorforeig”count*__ __ I

Year graduated Year graduated

4. Color or Race (Check one b.. .nk)

I ❑ WHITE 2 ❑ NEGRO OR ESLACK 3 ❑ INDIAN (AMER.) ‘ESKIMO ALEUT

4 ❑ CHINESE/JAPANESE 5 ❑ FILIPINO HAWAIIAN KOREAN 6 ❑ OTHER RACE (Spwil, ._I

5. Is your origin or descent (Ch..k o.. b.. Ody)

1 ❑ MEXICAN OR CHICANO 2 ❑ PUERTO RICAN OR L?ORICUA 3 ❑ CUBAN

4 ❑ CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN 5 ❑ OTHER SPANISH 6 ~ NO, NONE OF THESE

6. Years active in podiatry (ROUND TO NEAREST YEAR)

(Pmhatnc activities include patient care, teaching podiatric related course(s), podiatric research, prozram or msti!ution admnristratlo ,

restdency, m pcdiatroc traimng after recewmg podlatnc degree, and other pod!atric related achvtbes. Include time on vacatmn from POOP

atnc acbvibes.)

7. During the year 1973, how many WEEKS were you in each of the following categories?

ACTIVE IN PODIATRY

_ WEEKS ACTIVE IN POOIATRY (Includes weeks in which 1 or more hours were spem m my

of the following pa~,ent care. teaching pcdlatnc related course(s), pod fatrtc m.

search, program or mstAut,on admmistrabo”, residency, m pod!atnc tramng, aqd

WHERE

other pcdlatnc related actwities)

_ WEEKS ON VACATION, MOVING, OR TEMPfZRARILY INACTIVE FOR OTHER REASON(S)

NONE, NOT ACTIVE IN PODIATRY

WRITE _ WEEKS RETIREO FROM PQOIATRY ANO’OR ACTIVE IN ANOTHER OCCUPATION

o —— WEEKS ILL OR INJUREO

(ZERO) _ WEEKS UNEMPLOYED. LOOKING FOR WORK

— WEEKS OTHER REAsON(S) CSpcci/v: )

52 WEEKS = TOTAL WEEKS IN 1973

8. Are you CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN PODIATRY? ,Ch,.k o“, b.x edy)

1 ❑ I y= cuRRENTLY SPENO 1 OR MORE H@_ IRS PER WEEK 3 ❑ I No. CuRRENTLy RETIRED FROM POOIATRy

IN ANY OF THL FOLLOWING PATIENT CARE, TEACHING

PODIATRIC RELATED COLIRSE. POOIATRIC RESEARCH,

PROGRAM OR INSTITUTION ADMINISTRATION, RESIDENCY,

IN POOIATRIC TRAINING. OR OTHER PODIATRIC RELATED

ACTIVITS.

20 1

YES. BUT CURRENTLY: ON VACATION, HAVE SHORT.TERM

ILLNESS OR INJURY. MOVING OR TEMPORARILY INACTIVE

FOR OTHER REASON(S)

PLEAsE CONTINUE

4n I

NO, NOT RETIREO FROM PODIATRY, ACTIVE IN

ANOTHER OCCUPATION

50

f.~p,wi!? OCCU PATIO N: )

NO, HAVE DISA8LING ILLNESS OR INJURY

60 1

NO, UNEMPLOYED, LOOKING FOR WORK

70 No, OTHER REASON(S) FOR CURRENT INACTIVITY

(Spcci/> REASON(S). )

STOP! If you ●rc not currenuy active in podiatry, mmalndw

questionnaire does not apply. Please return this qumtionnalm in

~ Pmpid mtUm envelope provided. Th8nk you for your pd.

Cipatiolr.

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9, How many HOURS PER WEEK do you USUALLY spend in each of the following podiatric activities?

HRS. PATIENT CARE (Include also residency and adminlst rative work related to patient

care regardless of the setting.)

HRS. TEACHING PODIATRIC RELATEO COURSE(S)

WHERE HRS. PODIATRIC RESEARCH

NONE, HRS. PROGRAM OR INSTITUTION ADMINISTRATION (Associations, licensing boards, schools, hospitals, ate.)

WRITE

o

HRS. OTHER PODIATRIC ACTIVITIES (e.g., training received after podiatric degree, etc.)

(ZERO) (Specify:

HRS. = TOTAL PER WEEK USUALLY SPENT IN ALL PODIATRIC ACTIVITIES

10. Did you report in question 9 above that you USUALLY spend 1 OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK IN PATIENT CARE?

In 1

YES. I USUALLY SPEND 1 OR MORE

HOURS PER WEEK IN PATIENT CARE

.

I

PLEASE CONTINUE I

20 ,1 NO. I DO NOT USUALLY SPEND ANY

HOURS PER WEEK IN PATIENT CARE

SKIP TO QUESTION 1Ss,

I

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTION 11. If the 1970 data do not reflect your current primary or

secondary activity, mark the box under the “Current Activity” column that applies now. I

11. During your hours spent in patient care, what do you consider to be your PR IMARY and your SECONDARY ACTIVITY?

CURR;:;V:IMARY 1970A::~y;l?ARY CURREf4&4:C;N DARY

1 ❑ GENERAL PRACTICE lo 1 ❑ NO SECONDARY ACTIVl_lV In

2 ❑ SURGERY 2D 2 ❑ SURGERY 21J

3 ❑ FOOT ORTHOPEDICS, OR 3Q 3 ❑ FOOT ORTHOPEDICS, OR 3H

BIOMECHANICS BIOMECHANICS

4 ❑ POOC)GERIATRICS 4D 4 ❑ PODOGERIATRICS 4D

5 ❑ OTHER ACTIVITY 5D 5 ❑ GENERAL PRACTICE 51-J

6 ❑ OTHER ACTIVITY 6D

I

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTION 12. I

IF: a) 1970 data do not reflect all services you currently provide or,

b) Since 1970 you have stopped providing a service previously indicated,

THEN: Mark ALL BOXES under the “Current Services” columns that indicate

all services you provide now.

12, When providing patient care, which of the services below are usually rendered by you or under your direction?

m m

1970 CURRENT

SERVICES

1970 CURRENT

SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES

❑ PALLIATIVE SERVICES D ❑ FllTING SPECIAL SHOES ❑

❑ HOSPITAL SURGERY ❑ ❑ X-RAY SERVICES

❑ OFFICE SURGERY ❑ ❑ ULTRASONIC HEAT ;

❑ PRESCRIPTION OF ORUGS ❑ OIATHERMY HEAT n

❑ PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT :

~

❑ LOW-VOLTAGE TREATMENT

~ ORTHOPEDIC OR BIOMECHANICS ~ ❑ ULTRA-VIOLET LAMP TREATMENT :

❑ WHIRLPOOL TREATMENT ❑ ❑ OTHER SERVICE(S) m

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i3a. Where is your primary–p=ofio~ a~c-p=t~ce-o=m~o~ent located?

.—

— ...—.— —-------- .J-.._ .. .. ~ouii,—–d

STATE CITY. TOWN. UNINCORPORATED OR RURAL AREA ZIP CODE

13b. For how many YEARS have YOU been active in podiatry in the locations You specified in item 13a above?

YEARS ACTIVE IN STATE fSpcciJird ahoL e)

Em ‘—

YEARS ACTIVE IN COUNTY ~Sprcifid (Ike)

YEARS ACTIVE IN CITY, TOWN, UNINCORPORATED OR RURAL AREA /Sprci/icrl rdm[I,)

14. Which category below best describes your current PRINCIPAL FORM OF PODIATRIC EMPLOYMENT?

SELF.EMPLOYED: (Check mdy one . . . the one USUU1lY

(J SOLO PRACTICE worked most hours per u eek)

~ Partnership Practice (Partnership includes two or more podiatrists -

conlomtly providing podiatric services only)

NUMBER OF PODIATRISTS IN

PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDING YOURSELF

❑ GROUP PRACTICE (Group includes at least one podiatrist conjointly

working with at least one person in another

health profession, who can independently

4

NUMBER OF PODIATRISTS IN

treat patients for nonpodiatric ailments) GROUP, INCLUDING YOURSELF

Number of other health professionals in above

group who can independently treat patients WHERE

GENERAL OR FAMILY PRACTICE (M.O. or D.O.) . . . . . . NONE,

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON (M.D. or D.O.) . . . . . . . . WRITE

INTERNAL MEDICINE (M.D. or D.O.) . . . . . . . . .

OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (Specify: . . 0

) .. . (ZERO)

------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- .

EMPLOYEE OF:

❑ FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (Nonmilitary, includes V.A. hospitals, and Public Health SetVice, etc.)

❑ MILITARY SERVICE (ARMED SERVICES personnel only)

❑ STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Includes clinics, health departments, hospitals, nursing homes, schools,etc.)

❑ PREPAID GROUP HEALTH PLAN

❑ NON PREPAID GROUP HEALTH PLAN

❑ NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION (Includes private hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, schmls, etc.)

❑ OTHER PODIATRIST

------------------- . . ------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OTHER FORM OF EMPLOYMENT:

❑ LSpeci/y: )

15. Indicate the NUMBER and TYPE OF ASSISTANTS whose services you use in your PRINCIPAL FORM OF EMPLOYMENT —

EXCLUDE persons who can independently treat patients — INCLUDE assistants who are temporarily absent due to illness,

injury, training, or vacation, etc.

REPORT NUMBER NOT SHARED by you with any other person SHARED by you with 1 or more persons

WHERE NONE, WRITE () (ZERO) who can independently treat patients who can independently treat patients

MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS USUALLY WORK USUALLY WORK USUALLY WORK USUALLY WORK

(Includes persons trained as follows even if 1 T;E~WIE;RS 35 HOURS OR 1 TO 34 HOURS 35 HOURS OR

they are spending some time performing non. MORE PER WEEK PER WEEK MORE PER WEEK

medical functions) (Part ~me) (Full Time) (Part Time) (Full Time)

PODIATRY ASSISTANTS

(Trained formally or omthe-job)

REGISTERED NURSES

OTHER MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS

(Specijy: .— _ — ——— — —.— — ——— .

) —.. — .—— — —— —— ——— —

NON-MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS

(Includes receptionists, secretaries, typists,

CierlCalS,and other assistants who

perform only non.medical functions,

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16a. How many HOURS did you spend providing PATlENT CARE LAST WEEK?

(include also residency und administrative work related to petient cure regurd[ess o/ the setting)

NUMBER OF HOURS (If none, write O (ZERO) and skip question 17)

16b. How many DIFFERENT PATIENTS did you 16c. What PERCENTAGES of all the DIFFERENT PATIENTS seen by you LAST

see LAST WEEK, regardless of the setting? WEEK were in the AGE categories specified?

Count each “DIFFERENT PATlENT” only once, regardless of the

number of times seen or the setting.

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PATIENTS WHERE % PERCENTAGE 16 YRS. OR LESS

(If rmne, ,.vrlte O (ZERO)) NONE,

~o PERCENTAGE 17 TO 64 YRS.

WRITE

o

% PERCENTAGE 65 YRS. OR MORE

(ZERO) Iooyo ‘ALL DIFFERENT PATIENTS SEEN LAST WEEK

16d. Of the patients seen by you LAST WEEK, 16e. What PERCENTAGES of your PATlENT VISITS LAST WEEK were in each

how many PATlENT VISITS do these of the SEITiNGS specified?

represent?

The number of “PATlENT VISITS” is the total number of times

you saw patients last week. Include each separate patient visit,

even if the same patient was seen more than once.

_ NUMBER OF PATlENT VISITS

(If none, write O (ZERO))

%

%

WHERE %

NONE,

~

WRITE 0/0

o

(ZERO) %

PERCENTAGE IN PRIVATE OFFICE

PERCENTAGE IN HOSPITAL, INPATIENT

PERCENTAGE IN HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT

PERCENTAGE IN. CLINIC (Nonhospital clinic)

PERCENTAGE IN NURSING HOME (Home for the aged, extended

care facility, domiciliary, rest home, convalescent home, etc.)

PERCENTAGE IN RESIDENT FACILITY OR SCHOOL FOR THE

HANDICAPPED

PERCENTAGE IN PATIENT’S HOME

PERCENTAGE IN OTHER SEITING(S)

I 100% = ALL PATlENT VISITS IAST WEEK

17, Are you currently in a: YES NO

=

1) HOSPITAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM? lo 21--J

2) CLINIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM? 10 2D

3) PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM? la 2D

18. Do you currently have:

YES NO

m

1) HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES? la 2D

2) CLINIC PRIVILEGES? 10 Zn

Comments and Suggestions

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VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Series

s’I ?+ ‘s 1. ProFrams and Collection Procedures. –Reports which describe the general programs of the National

Center for Health Statistics and its offices and divisions and data collection methods used and include

definitions and other material necessary for understanding the data.

S,rits 2. Data Evaluation and Methods Research, –Studies of new statistical methodology including experimental tests of new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical

techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data, and contributions to statistical theory.

S,ri(s 3. Analytical Studies, –Reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health

statistics, carrying the analysis further than the expository types of reports in the other series.

S~”ri,w4, Documents and Committee Reports. –Final reports of major committees concerned with vital and

health statistics and documents such as recommended model vital registration laws and revised birth

and death certificates.

S,’ritx 10. Data From the Health Interview Survey. –Statistics on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of

hospital, medical, dental, and other services, and other health-related topics, all based on data collected

in a continuin~ national household interview survey.

.~t,ri,~~11. .!kta l’rom the Health Examination Survey and the Health and Nutrition Examination Suruey .-Data

from direct examination, testing, and measurement of national samples of the civilian noninstitutiomdizcd population provide the basis for two types of reports: (1) estimates of the medically defined

prevalence of specific diseases in the United States and the distributions of the population with respect

to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics and (2) analysis of relationships among the

various measurements without reference to an explicit fhite universe of persons.

S/’ri(’( 12, Dtztu From the Institutionalized Population Surveys. —Discontinued effective 1975. Future reports from

these surveys will be in Series 13.

SIrifts 13. Zkzta ors Health Resources Utilization. –Statistics on the utilization of health manpower and facilities

providing long-term care, ambulatory care, hospitzd care, and family planning services.

Stri,<.v 14. Data on Health Resources: h~anpo wer and Facilities. –Statistics on the numbers, geographic distribution, and characteristics of health resources including physicians, dentists, nurses, other health

occupations, hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient facilities.

S(-ri/s 20. Data on Mortality. —Various statistics on mortality other than as included in regular annual or monthly

reports. Special analyses by cause of death, age, and other demographic variables; geographic and time

series analyses; and statistics on characteristics of deaths not available from the vital records based on

sample surveys of those records.

s,r~t.h~ 21, ~ata on Nata~ity, hfariage, and Diuorce. –V&o~s statistics on natality, marriage, and divorce other

than as included in regular annual or monthly reports. Special analyses by demographic variables;

geographic and time series analyses; studies of fertility; and statistics on characteristics of births not

available from the vital records based on sample surveys of those records.

s,.r~k.s ZZ. Data FrOWS the National Mortality and Natality Survey s. —Discontinued effective 1975. Future reports

from these sample surveys based on vital records will be included in Series 20 and 21, respectively.

St-rim 23. Data From the National Survey of Family Gro wth. —Statistics on fertility, family formation and dissolution, family planning, and related maternal and infant health topics derived from a biennial survey

of a nationwide probability sample of ever-married women 15-44 years of age.

For u list of titles of reports published in these series, write to: Scientific and Technical Information Branch

National Center for Heafth Statistics

Public Health Service

Hyattsville, Nld. 20782