DATA ON NATIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES Series 14 

Number 10 

PodiatryManpower: 

A GeneralProfile 

UnitedStates-1970 

From information collected in a national survey of podiatrists conducted 

by the National Centerfor Health Statistics in 1970, statistics are presented 

‘on selected demographic and professional characteristics of active and 

inactive podiatrists. Podiatrists are statistically described in terms of 

demographic characteristicssuch as age, sex, and geographicdistribution 

and by selected features of their professional activity, principal form of 

employment, and clinical and nonclinical functions. 

DHEW Publication No. (HRA) 74-1805 

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

Public Health Service 

Health Resources Administration 

National Center for Health Statistics 

Rockville, Md. August 1973 
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NATIONAL C,ENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 

EDWARD B. PERRIN, Ph.D., Acting Director 

PHILIP S. LAWRENCE, Sc.D., Associate Director 

GAIL F. FISHER, Acting Assistant Director for Health Statistics Development 

WALT R. SIMMONS, M.A., Assistant Director for Research and Scientific Development 

JOHN J. HANLON, M.D., MedicuE Advisor 

JAMES E. KELLY, D.D.S., Dental Advisor 

EDWARD E. MINTY, Executive Officer 

ALICE HAYWOOD, Information Officer 

DIVISIONOF HEALTHRESOURCESSTATISTICS 

SIEGFRIED A. HOElWANN,Director 

PETER L. HURLEY, Deputy Director 

HENRY S. MOUNT, Chief, He&h Munpozuer Statistics Brunch 

G. GLORIA HOLLIS, Chief Health Facilities Statistics Branch 

PETER L. HURLEY, Acting Chieft Family Planning Statist& Branch 

WILLIAM P. STEWART,Acting Chief Hospital Discharge Survey Branch 

Vit& and Health Statistics-Series ‘1~-NO. 10 

DHEW .Publication No. (HRA) 74-1805 : 

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number,73-600217 
CONTENT? 

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

The Total Podiatrist Universe ......................... 

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

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

Selected Personal and Professional Characterrstics ............. 

Area1 Scope of Activity ............................ 

Volume of Activity ....... . ....................... 

Vocational Context of Activity ......................... 

Nature of Activity ............................... 

Clinical Activity ............................. 

Nonclinical Activity ........................... 

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

Appendix I. Technical Procedures ...................... 

Background: 1970 Survey of Podiatrists .................. 

Data Collection ............................... 

Data Processing ............................... 

Rounding ..................... t ............ 

Appendix II. Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report 

Appendix III. Survey Questionnaire ...................... 

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.PODlATRY MANPOWER: 

A GENERAL PROFILE 

Hugo K. Koch and Hazel M. Phillips, Division of Health Resources Statistics 

INTRODUCTION 2. A 

This report, a general profile of podiatry 

manpower, is the first of a series of reports 

planned for the description of podiatric activity 

in the United States in 1970. Subsequent 

reports, based chiefly on the same survey data, 

will focus in turn on characteristics of the 

clinical practice’ of podiatry and on characteristics of the podiatric patient. Statistics reported 

here are chiefly the product of a survey of 

podiatrists conducted by the National Center for 

HeaIth Statistics with the cooperation of the 

American Podiatry Association during 

January-March 1979. The survey was conducted by a self-administered questionnaire that. 

was mailed to all licensed podiatrists in the 

United States. (A facsimile of the questionnaire 

is shown as appendix III.) Data are for an 

estimated 8,017 active and inactive podiatrists, 

7,113 of whom were active in their profession at 

the time of the survey. These totals reflect the 

application of a statistical adjustment designed 

to compensate for various types of nonresponse 

to the survey and are believed to represent a 

good approximation of the actual number of 

podiatrists at the time of the survey. 

This report is composed of the following 

parts, each part supported by data in the 

indicated detailed tables. 

1. A statistical overview of the total national 

resource of active and inactive podiatrists 

(table 1). 

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The 

statistical evahration of active podiatrists 

terms of 

Geographic distribution and the ratio of 

the podiatrist to the general population 

(table 2). 

Selected characteristics, such as age, sex, 

years ‘active in podiatry, age at graduation, and college from which graduated 

(tables 3 and 4). 

Areal scope of actual and potential 

activity as indicated by the number of 

States in which the podiatrist heId active 

licenses (tables 5 and 6). 

Volume of activity as determined from 

number of weeks worked in 1969 and 

number of hours usually worked per 

week (tables 7 and 8). 

Vocational context of professional activity as revealed by principal form of 

employment (tables 9 and 10). 

The nature of professional activity as 

evidenced by clinical and nonchnical 

functions (tables 11 through 19). 

various compensatory adjustments used 

in establishing the report data, along with other 

methodological considerations are discussed in 

appendix I. Definitions of terms used in the 

report’ appear in appendix II; and, as already 

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noted, a facsimile of the questionnaire used in 

the survey appears as appendix III. 

Major characteristics of the active podiatrists 

as determined by the survey are as follows. 

About 96 percent of all active podiatrists 

were male. 

The median age was about 51 years. 

The median number of years active in 

podiatry was about 2 1. 

About 94 percent were self-employed, and 

a substantial majority (about 85 percent) 

were engaged in solo practice. 

About 69 percent held active licenses in 

only one State. 

The median volume of time devoted to 

podiatric activities (includes both full-time 

and part-time practitioners) was 48 weeks 

per year or more (in 1969) and about 39 

hours per week. 

More than 99 percent reported some degree 

of weekly activity in patient care; about 

3.5 percent, some activity as teachers in 

colleges of podiatry; about 7 percent, some 

activity in podiatric research; and about 11 

percent, some activity in administrative 

duties other than those connected with the 

care of patients. 

THE TOTAL PODIATRIST UNIVERSE 

Survey findings support an estimate of 8,017 

for the total number of active and inactive 

podiatrists in the United States in 1970. Of 

these, 7,113 (about 89 percent) reported that 

they were active in their profession either in a 

full-time or part-time capacity. 

A total of 904 podiatrists, or about 11 

percent of all podiatrists, reported that they 

were inactive in their profession-370 by reason 

of retirement and 533 for other reasons. Table A 

shows the number and percent distribution of 

inactive podiatrists by age. About 86 percent of 

the podiatrists who were inactive but not retired 

were under 65 years of age, while only about 30 

percent of those who were retired were in that 

younger category. 

From the geographic data in table 1, the 

reader may note that inactive podiatrists like 

Table A. Number and percent distribution of inactive podiatrists 

by age: United States, 1970 

Inactive 

Age but Retired 

not retired 

Number 

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 370 

Under 45 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 6 

45-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .’ 349 103 

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 260 

Percent distribution 

All aged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 

Under 45 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.2 2.1 

45-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.5 27.7 

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 70.2 

their active. counterparts tended to locate most 

frequently in the Northeast Region, where a 

substantial proportion of about 41 percent of 

the total inactive podiatrists were reported. The 

area next most favored was the North Central 

Region, with about 25 percent, while the West 

and South Regions had the smallest proportions, 

about 18 percent and 16 percent, respectively. 

THE ACTIVE PODIATRIST 

Geographic Distribution and Ratio to 

Population 

The number of podiatrists active in their 

profession at the time of the survey was approximately 7,113. Data in figure 1 reveal their 

distribution by geographic region and division. 

Table B uses the decennial census data of April 

1970 to show the number of active podiatrists 

per 100,000 population by geographic region 

and division, while table C uses the same data to 

show the ratio of podiatrists to population by 

State according to whether it exceeds the 

national ratio or not. 

The national ratio of active podiatrists to 

population in 1970 was calculated to be 3.5 

podiatrists per 100,000 population. Only three 

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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION 

50 40 30 20 10 0 

I I I I I I 

32.5 

42.3 

GEOGRAPHICDIVISION 

Middle Atlantic 

East North Central 

Pacific 

New England 

South Atlantic 

West North Central 

iNest South Central 

Mountain 

East South Central 

GEOGRAPHIC REGION 

Northeast 

North Central 

West 

NUMBER 

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 

I I I I I 

2,309 

207 

3,009 

2,071 

Figure 1. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists, by geographic region and division: Unit’ed States, 1970. 

of the nine geographic divisions exceeded the 

national ratio-the East North Central Division 

of the North Central Region and the New 

England and Middle Atlantic Divisions of the 

Northeast Region. The heaviest concentration of 

podiatrists appeared in the Northeast Regionchiefly in the Middle Atlantic Division which 

comprises the States of New York, New Jersey, 

and Pennsylvania-where the ratio of podiatrists 

to population was about 6 podiatrists per 

100,000 population. In descending order of 

podiatrist concentration per 100,000 population, the geographic regions ranked as follows: 

Northeast (6.1), North Central (3.7), West (3.0), 

and South (1.6). The highest ratios per 100,000 

population were for the District of Columbia 

(8.1), Massachusetts (7.3), New York (6.8), and 

Connecticut and Pennsylvania (6.0). The lowest 

ratios per 100,000 population were Mississippi 

(0.4), South Carolina (0.5), Alabama and Hawaii 

(0.6), and Alaska (0.7). 

Selected Personal and Professional 

Characteristics 

About 96 percent of all active podiatrists 

were ma le. Figure 2 shows the number and 

percent distribution of the active universe by 

lo-year age intervals. The national median age of 

podiatrists was about 51 years; the average 

podiatrist, then, was probably at least 2 years 

older than the average member of the 1970 M.D. 

population.1 About 77 percent of active podiatrists were aged 35-65 years. Only about 13 

percent fell in the age group under 35 years, and 

only about 2 percent were stiI1 active in their 

profession after the age of 75 years. The 

Northeast and North Central Regions had relatively larger proportions of active podiatrists in 

lAmerican Medical Association, Center for Health Services 

Research and Development: Reference Data on the Profile of 

MedicalPractice. Chicago, 1971. 

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Table B. Enumerated population as of April 1, 1970, and number of active podiatrists and number per 100,000 population, by 

geographic region and division: United States, 1970 

1970 Active Number of 

Geographic location 

enumerated active podiatrists 

population per 100,000 

as of April I1 podiatrists population 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,235,298 7,113 3.5 

Northeast Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49,050,525 1 3,009 1 6.1 

New England ............ .' ..................................... 

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

‘North Central Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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

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

South Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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

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

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

WestRegion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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

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

11,847,186 700 5.9 

37203,339 2,309 6.2 

56,577,067 2,071 3.7 

40,252,678 1,710 4.2 

16,324,389 361 2.2 

62.798.347 992 1.6 

30,671,337 590 1.9 

12.804552 115 0.9 

19,322,458 287 1.5 

34,809,359 1,042 3.0 

8,283,585 207 2.5 

26,525,774 835 3.1 

‘U.S. Bureau of the Census: U.S. Census of Population, 1970. Number of Inhabitants. Final Report PC(l)-Al, United States 

Summary. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. 

the older age group (55 years and over), while 

the West and South had larger proportions in the 

younger age group (under 55 years). 

The typical podiatrist had been active in his 

profession about 21 years, having graduated 

between the ages of 25 and 29 from one of the 

five accredited colleges of podiatry located in 

New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and San Francisco.z 

AREAL SCOPE OF ACTIVITY 

To approximate the geographic latitude of the 

podiatrist’s activity, respondents were asked to 

2For an instructive discussion of podiatric education, its 

history, and its status at the time of the 1970 survey, see M. Y. 

Pennell, Podiatric education and manpower, J. Podiat. E&K. 

1(2):11-21, June 1970. 

specify the States in which they currently held a 

license to practice. Statistics presented here 

tabulate only the number of States in which 

the respondent reported active licensure. NO 

authoritative statement is intended on the geographic contiguity of the States involved when a 

respondent reported licensure in more than one 

State, though such contiguity may probably be 

inferred in most cases. 

A clear majority (about 69 percent) of all 

active podiatrists held an active license in only 

one State. Slightly over 23 percent held an 

active license in two States, and nearly 8 percent 

held an active license in three States or more. 

Figure 3 presents the area1 scope of licensure 

according to the geographic division in which 

the podiatrist was active. Two digressions from 

the national norms are noteworthy. One is the 

pronounced tendency of podiatrists in the three 

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Table C. Number of active podiatrists per 100,000 population, by State: United States, 1970 

Area 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arizona ................ : ............ 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Active 

podiatrists 

per 100,000 

population’ 

Above U.S. 

ratio (3.5) 

3.7 

6.0 

3.8 

8.1 

5.7 

7.3 

3.7 

5.1 

6.8 

5.0 

6.0 

5.6 

Below U.S. 

ratio (3.5) 

0.6 

0.7 

2.1 

0.9 

3.2 

2.8 

1.3 

0.6 

2.2 

2.9 

3.4 

1.9 

Active 

Area podiatrists _ 

ser 100,000 

Jopulation’ 

8elow U.S. 

ratio (3.5) 

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

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

Maine .... ..I ....................... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia ......................... ! 

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

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

1.6 

1.1 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

2.0 

0.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.7 

2.8 

2.0 

1.1 

1 .o 

1.8 

1.6 

0.5 

2.2 

0.8 

1.7 

2.3 

1.8 

1.2 

1.8 

2.5 

3.1 

2.0 

! U.S. Bureau of the Census: U.S. Census of Population, 1970. Number of Inhabitants. Final Report PC(l)-Al, United States 

Summary. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. 

PERCENT DlBTRlBUTlON NUMBER 

30 20 10 0 0 1,000 2.000 3,000 

AGE 

Under 35 years 

3544 years 

45-54 years 

55-64 years 

65 years and over 

Figure 2. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists, 

by age: United States, 1970. 

divisions of the South Region (South Atlantic, 

East South Central, and West South Central 

Divisions) to hold active licensure in more than 

one State. Since the ratio of podiatrists to 

general population in the South Region (1.6 per 

100,000) is the lowest in the Nation, it is 

possible that the podiatrists in this geographic 

area were attempting to compensate for their 

relative scarcity by extending their geographic 

range of coverage. In fact, there was a tendency 

in all geographic regions for the numbers of 

plurally licensed podiatrists to vary inversely 

with the concentration of podiatrists in the 

region as revealed by the ratio of podiatrists to 

general population (see the following table). 

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LICENSED IN 1 STATE ONLY LICENSED IN MORE THAN 1 STATE 

PERCENT PERCENT 

100 80 60 40 20 0 GEOGRAPHICDIVISION ’ I I I I I 

United States 

New England 

Middle Atlantic 

East North Central 

West North Central 

South Atlantic 

East South Central 

West South Central 

Figure 3. Percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of States licensed in, according to geographic division: United States, 

1970. 

Percent of Number of 

podiatrists 

Region podiatrists holding active 

population than 1 State 

United States ...... 3.5 31.1 

Northeast ............. 6.1 22.6 

North Central .......... 3.7 30.8 

West ................. 3.0 34.8 

South ................ 1.6 53.6 

per loo’ooo licenses in more 

The other noteworthy tendency toward plural 

licensure occurred in the Mountain Division of 

the West Region, composed of the States of 

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Here, the 

relatively high proportion of podiatrists licensed 

in more than one State (58 percent) may 

possibly reflect the fact that a relatively small 

percentage of the Nation’s podiatrists (about 3 

percent) are attempting to service a population 

that is more widely dispersed geographically 

than in the other divisions. 

Plural licensure was inversely related to the 

number of years active in podiatry and 

decreased at a fairly uniform rate of deceleration 

as the number of years active in podiatry 

increased (figure 4). Two factors may help to 

account for this inverse relationship: (1) the 

younger podiatrist has more energy to expend 

than his older colleague, and (2) the younger 

podiatrist does not have the economic security 

enjoyed by his older colleague and may extend 

the area1scope of his activity to achieve it. 

When plural licensure is considered according 

to principal form of employment, salaried podiatrists showed a relatively greater tendency 

toward plural licensure than did most of their 

self-employed counterparts (figure 5). However, 

the 129 self-employed podiatrists who engaged 

in group practice showed a tendency toward 

plural licensure which ranked with that of 

salaried podiatrists and exceeded that of their 

other self-employed colleagues. 

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LICENSED IN LICENSED IN MORE 

1 STATE ONLY THAN 1 STATE 

PERCENT YEARS PERCENT 

100 80 60 40 20 0 ACT ’“E ‘N 0 PODIATRY 20 40 60 80 100 

o-9 years 

10.19 years 

20.29 years 

30.39 years 

40 years and over 

Figure 4. Percent distribkion of active podiatrists by number 01 

States licensed in, according to number of years active in 

podiatry: United States, 1970. 

PERCENT 

FORM OF EMPLOYMENT o 10 20 30 40 50 

I I I I 1 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice 

Partnership 

Group practice 41.5 

Salaried: 

Government organization ( (including military) 42.6

Nongovernment organization (including individuals) 40.1

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Figure 5. Percent of podiatrists licensed in more than one State, 

by principal form of employment: United States, 1970. 

VOLUME OF ACTIVITY 

Of several indicators of the volume of professional activity yielded by the survey findings, 

only one will be statistically explored in this 

genera1 profile, i.e., the amount of time that the 

podiatrist spent in all his professional clinical 

and nonclinical activities as measured by the 

number of weeks that he was active in podiatry 

during 1969 and the number of hours he usually 

worked per week. (“Usually” is the wording 

used in the survey questionnaire.) 

In 1969, about 81 percent of all active 

podiatrists worked 48 weeks per year or more. 

About 79 percent of all active podiatrists usualIy 

devoted 35 hours per week or more to all of 

their professional activities. A substantial 21 

‘percent fell in the part-time group that worked 

fewer than 35 hours per week at podiatric 

activities, pointing to a considerable resource of 

podiatric skills which was not being used. The 

typical podiatrist who worked at his profession 

48 weeks or more per year devoted a median of 

about 40 hours per week to all of his podiatric 

activities. There were no marked regional variations from the national patterns of activity 

reported above. Because of a relatively low 

concentration of podiatrists in areas such as the 

South, one might expect a compensatory tendency toward increased volume of activity; however, no such increase was evident from the 

reported number of weeks worked per year nor 

from the reported number of hours worked per 

week. 

Table D tabulates the volume of the podiatrist’s activity according to his principal type of 

employment. From the ,data presented in the 

table, it is evident that self-employed podiatrists 

reported a,greater volume of work activity than 

did their salaried counterparts. About 79 percent of the self-employed worked a typical week 

of 35 hours or more as opposed to about 71 

percent of the salaried. Among self-employed 

practitioners, the highest volume of work activity was reported by those engaged in the two 

mu ltiple-practitioner forms, partnerships and 

group practice. Group practitioners, with almost 

92 percent of their numbers reporting a weekly 

professional activity of 35 hours or more, were 

substantially ahead of their colleagues in all 

other forms of employment. 

VOCATIONAL CONTEXT OF ACTIVITY 

One section of the survey questionnaire was 

designed to investigate the podiatrist’s principal 

form of employment. The data in table D show 

the number and percent distribution of active 

podiatrists by three types of self-empIoyment, 

two types of salaried employment, and one 

undifferentiated category of “other” employment. (The “other” category was commonly 

used by respondents who did not devote their 

principal working effort to podiatric activities 

and who used this space to report a principal 

form of employment which was nonpodiatric in 

character, e.g., owner of a dress shop, manager 

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Table D. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by principal form of employment and percent of podiatrists in each ’ 

form of employment who worked 35 hours or more a week: United States, 1970 

Percent 

Percent Norking 

Principal form of employment Number distribution 15 hours 

sr more 

rer week 

Allforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 100.0 78.6 

Self-employed: 

Solopractice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,079 85.5 78.4 

Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 6.4 83.4 

Group practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 1.8 91.5 

Salaried: 

Government organization (including military) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 2.0 69.8 

Nongovernment organizations (including other podiatrists) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 2.2 73.9 

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 2.1 77.7 

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of a laundromat chain, teacher of science in a 

high school, or owner of a drugstore.) 

Geographically, the Northeast Region had the 

highest percentage of self-employed podiatrists 

engaged in solo practice-$&o-8 percent) and, 

conversely, the lowest proportion engaged in 

multiple podiatrist arrangements (about 7 percent). In none of the geographic areas did 

podiatrists show any dramatic preference for the 

multiple-practitioner type of arrangement. The 

South Region had the highest percentage (11 

percent) of podiatrists engaged in partnership 

arrangements and group practice, chiefly in 

partnership practice. It is perhaps noteworthy 

that the East South Central Division of the 

South Region was uniquely ahead of the rest of 

the Nation in the tendency toward partnership 

practice with about 17 percent of its podiatrists 

so engaged. 

About 94 percent of active podiatrists were 

self-employed. Only 300 podiatrists, or about 4 

percent of all active podiatrists, were salaried by 

other employers. Salaried podiatrists were about 

equally distributed between government organizations (including military) and nongovernment 

organizations or individuals (including other 

podiatrists). 

Figure 6 shows the relationship between the 

age of the self-employed podiatrist and the form 

of practice he engaged in. It is evident from the 

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PERCENT 

0 20 40 60 80 100 

AGE 

Under 35 years 

35-44 years 

45.54 yean 

55.64 years 

65 years and over 

Self-employed: 

Ea Multiple-practitioner practice 

Figure 6. Percent of active podiatrists, by age and principal form 

of employment: United States, 1970. 

data that the older the podiatrist, the more 

pronounced was his tendency to engage in solo 

practice. For example, only about 62 percent of 

podiatrists under 35 years of age were engaged 

in solo practice, whereas about 92 percent of 

podiatrists over 6.5 years were so engaged. It is 

conversely evident that the older the practitioner, the less likely was his tendency to engage 

in one of the multiple-practitioner forms of 

practice (i.e., in partnerships or in group practice). Whereas about 17 percent of podiatrists 

under age 35 engaged in multiple-practitioner 

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arrangemen ts, only abou t 5 percen t o f podiatrists over 65 years were so engaged .. 

Regarding practice pre ference by sex o f the 

podia trist, the 317 fema le podia trists showed 

the same pre ference for self-employment as their 

m a le colleagues. More than 90 percen t o f 

fema les as well as o f m a les were self-employed. 

Some differences were found , however , in the 

form o f self-employed practice engaged in. 

Whereas abou t 86 percen t o f the m a les engaged 

in solo practice, only abou t 77 percen t o f the 

fema les practiced alone . The mos t marked 

difference in practice characteristics occurred in 

the degree o f par ticipation in the par tnership 

form. Whereas only abou t 6 percen t o f m a les 

were active in par tnerships, more than twice th a t 

propor tion (abou t 13 percen t) o f fema le podiatrists engaged in par tnership practice. 

NATURE OF ACTIVITY 

The general pro file includes a sta tistical evalu a tion o f the n a ture o f the pro fessional activities 

to which the podia trist devo ted all or par t o f his 

tim e . Survey responden ts were asked to d e fine 

the degree o f their par ticipation in various 

chnical and nonclinical activities by repor ting 

the number o f hours per week they devo ted to 

each activity. These figures have been translated 

into the percen t o f working week devo ted to 

each activity. 

Clinical activities repor ted are those devo ted 

to the direct diagnosis and treatment o f podia tric p a tie n ts, to include o ffice work connec ted 

with the care o f p a tie n ts. Nonclinical activities 

repor ted are teaching in a college o f podia try, 

podia tric research, and administration. (“Administration” does n o t include o ffice work connec ted with the care o f p a tie n ts; it r e fers to 

administrative d u ties with podia try associations, 

colleges, and so fo rth ). Survey responden ts were 

also asked to specify “o ther podia tric activities.” 

“O ther ” activities repor ted included such activities as consultant to nursing homes , a thletic 

teams , and shoe manu facturers and teaching 

studen t nurses. Though a substantial propor tion 

o f active podia trists (abou t 24 percen t) were 

engaged in such “o ther ” activities, no one 

activity was repor ted with sufficient frequency 

to warran t separa te listing and analysis in these 

pages . 

- : . . 

The following table shows the degree .o f 

par ticipation in p a tie n t care, teaching , research, 

administration, and the undifferen tia ted “o ther 

podia tric activity.” 

Professional activity 

Patient care .................... 7,078 99.5 

Teaching (college of podiatry) ........ 241 3.4 

Podiatric research ................ 497 7.0 

Administration .................. 777 10.9 

O ther podiatric activity ............ 1,710 24.0 

Clinical Activity 

It is clear from these figures th a t virtually al1 

active podia trists (99 .5 percen t) practice direct 

care o f p a tie n ts. Table 13 shows th a t almos t 95 

percen t o f .podia trists devo ted more than 75 

percen t o f their working week to this clinical 

activity. 

As age and years active in podia try increased, 

so also, in direct propor tio n , did the percen t o f 

podia trists who devo ted 100 percen t o f their 

time to direct p a tie n t care. The relationship to 

age is presen ted in figure 7 . 

The relationship b e tween principal form o f 

emp loymen t and the percen t o f podia trists in 

th a t form o f emp loymen t who devo ted 100 

percen t o f their time to direct p a tie n t care is 

shown in the following table . 

Percent totally 

Principal form of employment occupied with 

patient care 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.5 

Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.9 

Group practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.5 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.1 

Nongovernment organizations (including 

individuals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.9 

The mos t intensive exposure to p a tie n ts was 

experienced by solo practitioners. A lmost 68 

percen t o f their numbers were to tally occupied 

with p a tie n t care. Their overall con tribution to 

9 
PERCENT With a median age of about 41 years, college 

0 20 40 60 80 100 teachers of podiatry were most frequently found AGE I I I I I at the younger end of the age spectrum, about Under 35 years 49.5 58 percent of their number being under 45 years 

35-44 years 56.6 of age. Throughout the age spectrum, an 

45.54 years 65.5 inversely proportional relationship prevailed between age and the tendency to teach in colleges 55-64 years 73.4 of podiatry (figure 8). Of the 241 teachers in 65 years and over 67.7 colleges of podiatry, a substantial ma jority of 

185 (about 77 percent) devoted less than 25 

Figure 7. Percent of active podiatrists who spent 100 percent of percent of their working week to this teaching 

their time in patient care, by age: United States, 1970. activity. The relatively modest engagement in 

this activity may be partly explained by the fact 

that most of the teachers (about 69 percent of 

patient-care activity was even more significant, them) reported solo practice to be their prinin that solo practitioners made up a pronounced cipal form of employment and, presumably, 

ma jority of 6,079, or about 86 percent of all patient care to be their most demanding profesactive podiatrists. sional activity. 

Nonclinical Activity PERCENT 1 

0 10 20 30 40

The survey revealed that 241 podiatrists (or AGE I I I I 

about 3.5 percent of the active podiatry universe) were engaged in teaching in colleges of 

podiatry throughout the Nation. As m ight be 35.44 years 26.5 

expected, most of these teaching podiatrists 

(almost 94 percent) were located in the vicinity 45.54 years 

of the five ma jor colleges of podiatric med icine. 

Their distribution by geographic division 55.64 years 

follows: 65 years and over 

Under 35 years 31.5 

Percent of Geographic college teachers :olleges located within 

division (approximate) the division Figure8. Percent of active podiatrists teaching in a college of 

podiatry, by age: United States, 1970. 

Middle 

Atlantic . . . . . 46 M. J. Lewi College of 

Podiatry PERCENT New York City 0 10 20 30 

‘ennsylvania College of I I I 

Podiatric Medicine AGE 

Philadelphia Under 35 years 19.5 

East North 

Central . . . . . 27 3hio College of 35.44 years 25.5 

Podiatric Medicine 

Cleveland 45.54 years 26.9 

Illinois College of 

Podiatric Medicine 55-64 years 21.1 

Chicago 

65 years and wer 

Pacific . . . . . . . . 21 California College of 

Podiatric Medicine 

San Francisco Figure9. Percent of podiatrists who engaged in podiatric research, by age: United States, 1970. 

IO 
Survey data support the finding that 497 

podiatrists, or about 7 percent of the total active 

universe, devoted some portion of their working 

week to podiatric .research. The volume of 

activity that these researchers spent in this 

activity was relatively small, about.94 percent of 

their number devoted less than 25 percent of 

their working week to research activities. Figure 

9 shows the age distribution of podiatrists who 

engaged in research. Neither extreme of the age 

spectrum boasted the largest proportion of 

researchers; most of them tended to be under 

age 55. The largest group feIl in the age interval 

45-54 years, with a median age of about 47 

years. 

According to survey findings, 777 podiatrists, 

or about 11 percent of the total active universe, 

engaged in administrative activities not directly 

connected with the care of patients (e.g., podiatry associations, college administration). In age 

as well as in the amount of time that they 

devoted to administrative activities, podiatrists 

imitated their colleagues who engaged in the 

other nonclinical activities of teaching and 

research. That is, in median age (about 46 years) 

they were younger than the typical active 

practitioner, and few of them (only about 8 

percent of the 777) tended to devote more than 

one-fourth of their working week to administrative activities. 

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LIST OF DETAILED TABLES 

Page 

Table 1. Number and percent distribution of total active and inactive podiatrists by type of activity, according to age and 

geographic location: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

2. Ratio of active podiatrists’to general population and frequency distribution of active podiatrists, by age and area of 

practice: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

3. Percent distribution of active podiatrists, by age and area of practice: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

4. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by age, according to selected characteristics of the 

podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

5. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists, by number of States licensed ‘in and area of practice: United 

States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

6. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of States licensed in, according to selected 

characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

7. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by weeks per year and hours per week. worked in all 

professional activities in 1969, according to area of practice: United States, 1970 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

8. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by weeks per year and hours per week worked in all professional activities in 1969, according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . 22 

9. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by principal form of employment, according to geographic 

F location and other selected characteristics: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘24 

10. Number and percent of active podiatrists, by their participation in selected podiatric activities and geographic location: 

United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

11. Number and percent of active podiatrists, by their participation in selected podiatric activities and selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

12. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by percent of time devoted to direct patient-care activities, 

according to geographic location: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

13. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by percent of time devoted to direct patient-care activities, 

according to selected characteristics of the podiatrists: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

14. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to teaching in a college of 

podiatry, according to geographic location: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

12 
LIST OF DETAILED TABLES-Con. 

Table 15. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to teaching in a college of 

podiatry, according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

16. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research, according 

to geographic location: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

17. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research, according 

to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

18. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devbted to administration, according to 

geographic location: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

19. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to administration, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .’ . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

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Table 1. Number and percent distribution of total active and inactive podiatrists by activity status, according to age and geographic location: 

United States, 1970 

Age and geographic location 

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

Age: 

Under 45 years ................ 

45-64 years ................... 

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

Geographic region: 

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

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

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

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

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region 1 (Boston) .............. 

Region 2 (New York City) ......... 

Region 3 (Philadelphia) ........... 

Region.4 (Atlanta) .............. 

Region 5 (Chicago) ............. 

Region 6 (Dallas-Fort Worth) ....... 

Region 7 (Kansas City) ........... 

Region 8 (Denver) .............. 

Region 9 (San Francisco) ......... 

Region 10 (Seattle) ............. 

Geographic division: 

New England . . . . . . . . . . ...... Middle Atlantic , . . . . , . . . ...... East North Central . . . . . . . ...... West North Central . . , . . . ...... South Atlantic . . . . . . . . . ...... 

-

Total 

Activity status 

Total 

Activity status II 

podiatrists w podiatrists Active 

II I 

Number Percent distribution 

: 8.017 7,113 533 370 100.0 88.7 6.7 4.6 

- - - - -

2,525 2,409 108 8 

4,428 3,976 349 103 

1,064 728 76 260 

3,380 3,009 254 117 

2,301 2,071 119 .? 11 

1,136 992 72 72 

1,200 1,042 88 70 

823 700 76 47 

1,795 1,606 140 50 

1,065 976 55 34 

511 431 33 47 

1,983 1,785 107 90 

343 307 24 11 

296 264 12 20 

148 136 6 6 

923 792 72 59 

129 114 9 5 

823 700 76 47 

2,558 2,309 178 70 

1,901 1,710 105 86 

400 361 14 25 

682 590 41 51 

100.0 

.I 00.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

95.4 4.3 0.3 

89.b 7.9 2.3 

68.4 7.2 24.4 

89.0 7.5 3.5 

90.0 5.2 4.8 

87.3 6.3 6.3 

86.8 7.4 5.8 

85.1 9.2 6.7 

89.5 7.8 2.8 

91.7 5.1 3.2 

84.3 6.4 9.2 

90.0 5.4 4.6 

89.6 7.1 3.3 

89.3 4.1 6.6 

91.8 3.8 4.4 

85.8 7.8 6.4 

88.5 7.3 4.2 

85.1 9.2 5.7 

90.3 7.0 2.8 

89.9 5.5 4.5 

90.2 3.5 6.2 

86.5 6.0 7.4 

86.6 5.9 7.5 

89.3 7.2 3.5 

90.7 6.0 3.4 

85.9 7.7 6.4 

East South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 115 8 10 

West South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 287 23 11 

Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 228 207 14 8 

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 972 835 75 62 

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Table 2. Ratio of active podiatrists to general population and frequency distribution of active podiatrists, by age and area of practice: United States, 

1970 

Ratio of 

active Total 

Area podiatrists active Under 35 

per 100,000 oodiatrists years 

general 

population 

United States .................................. 3.5 7,113 947 

- -

Alabama .......................................... 0.6 21 1 

Alaska ...... . .................................... 0.7 2 

Arizona .......................................... 2.1 38 7 

Arkansas.. ........................................ 0.9 18 4 

California ......................................... 3.7 731 152 

Coloradb .......................................... 3.2 70 12 

Connecticut ........................................ 6.0 183 15 

Delaware .......................................... 3.8 21 3 

District of Columbia .................................. d.1 61 6 

Florida ........................................... 2.8 190 34 

Georgia ........................................... 1.3 59 17 

Hawaii ........................................... 0.6 5 

Idaho.. ........................................... 2.2 16 1 

Illinois ........................................... 5.7 630 84 

Indiana.. ......................................... 2.9 149 15 

Iowa ............................................ 3.4 95 12 

Kansas ........................................... 1.9 43 6 

Kentucky ......................................... 1.6 53 2 

Louisiana ......................................... 1.1 39 5 

Maine.. .......................................... 2.2 22 2 

Maryland ......................................... 2.4 93 29 

Massachusetts ...................................... 7.3 414 11 

Michigan .......................................... 3.0 264 43 

Minnesota .......................................... 2.0 76 8 

Mississippi ......................................... 0.4 9 3 

Missouri .......................................... 1.8 85 4 

Montana .......................................... 2.0 14 

Nebraska .......................................... 2.7 41 1 

Nevada ........................................... 3.7 18 4 

NewHampshire ..................................... 2.8 21 1 

NewJersey ........................................ 5.1 365 32 

NewMexico ......... . ............................. 2.0 20 5 

NewYork ......................................... 6.8 1,241 172 

North Carolina ...................................... 1.1 54 9 

NorthDakota ...................................... 1.0 6 

Ohio ............................................ 5.0 530 95 

Oklahoma ......................................... 1.8 45 13 

Oregon ........................................... 1.6 34 1 

Pennsylvania ....................................... 6.0 703 59 

Rhodelsland ....................................... 5.6 54 3 

South Carolina ....................................... 0.5 14 2 

South Dakota ...................................... 2.2 15 1 

Tennessee ......................................... 0.8 32 5 

Texas ............................................ 1.7 185 36 

Utah ............................................ 2.3 24 6 

Vermont...................................... ..... 1.8 8 1 

Virginia ........................................... 1.2 55 5 

Washington ........................................ 1.8 63 7 

WestVirginia ....................................... 2.5 44 1 

Wisconsin ......................................... 3.1 136 10 

Wyoming ......................................... 2.0 7 

35-44 45-54 55-64 65 years 

years years years and over 

1,463 2,040 1,936 728 

- - -

4 6 6 5 

1 1 1 

9 8 12 2 

6 7 1 

160 181 175 63 

20 9 20 10 

41 65 53 9 

2 13 3 

13 20 17 5 

58 45 39 14 

19 16 6 1 

2 1 1 1 

6 4 1 3 

117 186 146 97 

37 37 44 17 

18 34 23 8 

13 11 11 3 

9 26 4 11 

6 11 13 3 

1 7 4 8 

19 27 12 7 

71 123 161 48 

83 69 55 14 

19 24 17 8 

2 2 1 

14 24 26 15 

2 4 6 2 

10 9 14 7. 

4 2 4 5 

4 5 8 2 

57 85 153 39 

7 5 2 1 

231 338 371 130 

14 16 12 3 

3 2 1 

114 141 135 45 

14 14 2 2 

4 15 9 4 

114 261 206 63 

16 11 15 9 

3 6 2 

3 3 2 5 

2 14 9 2 

53 48 30 18 

2 12 2 2 

4 3 

8 22 17 2 

7 22 17 8 

13 9 15 6 

32 37 45 13 

1 3 3 

SOURCE: U.S.&reau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population, 1970, Number of lnhabirants, Final Report PC(l)-Al, United States Summary, 

Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. 

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Table 3. Percent distribution of active podiatrists, by age and area of practice: United States, 1970 

Area 55-64 65 years 

years and over 

Percent distribution 

United States ................................ 100.0 13.3 20.6 28.7 27.2 10.2 

Alabama.. ...................................... 100.0 5.6 16.7 27.8 27.8 22.2 

Alaska ......................................... 100.0 50.0 50.0 

Arizona ........................................ 100.0 18.2 24.2 21.2 30.3 6.1 

Arkansas ........................................ 100.0 20.0 33.3 40.0 6.7 

California ....................................... 100.0 20.7 21.9 24.7 24.0 8.6 

Colorado ....................................... 100.0 17.2 28.1 12.5 28.1 14.1 

Connecticut ..................................... 100.0 8.4 22.3 35.5 28.9 4.8 

Delaware ....................................... 100.0 14.3 9.5 61.9 14.3 

District of Columbia ................................ 100.0 10.0 22.0 32.0 28.0 8.0 

Florida ......................................... 100.0 17.8 30.5 23.6 20.7 7.5 

Georgia ....................................... . 100.0 28.8 32.7 26.9 9.6 1.9 

Hawaii ......................................... 100.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 

Idaho.. ........................................ 100.0 6.7 40.0 26.7 6.7 20.0 

Illinois ......................................... 100.0 13.4 18.6 29.5 23.1 15.4 

Indiana: ........................................ 100.0 9.8 24.8 24.8 29.3 11.3 

Iowa .......................................... 100.0 12.8 18.6 36.0 24.4 8.1 

Kansas ......................................... 100.0 14.6 29.3 24.4 24.4 7.3 

Kentucky ....................................... 100.0 4.0 18.0 50.0 8.0 20.0 

Louisiana ....................................... 100.0 13.9 16.7 27.8 33.3 8.3 

Maine.. ........................................ 100.0 10.0 5.0 30.0 20.0 35.0 

Maryland ....................................... 100.0 30.7 20.5 28.4 12.5 8.0 

Massachusetts .................................... 100.0 2.8 17.1 29.8 38.8 11.6 

Michigan ........................................ 100.0 16.5 31.3 26.1 20.9 5.2 

Minnesota ....................................... 100.0 10.0 25.7 31.4 22.9 10.0 

Mississippi ....................................... 100.0 37.5 25.0 25.0 12.5 

Missouri ........................................ 100.0 5.2 16.9 28.6 31.2 18.2 

Montana.. ...................................... 100.0 14.3 28.6 42.9 14.3 

Nebraska ....................................... 100.0 2.6 23.7 21.1 34.2 18.4 

Nevada.. ....................................... 100.0 20.0 20.0 13.3 20.0 26.7 

New Hampshire ................................... 100.0 5.3 21.1 26.3 36.8 10.5 

New Jersey ...................................... 100.0 8.7 15.7 23.2 41.9 10.5 

NewMexico ..................................... 100.0 23.5 35.3 23.5 11.8 5.9 

NewYork ....................................... 100.0 13.8 18.6 27.2 29.9 10.5 

North Carolina .................................... 100.0 16.0 26.0 30.0 22.0 6.0 

North Dakota .................................... 100.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 

Ohio .......................................... 100.0 17.8 21.6 26.6 25.5 8.5 

Oklahoma.. ..................................... 100.0 28.6 31 .o 31.0 4.8 4.8 

Oregon ......................................... 100.0 3.2 12.9 45.2 25.8 12.9 

Pennsylvania ..................................... 100.0 8.5 16.3 37.1 29.3 8.9 

Rhode Island ..................................... 100.0 5.9 29.4 19.6 27.5 17.6 

South Carolina .................................... 100.0 16.7 25.0 41.7 16.7 

South Dakota .................................... 100.0 7.1 21.4 21.4 14.3 35.7 

Tennessee ....................................... 100.0 14.3 7.1 42.9 28.6 7.1 

Texas .......................................... 100.0 19.6 28.6 26.2 16.1 9.5 

Utah .......................................... 100.0 25.0 8.3 50.0 8.3 8.3 

Vermont ........................................ 100.0 16.7 50.0 33.3 

Virginia ...................................... .' . 100.0 9.6 15.4 40.4 30.8 3.8 

Washington ...................................... 100.0 11.9 11.9 35.6 27.1 13.6 

West Virginia ..................................... 100.0 2.6 30.8 20.5 33.3 12.8 

Wisconsin ....................................... 100.0 7.2 23.2 27.2 32.8 9.6 

Wyoming ....................................... 100.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 

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Table 4. Number and percent 

-

distribution of active podiatrists by age, according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

Total Under 35 Under 35 35.44 45-54 55-64 65 years Selected characteristics active

P odiatristr years odiatrists years and over 

Number Percent distribution 

United States ................. 17,113 1,463 

-

2,040 1,936 728 loo.0 13.3 20.6 

E 

28.7 

E 

27.2 10.2 

- E 

Sex: 

Male .......................... 6,796 1.432 1,950 1,822 655 100.0 13.8 21.1 28.7 26.8 9.6 

Female. ...................... 317 31 90 114 73 100.0 3.1 9.6 28.4 35.9 22.9 

Age at graduation: 

Under 22 years .................. 584 20 176 321 61 100.0 09 3.4 30.2 55.1 10.4’ 

22-24 years .................... 2,061 451 443 727 110 100.0 16.0 21.9 21.5 35.3 5.3 

2529 years .................... 2,934 772 857 482 254 100.0 19.4 26.3 29.2 16.4 8.6 

30-34 years .................... 1,020 177 457 173 171 loo.0 4.1 17.4 44.6 17.0 16.8 

35 years and over ................ 614 42 106 232 133 loo.0 8.1 20.7 45.2 25.9 

College graduated from: 

lllinois College .................. 

Ohio College ................... 

1,58B 

1,545 

207 

290 

339 

347 

407 

418 

425 

407 

210 

83 

100.0 

loo.0 13.0 

18.8 

21.3 

22.5 

25.6 

27.1 

26.8 

28.3 

13.2 

5.4 

M.J.Lewi.. ................... 1,472 195 285 408 426 159 100.0 13.2 19.4 27.7 28.9 10.8 

Temple University ............... 851 la 190 333 240 71 100.0 2.1 22.3 39.2 28.2 8.3 

Califo’rnia College ................ 636 171 130 147 131 58 1oo.c 26.9 20.4 23.1 20.5 9.1 

Chicago College ................. 423 3 121 187 a3 30 1oo.c 0.8 28.5 44.2 19.5 7.0 

Northwestern Institute ............ 166 11 60 69 25 100x 6.9 36.4 41.9 14.8 

Middlesex College ................ 126 1 1 23 70 31 1oo.c 09 0.8 18.5 55.6 24.2 

Beacon Institute ................. 103 13 46 39 6 1oo.c 12.2 44.4 37.8 5.6 

Other ......................... 204 61 27 10 49 58 1oo.c 30.0 13.3 5.0 23.4 28.3 

Years active in podiatry: 

o-9 years ...................... 

10-19 years .................... 

1,318

2.048 924 

22 

329 

1,088 

51 

805 

12 

126 

1 

7 

1oo.c 

1001 

70.1 

1.1 

25.0 

53.1 

3.9 

39.3 

0.9 

6.2 

0.1 

0.3 

20-29 years .................... 1,549 45 1,029 430 44 1oo.c 3.0 66.4 27.7 2.9 

30-39 years .................... 1,707 155 1,259 293 1oo.c 9.1 73.8 17.2 

40 years and over ................ 491 108 363 100x 22.0 78.0 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care ................. 35 i 2 10 11 10 1oo.c 6.: 6.2 28.2 31.4 28.0 

Some patient care ................ 7,078 944 1,460 2,030 1,925 718 1oo.c 13.: 20.6 28.7 27.2 10.1 

Number of States licensed in: 

0.1 states ..................... 4,901 55: 884 1,405 1,466 595 100s 11.: is.0 28.7 29.9 12.1 

2 states ...................... 1,665 2M 429 491 365 116 1OO.f 16.C 25.7 29.5 21.9 69 

3 statesor more ................. 546 12f 15c 144 105 18 100s 23.5 27.5 26.3 19.2 3.4 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week ............ 575 4: 5: 91 189 2oc 100s 7.i 9.2 15.7 32.9 34.8 

35hoursormoreperweek.. ...... 790 20( 1OE 154 227 104 100s 25.: 13.2 19.5 28.7 13.1 

48.62 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week ............ 945 9: 152 243 285 171 100s 9.5 16.2 25.7 30.2 18.0 

35.40 hours per week ........... 2,016 23: 464 638 541 14c 1oo.c 11.f 23.C 31.6 25.8 7.0 

41-49 hours per week ........... 1.532 18( 375 495 407 7: 1oo.t 11.2 24.E 32.3 26.5 4.9 

50.59 hours per week ........... 869 1Y 215 301 203 31 1oo.t 15.1 24.i 33.9 22.9 3.5 

60 hours or more per week ........ 365 6: 9: 118 84 f 100.1 17.: 25.: 32.2 23.1 2.1 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ................. 6,079 58: 12% 1,79E 1,765 B7( 1oo.t 91 20.f 29.5 29.0 11.0 

Partnership .................. 458 12: 1oc 116 a2 3i 100.1 27S 21 .f 25.2 17.8 8.1 

Group practice ................ 129 3; 3: 31 24 : 100.1 28.: 27.1 23.3 18.7 1.7 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military1 .................. 143 4 2f 42 29 100.1 30.1 19.l 29.f 20.2 

Nongovernment organizations ...... 157 7! lf 21 20 1: 100.1 501 11.: 16.E 12.8 a.4 

Other ........................ 148 8 1t 25 16 6 100.1 54.1 11.1 19.: ii.0 3.8 

- -

Ii 
Table 5: Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists, by number of States licensed in and area of practice: United States, lS,C 

Area 

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

NewYork ............................... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Total 

active 

podiatrists 

Number Percent distribution 

7,113 4,901 1,665 546 100.0 68.9 23.4 7.7 

- - - - - E - -

21 13 5 4 100.0 61.1 22.2 16.7 

2 1 1 100.0 50.0 50.0 

38 3 26 8 100.0 9.1 69.7 21.2 

18 8 6 4 100.0 46.7 33.3 20.0 

731 549 138 44 100.0 75.1 18.9 6.0 

70 39 22 10 100.0 54.7 31.2 14.1 

183 99 69 14 100.0 54.2 38.0 ,7.8 

21 10 8 3 100.0 47.6 38.1 14.3 

61 13 21 27 100.0 22.0 34.0 44.0 

190 72 88 29 100.0 37.9 46.6 15.5 

59 26 27 6 100.0 44.2 46.2 9.6 

5 1 4 100.0 20.0 80.0 

16 5 5 5 100.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 

630 520 97 14 100.0 82.5 15.4 2.i 

149 103 38 8 100.0 69.2 25.6 5.3 

95 58 30 8 100.0 60.5 31.4 8.1 

43 27 12 5 100.0 61.0 26.8 12.2 

53 32 16 5 100.0 60.0 30.0 10.0 

39 26 10 3 100.0 66.7 25.0 8.3 

22 14 8 100.0 65.0 35.0 

93 31 28 35 100.0 33.0 29.5 37.5 

414 378 27 8 100.0 91.5 6.6 1.9 

264 145 92 27 100.0 55.0 34.9 10.0 

76 42 27 6 100.0 55.7 35.7 8.6 

9 6 1 2 100.0 62.5 12.5 25.0 

85 50 28 8 100.0 58.4 32.5 9.1 

14 9 4 1 100.0 64.3 28.6 7.1 

41 22 12 6 100.0 55.3 28.9 15.8 

18 4 10 5 100.0 20.0 53.3 26.7 

21 13 4 3 100.0 63.2 21.1 15.8 

365 217 116 33 100.0 59.3 31.6 9.0 

20 8 7 5 100.0 41.2 35.3 23.5 

1,241 1,025 180 35 100.0 82.6 14.5 2.8 

54 31 15 8 100.0 58.0 28.0 14.0 

6 2 4 100.0 33.3 66.7 

530 371 131 29 100.0 69.9 24.7 5.4 

45 24 16 5 100.0 52.4 35.7 11.9 

3L 15 14 4 1oo.c 45.2 41.9 12.9 

70: 547 128 29 1oo.c 77.8 18.2 4.1 

5L 29 13 12 100s 54.9 23.5 21.6 

If 8 2 3 1oo.c 58.3 16.7 25.0 

15 ia 2 3 1oo.c 64.3 14.3 21.4 

32 16 8 8 1oo.c 50.0 25.0 25.0 

18E 105 5a 31 1oo.c 56.5 26.8 16.7 

24 15 6 3 100.0 62.5 25.0 12.5 

E 5 3 100.0 66.7 33.3 

55 18 24 13 I 00.0 32.7 44.2 23.1 

6: 27 30 6 100.0 42.4 47.5 10.2 

44 22 15 7 100.0 51.3 33.3 15.4 

13E 85 39 12 100.0 62.4 28.8 8.8 

5 4 3 100.0 60.0 40.0 

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Table 6. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by number of States licensed in, according to selected characteristics of 

the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

Number of States 

Total licensed in 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists 1 2 I

3 States 

State I States or more 

Percent distribution 

United States .................. 7,113 4.901 1,665 546 100.0 68.9 23.4 7.7 

Age: 

Under 35 years ................... 947 552 266 128 100.0 58.3 28.1 13.6 

35-44 years ...................... 1,463 884 429 150 100.0 60.4 29.3 10.3 

45-54 years ...................... 2,040 1,405 491 144 100.0 68.9 24.1 7.1 

55-64 years ...................... 1,936 1,466 365 105 100.0 75.7 18.9 5.4 

65 years and over .................. 728 595 115 19 100.0 81.7 15.8 2.6 

Sex: 

Male .......................... 6,796 4.662 1,606 528 100.0 68.6 23.6 7.8 

Female.. ....................... 317 59 19 100.0 75.4 18.7 6.0 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years ........................ 1,318 786 363 168 100.0 59.7 27.6 12.7 

lo-19 years ...................... 2,048 1,311 560 177 1ilo.o 64.0 27.3 8.6 

20-29 years ...................... 1,549 1,095 348 106 100.0 79.7 22.5 6.9 

3039 years ...................... 1,707 1,304 318 85 100.0 76.4 18.6 5.0 

40 years and over .................. 491 405 77 10 100.0 82.4 15.6 2.0 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care ................... 36 29 i 100.0 81.5 18.5 

Some patient care .................. 7,078 4,872 1,659 546 100.0 68.8 23.4 7.7 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .............. 575 444 103 28 100.0 77.2 18.0 4.8 

35hoursormoreperweek ......... ,790 525 184 81 100.0 66.4 23.3 10.2 

48-52 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week .............. 945 202 46 100.0 73.8 21.3 4.9 

35-40 hours per week ............. 2,016 1,363 498 155 100.0 67.6 24.7 7.7 

4149 hours per week ............. 1,532 1,051 373 107 100.0 68.6 24.4 7.0 

50-59 hours per week ............. 889 601 201 87 100.0 67.6 22.6 9.8 

60hoursperweek .. . ............ 365 219 104 42 ioo.0 60.0 28.5 11.5 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ................... 6,079 4,225 1,416 438 100.0 69.5 23.3 7.2 

Partnership .................... 458 332 92 33 100.0 72.6 20.2 7.2 

Group practice ................. 129 76 41 13 100.0 58.5 31.3 10.1 

Salaried: 

Government organization (including 

military) ................... 143 82 36 25 100.0 57.4 24.9 17.7 

Nongovernment organizations ...... 157 94 44 19 100.0 59.9 28.1 12.0 

Other .......................... 148 92 37 19 lbo.o 62.2 25.1 12.6 

L 

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Table 7. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by weeks per year and hours per week worked in all professional activities in 1969,according to area of practice: United States, 1970 

IIWeeks per year and hours per week usuall.y spent in all professional 

activities in 1969 

Total 

Area active Less than 48 48 weeks per year or more 

podiatrist: weeks per year I 

l-34 hours 35 hours I-34 3540 4149 50-69 6’Ohours 

or more hours hours hours hours or more 

Number 

United States .............................. 7,113 575 790 945 2,016 1,532 889 365 

- Z 

Alabama ..................................... 21 2 5 7 4 2 1 

Alaska.. ..................................... 2 1 ‘I 

Arizona ...................................... 38 3 5 15 9 3 2 

Arkansas ..................................... 18 1 1 7 2 6 

California ............................ :. ...... 731 85 95 96 204 130 92 31 

Colorado ..................................... 70 4 7 18 24 9 9 

Connecticut ................................... 183 14 17 25 69 37 15 4 

Delaware ..................................... 21 3 1 7 10 

District of Columbia ............................. 61 4 IO 1 21 11 9 6 

Florida ...................................... 190 14 23 15 66 44 21 7 

Georgia.. ............................ . .. ...! .. 59 5 10 2 12 11 17 1 

Hawaii ...................................... 5 2 3 

Idaho ....................................... 16 1 1 4 3 2 3 1 

Illinois ...................................... 630 59 79 100 i54 133 79 26 

Indiana ...................................... 149 18 13 24 50 22 13 8 

Iowa ........................................ 95 4 14 9 28 24 9 7 

Kansas ...................................... 43 1 5 5 15 12 3 2 

Kentucky .................................... 53 6 5 9 17 9 2 3 

Louisiana ..................................... 39 3 4 6 9 II 5 

Maine ....................................... 22 2 7 8 3 2 

Maryland ..................................... 93 8 11 14 27 17 13 .4 

Massachusetts .................................. 414 47 43 64 107 72 56 25 

Michigan ..................................... 264 14 43 33 86 50 22 16 

Minnesota .................................... 76 3 10 8 13 28 11 3 

Mississippi .................................... 9 2 1 5 1 

Missouri ..................................... 85 10 11 12 17 21 9 6 

Montana ..................................... 14 3 3 3 4 1 

Nebraska ..................................... 41 3 7 11 11 7 1 

Nevada ....................................... 18 1 4 2 5 5 1 

NewHampshire ................................ 21 1 2 3 5 1 6 1 

New Jersey ................................... 365 29 44 50 97 79 51 17 

.NewMexico ................................... 20 1 5 6 1 6 1 

NewYork .................................... 1,241 94 132 124 318 298 183 92 

North Carolina ................................. 54 3 4 6 15 19 4 1 

North Dakota .................................. 6 3 3 

Ohio.. ...................................... 530 23 47 73 172 127 69 20 

Oklahoma .................................... 45 1 2 4 17 13 3 4 

Oregon ...................................... 34 4 8 13 5 3 

Pennsylvania .................................. 703 67 66 97 189 156 89 39 

Rhode Island .................................. 54 11 8 6 17 6 3 2 

South Carolina ................................. 14 2 3 6 2 

South Dakota .................................. 15 2 1 2 5 1 2 1 

Tennessee .................................... 32 1 1 6 12 6 5 2 

Texas ....................................... 185 10 21 26 62 36 22 8 

Utah ........................................ 24 4 8 6 4 2 

Vermont ..................................... 8 1 1 1 1 3 

Virginia ...................................... 55 2 1 9 18 16 4 4 

Washington ................................... 63 5 5 10 21 11 10 1 

West Virginia .................................. 44 3 4 9 10 12 2 2 

Wisconsin .................................... 136 9 14 24 37 26 16. 10 

Wyoming.. ................................... 7 1 3 1 1 

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Table 7. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by-weeks per year and hours par week worked in all professional activities in 1969,according to area of practice: United States 1970-Con. 

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

NewHampshire ................................ 

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

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

NewYork .................................... 

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

NorthDakota.. ................................ 

Ohio................‘. ....................... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

podiatrists 

1-34 3540 134 hours “,“, Eurr hours hours I 

Percent distribution 

100.0 8.1 11.1 13.3 28.3 

- - - - E 

100.0 11.1 22.2 33.3 

100.0 _ 50.0 

100.0 9.1 12.1 39.4 

100.0 6.7 6.7 40.0 13.3 

100.0 11.6 13.0 13.1 27.9 

100.0 6.2 9.4 25.0 34.4 

100.0 7.8 9.0 13.9 38.0 

100.0 14.3 4.8 33.3 

100.0 6.0 16.0 2.0 34.0 

100.0 7.5 12.1 8.0 35.1 

100.0 7.7 17.3 3.8 21.2 

100.0 40.0 

100.0 6.7 6.7 26.7 20.0 

100.0 9.4 12.5 15.9 24.4 

100.0 12.0 9.0 15.8 33.8 

100.0 4.7 15.1 9.3 29.1 

100.0 2.4 12.2 12.2 34.1 

100.0 12.0 10.0 18.0 32.6 

100.0 8.3 11.1 16.7 22.2 

100.0 10.0 30.0 35.0 

100.0 9.1 11.4 14.8 28.4 

100.0 11.3 10.5 15.4 25.9 

100.0 5.2 16.5 12.4 32.5 

100.0 4.3 12.9 10.0 17.1 

100.0 25.0 12.5 50.0 

100.0 11.7 13.0 14.3 19.5 

100.0 21.4 21.4 21.4 

100.0 7.9 18.4 26.3 

100.0 6.7 20.0 13.3 26.7 

100.0 5.3 10.5 15.8 26.3 

100.0 7.8 12.0 13.6 26.5 

100.0 5.9 23.5 29.4 

100.0 7.5 10.6 10.0 25.6 

100.0 6.0 8.0 12.0 28.0 

100.0 50.0 

100.0 4.4 8.9 13.7 32.4 

100.0 2.4 4.8 9.5 38.1 

100.0 12.9 22.6 38.7 

100.0 9.5 9.4 13.8 26.9 

100.0 19.6 15.7 11.8 31.4 

100.0 16.7 25.0 

100.0 14.3 7.1 14.3 35.7 

100.0 3.6 3.6 17.9 35.7 

100.0 5.4 11.3 14.3 33.3 

100.0 16.7 33.3 

100.0 16.7 16.7 16.7 

100.0 3.8 1.9 17.3 32.7 

100.0 8.5 8.5 15.3 33.9 

100.0 7.7 10.3 20.5 23.1 

100.0 6.4 10.4 17.6 27.2 

100.0 20.0 40.0 20.0 

Weeks per year and hours per week usually spent in all professional 

activities in 1969 

Total 

active Less than 48 48 weeks per year or more weeks per year 

41-49 50-59 60hours 

hours hours or more 

21.5 12.5 5.1 - - -

16.7 11.1 5.6 

50.0 

24.2 9.1 6.1 

33.3 

17.7 12.5 4.2 

12.5 12.5 

20.5 8.4 2.4 

47.6 

18.0 14.0 10.0 

23.0 10.9 3.4 

19.2 28.8 1.9 

60.0 

13.3 20.0 6.7 

21.2 12.5 4.2 

15.0 9.0 5.3 

25.6 9.3 7.0 

26.8 7.3 4.9 

18.0 4.0 6.0 

27.8 13.9 

15.0 10.0 

18.2 13.6 4.5 

17.4 13.5 6.1 

18.9 8.4 6.0 

37.1 14.3 4.3 

12.6 

24.7 10.4 6.5 

28.6 7.1 

26.3 18.4 2.6 

26.7 6.7 

5.3 31.6 5.3 

21.7 13.9 4.5 

5.9 29.4 5.9 

24.0 14.7 7.4 

36.0 8.0 2.0 

50.0 

23.9 13.1 3.7 

28.6 7.1 9.5 

16.1 9.7 

22.2 12.7 5.5 

11.8 5.9 3.9 

41.7 16.7 -

7.1 14.3 7.1 

17.9 14.3 7.1 

19.6 11.9 4.2 

25.0 16.7 8.3 

16.7 33.3 

28.8 7.7 7.7 

16.9 15.3 1.7 

28.2 5.1 5.1 

19.2 12.0 7.2 

20.0 

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Table 8. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by weeks per year and hours per week worked in all professional activities 

in 1969, according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

Weeks worked and hours per week usually spent in all 

professional activities in 1969 

Total -

Selected characteristics active Fewer than 48 weeks 48 weeks or more 

podiatrists -

1-34 hours 35 hours 1-34 35-40 41-49 50-59 60 hours 

or more hours hours hours hours or more 

Number 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 575 790 945 2,016 1,532 889 

Sex: 

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796 488 748 871 1,959 1,497 875 360 

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 88 42 75 57 35 14 5 

Age: 

Under 35 years .................. 947 43 200 93 233 180 134 63 

3544 years ..................... 1,463 53 105 153 464 375 219 92 

45-54 years ..................... 2,040 91 154 243 638 495 301 118 

55-64 years ..................... 1,936 189 227 285 541 467 203 84 

65 years and over ................. 728 200 104 171 140 75 31 8 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years ...................... 1,318 69 238 139 335 272 187 77 

lo-19 years. .................... 2,048 79 149 251 674 276 120 

20-29 years ..................... 1,549 94 141 195 433 355 236 95 

30-39 years ..................... 1,707 206 190 251 469 361 165 65 

40 years and over ................. 491 128 72 110 105 44 25 8 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care .................. 35 12 3 3 11 1 4 

Some patient care ................ 7,078 563 787 942 2,005 1,531 365 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l States ...................... 4,901 444 525 698 1,363 1,051 601 219 

2 States ....................... 1,665 103 184 202 498 373 201 104 

3 States or more ................. 546 28 81 46 155 107 87 42 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,079 481 600 836 1,764 1,345 745 308 

Partnership . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 458 33 66 43 112 126 57 21 

Group practice . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . 129 7 27 4 34 21 23 13 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 13 18 30 43 18 16 6 

Nongovernment organizations . . . . . . 157 25 39 16 30 18 25 4 

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 17 40 16 33 5 23 13 
Table 8. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by weeks per year and hours per week worked in all professional activities 

in 1969, according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 197QCon. 

Weeks worked and hours per week usually spent in all 

professional activities in 1969 

Total 

Selected characteristics active Fewer than 48 weeks 48 weeks or more 

podiatrists 

,,,,,,, 

Percent distribution 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 8.1 11.1 13.3 28.3 21.5 12.5 5.1 

Sex: 

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 7.2 11.0 12.8 28.8 22.0 12.9 5.3 

Female ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 27.6 13.3 23.6 18.1 11.1 4.6 1.7 

Age: 

Under 35 years .................. 100.0 4.5 21.1 9.9 24.6 19.0 14.2 6.7 

35-44 years ..................... 100.0 3.6 7.2 10.5 31.7 25.6 15.0 6.3 

45-54 years ..................... 100.0 4.4 7.6 11.9 31.3 24.3 14.8 5.8 

55-64 years ..................... lOO.O< 9.8 11.7 14.7 27.9 21.0 10.5 4.4 . 

65 years and over ................. 100.0 27.5 14.2 23.4 19.3 10.3 4.2 1.1 

Years act,ive in podiatry: 

O-9 years ....................... 100.0 5.3 18.1 10.5 25.4 20.6 14.2 5.9 

IO-19 years. .................... 100.0 3.8 7.3 12.3 32.9 24.4 13.5 5.9 

20-29 years ..................... 100.0 6.1 9.1 12.6 28.0 22.9 15.3 6.1 

30-39 years ..................... 100.0 12.1 11.1 14.7 27.5 21.2 9.7 3.8 

40 years and over ................. 100.0 25.9 14.6 22.4 21.4 9.0 5.1 1.6 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 34.4 9.3 9-4 31.3 3.1 12.4 

Some patient care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 ,8.0 11.1 13.3 28.3 21.6 12.5 5.2 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-1 State ...................... 100.0 9.1 10.7 14.2 27.8 21.4 12.3 4.5 

2 States ....................... 100.0 6.2 11.1 12.1 29.9 22.4 12.1 6.2 

3 States or more ................. 100.0 5.1 14.8 8.4 28.4 19.7 15.9 7.7 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 7.9 9.9 13.8 29.0 22.1 12.3 5.1 

Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 7.2 14.4 9.4 24.5 27.4 12.6 4.6 

Group practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 5.1 21.2 3.3 26.1 16.0 17.9 10.3 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 9.3 12.3 20.9 30.4 12.3 10.9 3.9 

Nongovernment organizations . . . . . . 100.0 16.2 24.6 9.9 19.1 11.3 16.1 2.8 

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 11.2 27.3 11.1 22.2 3.7 15.5 9.0 

23 
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2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

Tableg. Number and percent distribution of, active podiatrists by principal form of employment, according to geographic location and other selected 

characteristics: United States, 1970 

Self-employed Salaried 

Total 

Geographic location and other selected characteristics ^^.i..^ I I 

Number 

United States ............................... 7,113 6,079 129 143 157 148 

Geographic location 

Geographic region: 

Northeast .................................... 3,009 2,637 162 29 44 64 53 

North Central ....... i ......................... 2,071 1,752 134 42 33 53 56 

South.. ..................................... 992 822 86 23 32 14 14 

West ....................................... 1,042 867 56 36 33 25 25 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston1 .............................. 700 635 27 10 10 9 9 

Region (New York City) ......................... 1,606 1,390 123 17 17 37 22 

Region (Philadelphia) ........................... 976 836 55 6 31 23 25 

Region (Atlanta) ............................... 431 351 47 9 12 4 8 

Region (Chicago) .............................. 1.785 1,511 112 31 27 52 51 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ....................... 307 267 16 10 7 4 3 

Region (Kansas City) ........................... 264 222 20 11 6 1 4 

Region (DenVerI .............................. 136 107 10 8 6 3 

Region (San Francisco1 .......................... 792 654 45 26 25 22 20 

Region (Seattle) .............................. 114 105 2 1 2 2 2 

Geographic division: 

New England .................................. 700 635 27 10 10 9 9 

Middle Atlantic ................................ 2,309 2,002 155 19 34 55 44 

East North Central .............................. 1,710 1,446 107 30 27 50 49 

West North Central .............................. 361 305 27 12 6 3 7 

South Atlantic ................................. 590 488 51 11 21 10 9 

East South Central .............................. 115 87 20 2 5 2 

West South Central .............................. 287 247 16 10 7 4 3 

Mountain .................................... 207 172 14 8 6 2 4 

Pacific ...................................... 835 695 41 27 27 23 21 

Other selected characteristics 

Sax: 

Male ....................................... 6,796 5,835 417 125 136 147 136 

Female.. .................................... 317 244 41 4 7 10 12 

Age: 

Under 35 years ................................ 947 582 123 37 44 79 81 

35-44 years ................................... 1,463 1,266 100 35 28 18 16 

45-54 years ................................... 2,040 1,796 116 31 42 27 29 

55-64 years .......... : ........................ 1,936 1,766 82 24 29 20 16 

65 years and over ............................... 726 670 37 2 13 6 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-Syean ..................................... 1,318 893 150 46 47 94 88 

10.19years.. ................................. z348 1,792 115 46 45 22 26 

20-29 years ................................... 1,549 1,380 85 15 34 20 14 

30-39 years ................................... 1,707 1,571 79 16 17 11 15 

40 years and over ............................... 491 442 29 6 10 6 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care ........... : .................... 35 16 2 17 1 

Some patient care ............................... 7,078 6,063 458 129 141 140 147 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State ..................................... 4,901 4,225 332 76 82 94 92 

2 States ..................................... 1,665 1,416 92 41 36 44 37 

3 States or more ................................ 438 33 13 25 19 19 

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characteristics: United States, 1970-Can. 

Self-employeq ( Go”ajvernment Salaried 

Total 

Geographic location and other selected characteristics active Solo organizations Nongovernment Dmer podiatrists practice Partnership (including organizations 

military) -L Percent distribution 

United States ............................... 100.0 85.5 6.4 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 

Geographic location 

Geographic region: 

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

North Central .................... 1.. .......... 

100.0 

100.0 

87.6 

84.6 

6.0 1.0 

65 2.0 

1.5 

1.6 

2.1 

2.6 

1.8 

2.7 

South ....................................... 100.0 82.9 8.7 2.3 3.3 1.4 1.4 

west ....................................... 100.0 83.3 5.3 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.4 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) .............................. 100.0 90.7 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 

Region (New York City) ......................... 100.0 86.6 7.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.4 

Region (Philadelphia) ........................... 100.0 85.6 5.7 0.6 3.2 2.4 2.6 

Region (Atlanta) .............................. 100.0 81.4 10.9 2.0 2.9 1.0 1.8 

Region (Chicago) .............................. 100.0 84.6 6.3 1.7 1.5 2.9 2.9 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ....................... 100.0 87.0 5.1 3.2 2.1 I .4 1.1 

Region (Kansas City) ........................... 100.0 83.9 7.5 4.1 2.5 0.4 1.7 

Region (Denver) .............................. 100.0 78.9 7.6 6.2 4.2 0.8 2.4 

Region (San Francisco) .......................... 100.0 82.6 5.7 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.5 

Region (Seattle) .............................. 100.0 91.6 I.9 0.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 

Geographic division: 

New England .................................. 100.0 90.7 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 

Middle Atlantic ................................ 100.0 86.7 6.7 0.8 1.6 2.4 I.9 

East North Central .............................. 100.0 84.6 6.3 1,8 1.6 2.9 2.9 

West North Central .............................. 100.0 84.6 7.5 3.3 1.8 0.9 1.8 

South Atlantic ................................. 100.0 82.8 8.6 1.8 3.6 I.7 I.5 

East South Central .............................. 100.0 75.2 17.a 1.9 3.9 1.9 

West South Central .............................. 100.0 86.1 5.5 3.4 2.3 1.5 1.1 

Mountain .................................... 100.0 83.2 6.8 4.1 2.8 1 .l 2.1 

Pacific ...................................... 100.0 83.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 

Other selected characteristics 

Sex: 

Male ....................................... 100.0 85.9 6.1 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0 

Female.. .................................... 100.0 76.8 12.8 1.4 2.1 3.1 3.8 

Age: 

Under 35 years ................................ 100.0 61.5 13.0 3.9 4.6 8.4 8.6 

3544 years ................................... 100.0 86.5 6.8 2.4 I .9 1.2 1.1 

45.54 years ................................... 100.0 88.1 6.7 1.5 2.1 1.3 1.4 

55-64 years ........... , ....................... 100.0 91.2 4.2 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.8 

65 years and over ............................... 100.0 92.0 5.1 0.3 1.8 0.8 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9years ..................................... 100.0 67.8 11.4 3.5 3.6 7.1 6.6 

lo-19 years ................................... 100.0 87.5 5.6 2.3 2.2 1.1 1.4 

2049 years ................................... 100.0 89.1 5.5 1 .o 2.2 1.3 0.9 

30-39 years ................................... 100.0 92.0 4.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.8 

40 years and over ............................... 100.0 89.9 6.8 1.1 2.0 1.1 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care ................................ 100.0 43.9 6.2 46.8 3.1 

Some patient care ............................... 100.0 85.7 6.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State ..................................... 100.0 86.2 6.8 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 

2 States ..................................... 100.0 85.0 5.5 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.2 

3 States or more ................................ 100.0 80.1 6.0 2.4 4.6 3.4 3.4 

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Podiatric activities 

Total 

Geographic location active Other 

podiatrists care Patient Teaching Research Adminis- podiatric kollege) trative activities 

t Number Percent 

United States . . . . . 7,113 7,078 241 497 777 1,710 99.5 3.4 7.0 10.9 24.0 

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Geographic region: 

Northeast . . . 3,009 2.991 112 229 330 751 99.4 3.7 7.6 11.0 25.; 

North Central . . . 2,071 2.059 66 125 195 464 99.5 3.2 6.0 9.4 22.4 

South . . 992 989 12 60 102 2i4 99.7 1.2 6.1 10.3 22.5 

West _........,...,_,.,.,., 1,042 1,038 51 82 150 271 99.7 4.9 7.9 14.4 26.1 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region IBoston) . 700 697 2 46 56 137 99.5 0.3 6.6 8.0 19.6 

Region INew York City) . . 1,606 1,598 74 128 215 483 99.5 4.6 7.9 13.4 30.1 

Region (Philadelphia) . 976 968 45 70 92 202 99.1 4.6 7.2 9.4 20.7 

Region IAtlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 431 1 31 43 96 100.0 0.3 7.2 10.0 22.3 

Region (Chicago) . 1,785 1.774 66 113 172 405 99.4 3.7 6.3 9.6 22.7 

Region IDallas-Fort Worth) . 307 306 2 15 34 62 99.6 0.7 5.0 11.0 20.2 

Region (Kansas City1 . 264 264 11 22 54 100.0 4.1 8.3 20.3 

Region (Denver) . . . 136 136 1 7 13 34 100.0 0.8 5.0 9.5 24.7 

Region (San Francisco) . 792 789 50 65 117 205 99.6 6.3 8.2 14.8 25.9 

Region (Seattle) . . . 114 114 11 14 32 100.0 9.4 12.1 28.0 

Geqraphic division: 

New England . 700 697 2 46 56 137 99.5 0.3 6.6 8.0 19.6 

Middle Atlantic 2,309 2,295 110 183 274 614 99.4 4.8 7.9 11.9 26.6 

East North Central 1,710 1,698 66 109 166 3ti8 99.3 3.8 6.4 9.7 22.7 

West North Central . 361 361 16 29 76 100.0 4.5 8.1 21.1 

South Atlantic 590 588 10 41 66 143 99.6 1.7 6.9 11.1 24.3 

East South Central 115 115 6 10 24 100.0 4.9 8.8 21.1 

West South Central 287 286 2 14 27 56 99.6 0.8 5.0 9.3 19.5 

Mountain . . 207 207 1 14 33 49 100.0 0.5 6.7 15.7 23.5 

Pacific 835 831 50 69 117 223 99.6 6.0 8.2 14.1 26.7 

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Table 11: Number and pe,cen> of active podiatrists, by their participationin sdected podiatric activities andselected characteristics of the podiatrists: United States, 1970 

II Podiatric activity 

Selected characteristics 

Number Percent 

United States ...................... t 7,113 7.078 241 497 777 1,710 99.6 3.4 7.0 10.9 24.0 

- - - - - -

SW: 

Male ............................. 6,796 6,764 238 476 752 1,670 99.5 3.5 7.0 11.1 24.6 

Female.. ......................... 317 314 3 21 26 40 96.9 1.0 6.6 8.0 12.6 

Age: 

Under 35 years ...................... 947 944 76 97 129 344 99.8 8.0 10.2 13.6 36.3 

3544 years ........................ 1,463 1,460 64 127 231 453 99.8 4.4 8.7 15.8 30.9 

45.54 years ........................ 2,040 2,030 44 134 250 508 99.5 2.2 6.6 12.3 24.9 

55-64 years ........................ 1,936 1,925 42 105 146 356 99.4 2.2 5.4 7.5 18.4 

65 years and over .................... 728 718 15 35 21 49 98.6 2.1 4.8 2.9 6.7 

Years active in podiatry: 

09 years .......................... 1,318 1.314 98 139 193 465 99.8 7.4 10.5 14.6 35.3 

10-19 years ........................ 2,046 2,040 62 142 256 56a 99.6 3.0 6.9 12.5 27.8 

20.29 years ........................ 1,549 1,542 36 99 181 340 99.6 2.3 6.4 11.7 22.0 

30.39 years ........................ 1,707 1,693 42 101 125 305 99.2 2.5 6.9 7.3 17.9 

40 years and over .................... 491 488 4 16 22 31 99.3 0.9 3.2 4.5 6.4 

Render direct patient care?: 

No patient care ...................... 35 8 11 12 14 21.6 31.6 34.0 408 

Some patient care .................... 7,078 7,078 22.4 485 765 1,695 00.0 3.3 6.9 10.8 24.0 

Weeks per yea, and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week ................ 575 563 14 26 14 59 97.9 2.5 4.5 2.5 10.2 

35 hoursormoreperweek ............ 790 787 33 8s 100 220 99.6 4.2 11.2 12.7 27.8

48-52 weeks per yea,: 

1-34 hours per week ................ 945 942 5 3a 45 120 99.6 0.6 4.1 4.8 12.7 

3540 hours per week ............... 2.016 2,005 28 52 116 326 99.4 1.4 2.6 5.7 16.2 

41.49 hours per week ............... 1,532 1,531 77 122 242 540 99.9 5.0 8.0 15.8 35.2 

50.59 hours per week ............... 889 865 55 102 172 293 99.5 6.2 11.5 19.4 33.0 

60 hours or more per week ............ 365 365 29 67 87 153 100.0 7.8 18.4 23.9 41.8 

Number of States licensed in: 

o-1 states ......................... 4,901 4,872 162 309 481 1,143 99.4 3.3 6.3 9.8 23.3 

.2states ........................... 1,665 1,659 56 139 220 398 99.6 3.4 8.4 13.2 23.9 

‘3 States or more ..................... 546 646 23 49 76 169 100.0 4.2 8.9 14.0 30.8 

Principal form of employment: 

Selfemployed: 

solo practice ..................... 6,079 6,063 165 3a2 614 1,437 99.7 2.7 6.3 10.1 23.6 

Partnership ...................... 458 458 16 38 83 122 100.0 3.4 a.4 18.1 26.7 

Group practice .................... 129 129 10 11 25 36 100.0 7.6 8.5 19.5 28.0 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military1 ...................... 143 141 4 19 16 36 98.5 3.1 13.4 10.9 24.9 

Nongovernment organizations .......... 157 140 30 18 28 40 89.4 19.0 11.2 17.6 25.4 

Other ............................ 148 147 17 29 12 39 99.3 11.2 19.3 8.2 26.6 

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geographic location: United States, 1970 

Percent of time usually devoted to direct patient care 

Geographic location 

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

Geographic region: 

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

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

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

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

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 

Region (New York City) .................. 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 

Region (Atlanta) ........................ 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................. 

Region (Kansas City) ..................... 

Region (Denver) ........................ 

Region (San Francisco) ................... 

Region (Seattle) ....................... 

Geographic division: 

NewEngland ........................... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See footnote at end of table. 

Number 

7,113 35 24 62 260 2,040 4,691 

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3,009 18 11 23 123 871 1,963 

2,071 11 7 18 

992 3 6 

1,042 3 7 15 

700 3 3 

1,606 8 14 

976 9 7 

431 2 

1,785 11 18 

307 1 2 

264 

136 1 

792 3 7 14 

114 

700 3 1 3 

2,309 14 10 20 

1,710 11 7 18 

361 

590 2 3 

115 

287 1 2 

207 1 

835 3 7 14 

73 537 1,425 

22 284 678 

42 350 626 

29 157 507 

72 551 956 

30 253 674 

12 120 296 

66 464 1,220 

4 83 216 

5 67 192 

2 40 93 

35 265 469 

4 41 69 

29 157 507 

95 714 1,456 

66 442 1,166 

7 95 260 

17 180 388 

2 31 82 

3 73 208 

6 69 131 

36 280 494 

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Percent of time usually devoted to direct patient care 

Total during the working week’ 

Geographic location active 

podiatrists 

Percent distribution 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.5 0.3 3.7 28.7 66.0 

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Geographic region: 

Northeast .............................. 100.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 4.1 28.9 65.2 

North Central ........................... 100.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 3.5 25.9 58.8 

South ................................ 100.0 0.3 0.6 2.2 28.6 68.3 

West ............................. . ... 100.0 0.3 0.6 1.5 4.0 33.6 60.0 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 100.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 4.1 22.4 72.4 

Region (New York City) .................. 100.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 4.5 34.3 59.5 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 100.0 0.9 0.5 0.7 3.0 25.9 69.0 

Region (Atlanta) ........................ 100.0 0.5 2.8 27.9 68.7 

Region (Chicago) ..... ; ................. 100.0 0.6 0.4 1 .o 3.7 26.0 68.3 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................. 100.0 0.4 0.7 1.5 27.1 70.4 

Region (Kansas City) ...................... 100.0 2.1 25.3 72.7 

Region B (Denver) ....... .’................ 100.0 0.7 1.6 29.5 68.1 

Region 9 (San Francisco) ................... 100.0 0.4 0.8 1.8 4.4 33.4 59.2 

Region 10 (Seattle) ....................... 100.0 3.7 35.5 60.8 

Geographic division: 

NewEngland ........................... 100.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 4.1 22.4 72.4 

Middle Atlantic .......................... 100.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 4.1 30.9 63.1 

East North Central ........................ 100.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 3.9 25.9 68.2 

West North Central ....................... 100.0 1.8 26.2 72.0 

South Atlantic .......................... 100.0 0.4 0.6 2.8 30.5 65.8 

East South Central ........................ 100.0 1.8 27.1 71.1 

West South Central ....................... 100.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 25.3 72.4 

Mountain .............................. 100.0 0.5 2.7 33.5 63.3 

Pacific ................................ 100.0 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.3 33.6 59.2 

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Table 13. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by percent of time devoted to direct patient-care activities, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrists: United States, 1970 

Percent of time usually devoted to direct patient care 

Total during the working week1 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists None 1-24 25-49 50-74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

Number 

United States .......... ; .............. 7,113 35 24 62 2,040 4,691 

Sex: 

Male ................................. 6,796 32 22 60 254 1,989 4,438 

Female ........................ . ...... 317 3 2 2 5 51 253 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 947 2 10 23 77 365 469 

35-44 years ............................ 1,463 2 13 73 546 828 

45-54 years ............................ 2,040 IO 9 IO 54 622 1,335 

55-64 years ............................ 1,936 11 4 IO 45 445 1,421 

65 years and over ........................ 728 10 1 6 11 62 638 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 1,318 3 11 29 104 509 662 

IO-19 years .................. : ......... 2,048 8 3 IO 64 686 1,278 

20-29 years ............................ 1,549 7 6 10 42 422 1,063 

30-39 years ............. : .............. 1,707 14 1 10 45 380 1,256 

40 years and over ........................ 491 3 3 3 6 43 433 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 575 12 4 20 58 481 

35hoursormoreperweek ................ 790 3 10 16 50 251 459 

48-52 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 945 3 2 6 18 151 765 

35-40 hours per week .................... 2,016 11 1 4 27 384 1,589 

41-49 hours per week .................... 1,532 1 3 10 48 675 794 

50-59 hours per week .................... 889 4 6 8 49 372 451 

60hoursormoreperweek ................ 365 2 13 49 149 152 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ......................... 6,079 16 3 32 212 1,715 4,101 

Partnership .......................... 458 1 3 15 173 265 

Group practice ........................ 129 2 9 50 68 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including 

military) .......................... 143 2 1 2 4 40 93 

Nongovernment organizations .............. 157 17 13 9 8 27 83 

Other ................................ 146 1 5 13 12 34 82 

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Table 13. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by percent of time devoted to direct patient-care activities, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrists: United States, 1970-Con. 

Percent of time usually devoted to direct patient care 

Selected characteristics 

Percent distribution 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . 100.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 3.7 28.7 66.0 

Sex: 

Male ................................. 100.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 3.7 29.3 65.3 

Female ................................ 100.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.7 16.1 79.8 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 100.0 0.2 1.0 2.4 8.1 38.6 49.5 

35-44years ............................ 100.0 0.2 0.9 5.0 37.3 56.6 

45-54 years ............................ 100.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.6 30.5 65.5 

55-64 years ............................ 100.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 2.3 23.0 73.4 

65 years and over ........................ 100.0 1.4 0.2 0.8 1.5 8.6 87.7 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 100.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 7.9 38.7 50.2 

IO-19 years ............................ 100.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 3.1 33.5 62.4 

20-29 years ............................ 100.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.7 27.2 68.6 

3039 years ............................ 100.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 2.6 22.3 73.6 

40 years and over ........................ 100.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 8.8 88.0 

Weeks per year and hdurs per week worked: 

Less than 43 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 2.1 0.8 3.4 10.0 83.6 

35hoursormoreperweek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.4 1.3 2.1 6.3 31.8 58.2 

48-52 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.9 16.0 80.9 

3549 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.3 19.1 78.8 

41-49 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 3.2 44.1 51.8 

5069 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 5.5 41.9 50.7 

60hoursormoreperweek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.6 3.6 13.5 40.7 41.5 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 3.5 28.2 67.5 

Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.2 0.7 3.4 37.8 57.9 

Group practice . . . . . . .’. . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . 100.0 1.7 6.8 39.0 52.5 

Salaried: 

Gpvernment organizations (including military) . . . 100.0 1.5 0.8 1.5 3.0 28.1 65.1 

Nongovernment organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 10.6 8.5 5.6 5.0 17.5 52.9 

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 0.7 3.7 9.0 8.1 23.0 55.5 

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according to geographic location: United States, 1970 

Percent of time usually devoted to teaching in a college 

Total of podiatry during the working week 

Geographic location active 

podiatrists None 1-24 25-49 50-74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

Number 

United States ......................... 7,113 6,872 185 29 22 3 

Geographic region: 

Northeast ............................. 3,009 2897 95 11 3 

North Central ........................... 2,071 2,005 46 8 10 

South ................................ 992 980 10 1 

West ................................. 1,042 34 10 8 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 700 698 1 

Region (New York City) .................. 1,606 1,532 64 2 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 976 931 38 1 

Region (Atlanta) ....................... 431 430 1 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 1,785 1,720 46 10 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................ 307 365 1 1 

Region’ (Kansas City) .................... 264 264 

Region (Denver) ........................ 136 135 1 

Region (San Francisco) ................... 792 742 33 10 8 

Region (Seattle) ....................... 114 114 

Geographicdivision: 

New England ........................... 700 698 1 1 

Middle Atlantic ......................... 2,309 2,199 94 10 3 

East North Central ....................... 1,710 1,644 46 8 10 

West North Central ....................... 361 361 

South Atlantic .......................... 590 580 9 

East South Central ....................... 115 115 

West South Central ....................... 287 285 1 1 

Mountain ............................. 207 206 1 

Pacific ............................... 835 785 33 10 8 

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Geographic location 

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

Geographic region: 

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

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

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

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

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 

Region (New York City) .................. 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 

Region (Atlanta) ....................... 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................ 

Region (Kansas City) .................... 

Region (Denver) ........................ 

Region (San Francisco) ................... 

Region (Seattle) ........................ 

Geographic division: 

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

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

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

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

South Atlantic .... : ..................... 

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

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

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

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

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IIPercent of time usually devoted to teaching in a college 

Total of podiatry during the working week 

Percent distribution 

t 100.0 96.6 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 

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100.0 96.3 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 

100.0 96.8 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 

100.0 98.8 1.0 0.1 0.1 

100.0 95.1 3.2 0.9 0.7 

100.0 99.7 0.2 0.2 

100.0 95.4 4.0 0.5 0.1 

100.0 95.4 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 

100.0 99.7 0.3 

100.0 96.3 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 

100.0 99.3 0.4 0.4 

100.0 100.0 

100.0 99.2 0.8 

100.0 93.7 4.1 1.2 1.0 

100.0 100.0 

100.0 99.7 0.2 6.2 

100.0 95.2 4.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 

100.0 96.2 2.7 0.5 0.6 0.1 

106.0 100.0 

100.0 98.3 1.5 0.2 

100.0 100.0 

100.0 99.2 0.4 0.4 

100.0 99.5 0.5 

100.0 94.0 3.9 1.2 0.9 

33 
Table 15. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to teaching in a college of podiatry, 

according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

Percent oftime usually devoted.to teaching in a college of 

Total podiatry during the-working week 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists None 

l-24 25-49 ‘5oL74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

I 

Number 

United States ......................... 7,113 6,872 185 29 22 3 2 

Sex: 

Male.. ............................... 6,796 6,558 183 29 21 3 

Female ............................... 317 314 2 1 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 947 871 42 16 16 2 

35-44 years ............................ 1,463 1,399 55 8 1 

45-54 years ............................ 2,040 1,996 40 1 3 

55-64 years ............................ 1,936 1,894 36 3 1 1 

65 years and over ........................ 728 713 12 ! 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 1,318 1,220 60 19 17 2 

IO-19 years ............................ 2,048 1,986 53 5 3 

20-29 years ............................ 1,549 1,514 31 3 1 

30-39 years ............................ 1,707 1,665 38 1 1 

40 years and over ........................ 491 487 3 1 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week .................... 575 561 8 4 

35 hours or more per week ................ 790 757 21 2 9 1 

48-52 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week .................... 945 5 

35-40 hours per week ................... 2,016 1,988 23 1 

41-49 hours per week ................... 1,532 1,455 65 4 

50-59 hours per week ................... 889 834 44 4 1 

60 hours or more per week ................ 365 337 19 4 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State .............................. 4,901 4,740 126 20 13 1 

2 States ............................... 1,665 1,609 41 7 6 2 

3 States or more ......................... 546 523 18 2 3 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ......................... 6,079 5,913 142 15 4 1 

Partnership .......................... 458 442 11 1 3 

Group practice ........................ 129 119 7 2 1 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) ... 143 138 3 1 

Nongovernment organizations .............. 157 127 13 8 7 2 

Other ................................ 148 131 9 2 6 

34 
Table 15. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to teaching in a college of podiatry, 

according to selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970-Con. 

Percent of time usually devoted to teaching in a college of 

Total podiatry during the working week 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists 

Percent distribution 

United States ......................... 100.0 96.6 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 

Sex: 

Male.. ............................... 100.0 96.5 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 

Female ............................... 100.0 99.0 0.7 0.3 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 100.0 92.0 4.4 1.7 1.7 0.2 

35-44 years ............................ 100.0 95.6 3.8 0.5 0.1 

45-54 years ............................ 100.0 97.8 1.9 0.1 0.2 

55-64 years ............................ 100.0 97.8 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 

65 years and over ........................ 100.0 97.9 1.7 0.1 0.3 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 100.0 92.6 4.6 1.4 1.3 0.2 

IO-19 years ............................ 100.0 97.0 2.6 0.3 0.2 

20-29 years ............................ 100.0 97.7 2.0 0.2 0.1 

30-39 years ............................ 100.0 97.5 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 

49 years and over ........................ 100.0 99.1 0.7 0.2 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 46 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 97.5 1.3 0.8 0.4' 

35hoursormoreperweek ................ 100.0 95.8 2.6 0.3 1.1 0.1 

48-52 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 99.4 0.6 

35-40 hours per week ................... 100.0 98.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 

41-49 hours per week ................... 100.0 95.0 4.2 0.5 0.3 

50-59 hours per week ................... 100.0 93.8 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.1' 

60hoursormoreperweek ................ 100.0 92.2 5.1 1.5 1.2 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State .............................. 100.0 96.7 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 

2 States ............................... 100.0 96.6 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 

3 States or more ......................... 100.0 95.8 3.2 0.4 0.6 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ......................... 100.0 97.3 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 

Partnership .......................... 100.0 96.6 2.4 0.2 0.7 

Group practice ........................ 100.0 92.4 5.1 1.7 0.9 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) ... 100.0 96.9 2.3 0.8 

Nongovernment organizations .............. 100.0 81.0 8.5 4.9 4.2 1.4 

Other ............................... 100.0 88.8 5.9 1.5 3.8 

35 
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

Table 16. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research, according to 

geographic location: United States, 1970 

Percent of time usually devoted to podiatry research 

Total during the working week 

Geographic location active 

podiatrists None 

Number 

United States . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 6,617 464 18 8 7 

- Geographic region: 

Northeast ............................. 3,009 2,781 220 4 3 -

North Central ........................... 2,071 1,945 112 7 2 

South ..................... .’ .......... 992 931 57 2 

West.. ............................... 1,042 959 76 4 2 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 700 654 45 1 

Region (New York City) .................. 1,606 1,478 122 3 2 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 976 906 67 1 1 1 

Region (Atlanta) ....................... 431 400 20 1 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 1,785 1,672 100 7 2 5 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................ 307 292 14 1 

Region (Kansas City) ..................... 264 253 11 

Region (Denver) ........................ 136 129 7 

Region (San Francisco) .................... 792 728 58 4 2 

Region (Seattle) ....................... 114 104 11 

Geographic division: 

New England ........................... 700 654 45 1 

Middle Atlantic ......................... 2,309 2,126 175 3 3 .- 1 

East North Central ....................... 1,710 1,601 96 7 2 5 

West North Central ....................... 361 345 16 

South Atlantic .......................... 590 549 38 2 

East South Central ....................... 115 109 6 

West South Central ....................... 287 273 13 1 

Mountain ............................. 207 193 13 1 

Pacific ............................... 835 766 63 3 2 

36 
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

Table 16. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research, according to 

geographic location: United States, 1970-Con. 

Percent of time usually devoted to podiatry research 

Total during the working week 

Geographic location active 

podiatrists 

Percent distribution 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 93.0 6.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Geographic region: 

Northeast ............................. 100.0 92.4 7.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 

North Central ........................... 100.0 94.0 5.4 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 

South ................................ 100.0 93.9 5.8 0.2 0.1 

West.. ......... . ..................... 100.0 92.1 7.3 0.4 0.2 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 100.0 93.4 6.4 0.2 

Region (New York City) .................. 100.0 92.1 7.6 0.2 0.1 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 100.0 92.8 6.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 

Region (Atlanta) .. 1 .................... 100.0 92.8 6.9 0.3 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 100.0 93.7 5.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................. 100.0 95.0 4.7 0.4 

Region (Kansas City) .................... 100.0 95.9 4.1 

Region (Denver) ........................ 100.0 95.0 5.0 

Region (San Francisco) ................... 100.0 91.8 7.3 0.6 0.3 

Region (Seattle) ....................... 100.0 90.6 9.4 ; 

Geographic division: 

New England ........................... 100.0 93.4 6.4 0.2 

Middle Atlantic ......................... 100.0 92.1 7.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 

East North Central ....................... 100.0 93.6 5.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 

West North Central ........................ 100.0 95.5 4.5 

South Atlantic .......................... 100.0 93.1 6.5 0.4 

East South Central ....................... 100.0 95.1 4.9 

West South Central ....................... 100.0 95.0 4.6 0.4 

’ Mountain ............................. 100.0 93.3 6.1 0.6 

Pacific ............................... 100.0 91.8 7.6 0.4 0.3 

37 
Table 17. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

-

Percent of time usually devoted to podiatry research 

Total during the working week 

Selected characteristics 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 6,617 464 18 8 7 -

Sex: 

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796 6,320 447 17 6 6 

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 296 18 1 1 1 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 947 850 93 2 1 

35-44 years ............................ 1,463 1,336 120 4 2 

45-54 years ............................ 2,040 1,906 125 4 i 3 

55-64 years ............................ 1,936 1,831 96 4 1 3 

65 years and over ........................ 728 693 30 2 2 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 1,318 1,179 133 3 2 

IO-19 years ............................ 2,048 1,906 135 6 1 

20-29 years ............................ 1,549 1,450 92 4 2 1 

30-39 years ............................ 1,707 1,606 90 4 2 4 

40 years and over ........................ 491 476 14 1 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State .............................. 4,901 4,593 289 9 5 6 

2 States ............................... 1,665 1,526 131 5 2 1 

3 States or more ......................... 546 498 45 3 .. 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 550 20 4 1 

35hoursormoreperweek.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790 702 82 1 

48-52 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945 907 32 2 

35-40 hours per weak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,016 1,964 49 3 

41-49 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,532 1,410 120 

50-59 hours per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889 787 98 1 1 

60hoursormoreperweek.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 298 64 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,079 5,697 359 14 4 5 

Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 419 36 2 

Group practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 118 11 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) . . . 143 124 18 1 

Nongovernment organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 139 14 2 1 

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 119 26 1 1 

38 
Table 17. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to podiatry research,‘according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970-Con. 

Percent of time usually devoted to podiatry research 

Total during the working week 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists None 1-24 2549 50-74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

Percent distribution 

United States ......................... 100.0 93.0 6.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Sex: 

Male.. ............................... 100.0 93.0 6.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Female ............................... 100.0 93.4 5.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 100.0 89.8 9.9 0.2 0.1 

3544 years ............................ 100.0 91.3 8.2 0.3 0.1 _ 

45-54 years ............................ 100.0 93.4 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 

55-64 years ............................ 100.0 94.6 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 

65 years and over ........................ 100.0 95.2 4.1 0.3 0.3 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 100.0 89.5 10.1 0.3 0.2 

IO-19 years ............................ 100.0 93.1 6.6 0.3 0.1 

20-29 years ............................ 100.0 93.6 5.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 

30-39 years .... ;. ...................... 100.0 94.1 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 

40 years and over ........................ 100.0 96.8 2.9 0.2 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-IState .............................. 100.0 93.7 5.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 

2 States ............................... 100.0 91.6 7.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 

3 States or more ......................... 100.0 91.1 8.3 0.6 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 95.5 3.5 0.8 0.2 

35hoursormoreperweek.. .............. 100.0 88.8 10.3 0.7 0.1 

48-52 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 95.9 3.4 0.5 0.2 

35-40 hours per week. ................... 100.0 97.4 2.4 0.2 

4149 hours per week ................... 100.0 92.0 7.8 0.1 

50-59 hours per week ................... 100.0 88.5 11.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 

60 hoursormoreperweek ................ 100.0 81.6 17.5 0.9 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ......................... 100.0 93.7 5.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Partnership .......................... 100.0 91.6 7.9 0.5 

Group practice ........................ 100.0 91.5 8.5 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) ... 100.0 86.6 12.6 0.8 

Nongovernment organizations .............. 100.0 88.8 9.1 1 A 0.7 

Other ............................... 100.0 80.7 17.8 0.7 0.7 

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1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

Table 18. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to administration, according to 

geographic location: United States, 1970 

Percent of time usually devoted to administration during the 

Total working week 

Geographic location active 

podiatrists 

Number 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 6,336 713 34 16 7 8 

Geographic region: 

Northeast ............................. 3,009 2,679 300 18 6 3 3 

North Central ........................... 2,071 1,876 180 6 4 2 2 

South ................................ 992 890 98 2 1 1 

West ................................. 1,042 892 135 9 4 1 1 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 700 644 54 2 

Region (New York City) .................. 1,606 1,392 193 13 2 2 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 976 885 83 3 1 2 

Region (Atlanta) ....................... 431 388 42 1 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 1,785 1,613 159 6 2 2 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................ 307 273 32 1 

Region (Kansas City) .................... 264 242 21 

Region (Denver) ........................ 136 123 13 

Region (San Francisco) ................... 792 675 105 6 4 1 1 

Region (Seattle) ....................... 114 100 12 2 

Geographic division: 

New England ........................... 700 644 54 2 

Middle Atlantic ......................... 2,309 2,035 246 15 3 3 

East North Central ....................... 1,710 1,544 152 6 2 2 

West North Central ....................... 361 331 28 

South Atlantic ......................... : 590 524 61 2 1 

East South Central ....................... 115 105 10 

West South Central ....................... 287 261 27 

Mountain ............................. 207 174 30 2 

Pacific ............................... 835 717 104 6 4 1 1 

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1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

Table 18. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to administration, according to 

geographic location: United States, 1970-Con. 

1iota1 II working week 

Geographic location a ctive 

Pot liatrists 75-99 100 

percent I percent 

Percent distribution 

Percent of time usually devoted to administra;tion during the 

United States ......................... t 100.0 89.1 10.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

- -

Geographic region: 

Northeast .... ‘. ........................ 100.0 89.0 10.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 

North Central ........................... 100.0 90.6 8.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 

South ................................ 100.0 89.7 9.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 

West .................................. 100.0 85.6 12.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 

Standard Federal Administrative Region: 

Region (Boston) ........................ 100.0 92.0 7.7 0.3 

Region (New York City) .................. 100.0 86.6 12.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 

Region (Philadelphia) .................... 100.0 90.6 8.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 

Region (Atlanta) ....................... 100.0 90.0 9.7 0.3 

Region (Chicago) ....................... 100.0 90.4 8.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Region (Dallas-Fort Worth) ................ 100.0 89.0 10.8 0.4 -

Region (Kansas City) .................... 100.0 91.7 7.9 0.4 

Region.8 (Denver) ..................... ; .. 100.0 90.5 9.5 

Region 9 (San Francisco) ..... 1 ............. 100.0 85.2 13.3 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 

Region 10 (Seattle) ....................... 100.0 87.9 10.3 1.9 

Geographic division: 

New England ............................ 100.0 92.0 7.7 0.3 

Middle Atlantic ......................... 100.0 88.1 10.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 

East North Central ....................... 100.0 90.3 8.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 

West North Central ....................... 100.0 91.9 7.8 0.3 

South Atlantic .......................... 100.0 88.9 10.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 

East South Central ....................... 100.0 91.2 8.8 

West South Central ....................... 100.0 90.7 9.3 

Mountain ............................. 100.0 84.3 14.6 1.1 

Pacific ............................... 100.0 85.9 12.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 

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Table 19. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to administration, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970 

Percent of time devoted to administration during the 

Total working week 

Selected characteristics active 

oodiatrists 1-24 25-49 50-74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

Number 

United States .......................... 7,113 6,336 713 34 16 7 8 

Sex: 

Male.. ............................... 6,796 6,044 689 34 13 7 8 

Female.. ............................. 317 292 23 2 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 947 818 124 4 

35-44 years ............................ 1,463 1,232 220 9 1 

45-54 years ............................ 2,040 1,789 225 14 4 3 

55-64 years ............................ 1,936 1,790 129 5 1 3 

65 years and over ........................ 726 707 14 2 1 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 1,318 1,125 184 8 1 

IO-19 years ................... ., ........ 2,046 1,792 238 11 4 1 1 

20-29 years ............................ 1,549 1,368 163 7 3 3 4 

3039 years ............................. 1,707 1,582 110 8 6 2 

40 years and over ........................ 491 469 18 1 2 1 

Number of States licensed in: 

O-l State .............................. 4,901 4,421 442 20 8 6 6 

2 States ............................... 1,665 1,445 201 10 6 1 2 

3 States or more ......................... 546 470 70 4 2 

Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 575 561 10 3 1 

35 hours or moreper week ................ 790 690 87 9 1 

48-52 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week .................... 945 900 42 

35-40 hours per week ................... 2,016 1,900 105 2 

41-49 hours per week ................... 1,532 1,290 233 6 

50-59 hours per week ................... 889 717 160 7 

60hoursormoreperweek.. .............. 365 278 76 8. 

Principal form of employment: 

Self-employed: 

Solo practice ......................... 6,079 5,465 578 28 7 

Partnership .......................... 458 375 78 2 1 

Group practice ........................ 129 104 24 1 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) ... 143 127 14 

Nongovernment organizations .............. ‘157 129 10 6 

Other ............................... 148 136 8 2 

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Table 19. Number and percent distribution of active podiatrists by the percent of time devoted to administration, according to 

selected characteristics of the podiatrist: United States, 1970-Con. 

Percent of time devoted to administration during the 

Total working week 

Selected characteristics active 

podiatrists None 1-24 2549 50-74 75-99 100 

percent percent percent percent percent 

Percent distribution 

United States ......................... 100.0 89.1 10.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

- - -

Sex: 

Male.. ............................... 100.0 88.9 10.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

Female ............................... 100.0 92.0 7.4 0.7 

Age: 

Under 35 years .......................... 100.0 86.4 13.1 0.5 

3644 years ............................ 100.0 84.2 15.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 

45-54 years ............................ 100.0 87.7 11 .o 0.7 0.2 0.2. 0.2 

55-64 years ............................ 100.0 92.5 6.7 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 

65 years and over ........................ 100.0 97.1 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 

Years active in podiatry: 

O-9 years .............................. 100.0 85.4 13.9 0.6 0.1 

lo-19 years ............................ 100.0 87.5 11.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 

20-29 years ............................ 100.0 88.3 10.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 

30-39 years ............................ 100.0 92.7 6.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 

40 years and over ........................ 100.0 95.5 . 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 -

Number’of States licensed in: 

O-l State .............................. 100.0 90.2 9.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 

2 States ............................... 100.0 86.8 12.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 

3 States or more ......................... 100.0 86.0 12.8 0.8 0.4 

‘Weeks per year and hours per week worked: 

Less than 48 weeks per year: 

1-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 97.5 1.7 0.6 0.2 

35hoursormoreperweek.. .............. 100.0 87.3 11 .o 1.1 0.1 0.4 

48-52 weeks per year: 

l-34 hours per week .................... 100.0 95.2 4.4 0.2 0.1 

35-40 hours per week ................... 100.0 94.3 5.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 

41-49 hours per week ................... 100.0 84.2 15.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 

50-59 hours per week ................... 100.0 80.6 18.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 

60hoursormoreperweek.. ......... . .... 100.0 76.1 20.9 2.1 0.9 

Principal 

Self-employed: t. 

Solo practice ......................... 100.0 89.6 9.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 

Partnership .......................... 100.0 81.9 17.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 

Group practice ........................ 100.0 80.5 18.7 0.9 

Salaried: 

Government organizations (including military) ... 100.0 89.1 10.1 0.8 

Nongovernment organizations .............. 100.0 82.4 6.3 0.7 3.5 2.8 4.2 

Other 1 .............................. 100.0 91.8 5.2 0.7 1.5 0.7 

form of employment: 

43 
APPENDIX I 

.TECHNICALPR.OCEbURES 

Background: 1970 Survey of Podiatrists 

Most of the statistical information used in this 

report is the product of a survey of podiatrists 

conducted January through March 1970 by the 

National Center for Health Statistics with the 

cooperation of the American Podiatry Association. 

The survey was conducted by means of a 

self-administered questionnaire that was 

intended for mailing to all licensed podiatrists in 

the United States. The questionnaire was designed to gather information from all licensed 

podiatrists, active or inactive, about geographic 

location, year of birth, States of licensure, 

number of years active in podiatry, and whether 

currently active or inactive in podiatry. For all 

licensed podiatrists who were active in podiatry, 

the questionnaire sought additional information 

about their principal form of employment, the 

number of weeks they worked in podiatric 

activities during calendar year 1969, and the 

number of hours per week they usually devoted 

to all their professional podiatric activities. For 

survey respondents who indicated that they 

spent any time whatever in patient care, questions were designed to gather information about 

the services they rendered, their use of personnel 

to assist them in their practice, their primary 

and secondary activities, the number of patient 

visits they experienced in the week preceding 

their response to the survey, and the number of 

patients they saw during that week by age and 

sex of the patient and by the setting in which 

the patient was treated. 

A pretest was conducted during the months 

of October and November 1969. The 100 

subjects for the pretest were chosen randomly 

from an alphabetical list of licensed podiatrists 

supplied by the American Podiatry Association. 

Two mailouts of the proposed survey questionnaire were made. One telephone followup completed the pretest effort, producing a total 

response rate of about 91 percent. An analysis 

of pretest responses resulted in minor changes in 

the wording of the questionnaire and in the 

reordering of certain parts within one of the 

questions for greater clarity. The final, revised 

form of the questionnaire appears in appendix 

III. 

Data Collection 

For the main survey effort, the total number 

of podiatrists was defined as all persons holding 

a license in podiatry in the United States. The 

initial mailing list was compiled by merging the 

licensing lists of the 50 States and the District of 

Columbia. Lists were supplied by the American 

Podiatry Association. The total number of podiatrists gathered from the lists was 9,235. From 

this number duplicates (podiatrists licensed in 

more than one State) and podiatrists with 

foreign addresses were eliminated and the graduates of the five accredited colleges of podiatry 

for the 1968-69 academic year were added. The 

process of merging the 51 lists, eliminating 

duplicates and podiatrists outside the United 

States, and adding graduates resulted in a 

mailing list of 8,290 potential respondents who 

were then canvassed by mail. 

The initial mailing of the survey questionnaire 

was made in January 1970. Three subsequent 

mailings to follow up on nonrespondents were 

made in January and February 1970, the final 

mailing being by certified mail. The last effort at 

data collection, a telephone followup, was conducted during March 1970. The response rate, 

after all collection efforts had been made and 

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after excluding deceased and those out of the 

scope of the survey, amounted to about 91 

percent. 

Data Processing 

After eliminating the deceased; the duplicates 

which had not been discovered prior to mailing, 

and a few potential subjects who were out of 

scope because they were no longer licensed, had 

left the United States, or had been mistakenly 

assumed to be podiatrists, a total of 8,016 

podiatrists remained within the scope of the 

survey. The further elimination of refusals, 

postmaster returns, and other nonresponses 

reduced the usable universe to 7,274 “good” 

responses (table I). In order to approximate the 

total universe of podiatrists as it would have 

appeared had there been no refusals, postmaster 

returns, or other nonresponses, a weighting or 

c‘inflation” factor was established for each State 

from the ratio of total podiatrists in that State 

Table I. Number and percent distribution of survey population, 

by type of respondent or nonrespondent: United States, 1970 

Type of respondent or Percent 

I I 

All podiatrists surveyed, excluding deceased and those out 

of scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,016 100.0 

nonrespondent I 

Number 

I distribution 

Good response ............... 7,274 90.7 

Refusal .................... 121 1.5 

Postmaster return ............. 277 3.5 

Nonresponse ................. t 4.3 

(excluding deceased and those out of the scope 

of the survey) to the number of usable (good) 

responses obtained (table II). Within each State, 

each good response received the same weight. 

When al1 the weighted records were cumulated, 

after rounding they yielded a weighted national 

figure of 8,017 for totaI active and inactive 

podiatrists. This figure and the similarly derived 

estimate of 7,113 for podiatrists who were 

active in their profession in 1970 supply the 

statistical bases for most of the tables and 

textual commentary that appear in this report. 

In order to compensate for partial nonresponse within the, questionnaire, i.e., leaving 

items unanswered, a second type of adjustment 

was applied to the data as received. In. such 

cases, omitted items were randomly assigned the 

response obtained from respondents with similar 

characteristics and the total figure for the item 

was adjusted to include this “imputation.” As 

may be learned from table III, the need for this 

kind of adjustment was minimal; the item 

nonresponse rate was less than 2 percent for all 

items except the finaI four on the questionnaire, 

which requested information on number of 

patient visits and on the number and characteristics of patients seen. (See survey questionnaire 

items 19, 20,20a, and 20b in appendix III.) The 

comparatively high nonresponse rate for these 

items (from about 4 to about 7 percent) may be 

partly explained by the fact that the questions 

appear last in the questionnaire and an appreciable amount of respondent fatigue may have 

set in. Probably a better reason for the nonresponse, however, was the need to consult 

records and to classify patients seen by age and 

sex as well as by the seven possible settings in 

which the treatment could have occurred. 

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Table II. Distribution of active formally qualified podiatrists by area before and after application of adjustment ratios: United States, 

1970 

Area 

desponding 

active 

podiatrists 

nflation 

factor 

Weighted 

estimate 

r podiatrists 

United States ................................................. 7,274 1.10 8,016 -

Alabama ........................................................ 22 1.18 26 

Alaska ......................................................... 5 1 .oo 5 

Arizona ......................................................... 40 1.15 46 

Arkansas ........................................................ 19 1.21 23 

California ....................................................... 783 1.09 853 

Colorado.. ...................................................... 71 1.10 78 

Connecticut ...................................................... 186 1.10 205 

Delaware.. ...................................................... 22 1.00 22 

District of Columbia ................................................ 55 1.22 67 

Florida ......................................................... 224 1.09 244 

Georgia.. ....................................................... 56 1.13 63 

Hawaii ......................................................... 6 1.00 6 

Idaho .......................................................... 16 1.06 17 

lilinois ......................................................... 649 1.14 740 

Indiana ......................................................... 140 1.12 157 

lowa.......................................~ ................... 95 1.11 105 

Kansas ......................................................... 47 1.06 50 

Kentucky ....................................................... 57 1.05 60 

Louisiana ....................................................... 39 I.08 42 

Maine ....... . .................................................. 22 1.09 24 

Maryland.. ...................................................... 97 1.06 103 

Massachusetts ..................................................... 439 1.14 500 

Michigan ........................................................ 271 1.06 287 

Minnesota ....................................................... 76 1.08 82 

Mississippi ........................................................ 8 1.13 9 

Missouri ........................................................ 87 1.10 96 

Montana ........................................................ 14 1 .oo 14 

Nebraska ........................................................ 42 1.07 45 

Nevada ......................................................... 15 1.20 18 

New Hampshire ................................................... 24 1.06 26 

NewJersey ...................................................... 360 1.10 418 

NewMexico ...................................................... 18 1.17 21 

NewYork ....................................................... 1,252 1.10 1,377 

NorthCarolina .................................................... 51 1.08 55 

North Dakota ..................................................... 6 1 .oo 6 

Ohio ........................................................... 514 1.10 565 

Oklahoma ..................................... . ................. 48 1.08 52 

Oregon ......................................................... 35 1.09 38 , 

Pennsylvania ..................................................... 693 1.10 762 

Rhodelsland ..................................................... 57 1.05 60 

South Carolina .................................................... 14 1.14 16 

South Dakota ..................................................... 15 1.07 16 

Tennessee ....................................................... 33 1.15 38 

Texas .......................................................... 186 1.10 205 

Utah.. ......................................................... 26 1 .oo 26 

Vermont ........................................................ 6 1.33 8 

Virginia ................................... ...!. ................. 60 1.05 63 

Washington ...................................................... 65 1.06 69 

WestVirginia ..................................................... 43 1.12 48 

Wisconsin ....................................................... 139 1.09 152 

Wyoming ........................................................ 6 1.33 8 

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Table III. Item nonresponse rate for 1970 surv& of podiatrists Pounding 

Nonresponse Item 

number rate number rate 

2 ........ 0.5 13 ........ 0.6 

3 ........ 1.9 14 ........ 

4 ........ 0.2 15 ........ 1.7 

5 ........ 0.3 16 ......... 1.0 

6A ....... 0.5 17A ...... 1.7 

6B ....... 0.9 17B ....... 0.5 

7 ........ 0.1 18 ........ 0.9 

8 ........ 1.4 19 ........ 3.9 

9 ........ 1.4 20 ........ 3.9 

10 ........ 20A ...... 6.8 

11 ........ 0.3 208 ....... 5.2 

12 ........ 1.7 

Numbers were independently rounded and 

may not add to totals. Percents were also 

independentIy rounded and may not always add 

to 100 percent. Percents and rates were cakulated on the basis of original, unrounded figures 

and will not necessarily agree with rates and 

percents that might be ca.lcuIated from rounded 

data. 

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APPEN D,IX II 

DEFINITIONS 0~ CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT . 

Age.-Refers to the respondent’s age in 1970. West 

In all cases, age is calculated as the difference Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, between 1970 and the respondent’s year of Nevada

birth. Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, Oregon, Alaska, CaliGeographic area.-For the purpose of report- fornia, Hawaii 

ing the data yielded by the 1970 Podiatry ._. 

Survey, the United States (the 50 States and the 

District of Columbia) is divided into census 2‘ 

Standard Federal regions and divisions, and into 10 Standard Administrative Region ‘, States Included 

Federal Administrative Regions as follows: (with HEW administrative , 

center) Census Region States Included Region I (Boston) . . . . . . . Connecticut, Maine,, Massachuand Division setts, New Hampshire, Rhode 

Island, Vermont. 

Northeast Region II (NYC) . . . . . . . ; New Y c&i, Nek Jersey, New England . . . . . . . . Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Region III 

Massachusetts, - Rhode Island; (Philadelphia) . . . . . . . . District of Columbia, Delaware,

Connecticut Maryland,.Pennsylvania, Virginia,

Middle Atlantic . . . . . . New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl- West Virginia vania Region IV (Atlanta) . . . . . Alabama, Florida, Georgia, KenNorth Central tucky, Mississippi, North CaroEast North Central . . . . Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, lina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Wisconsin 

West North Central . . . Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Region V (Chicago) . . . . . . Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, MichDakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, igan, Ohio, Wisconsin 

Kansas Region VI (DallasSouth Fort Worth) . . . . . . . . . Arkansas; Louisiana, New Mexico, 

South Atlantic . . . . . . . Delaware, Maryland, District of Oklahoma,~Texas 

Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, Region VII (Kansas City) . Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 

North Carolina, South Carolina, Region VIII (Denver) . . . . Colorado, Montana, North DakoGeorgia, Florida ta, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 

East South Central . . . . Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Region IX (San Francisco) Arizona, California, Hawaii, NeMississippi vada 

West South Central . . . Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Region X (Seattle) . . . . . . Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, WashingTexas ton 

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APPENDIX III 

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 

Form Approved HSM-353 

. . Budget Bureau No. 684i69063 12-69 

Approval Erqircs March 31, 1970 DEP*RTMENT OF 

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 

CONFIDENTIAL: All inform&m which permits 

the identification of the individtial will be held 

strictly confidcncial, will be used solely by 

persons engaged in. and only for the purposes of 

the survey and &II not be disclosed or released 

to other persons or for any other purpose. 

SURVEY OF PODIATRISTS 

1. Is you; name carroct, and is the address ab&ve your PRIMARY PLACE OF PRACTICE? 

, 0 Yes 20 No 

t

If no, please enter the correct information below: 

Name: 

First Middle Last 

Primary place of practice: Num er Street 

Ci& SfUte Zip Code 

2. In what year were you born? 

.3. Where were you born? 

4. Are you a citizen of the United Stotes? (Please check appropriate box) 

t 0 Yes, Native born 

a q Yes, Naturalized 

3 q NO 

5. Sax: 1 0 Male 

P q Female 

6. A. From which college of podiatry did you graduate? 

B. When did you graduate? Year graduated 

7. What de&es have you earned OTHER THAN your degree in podiatry. 3 (Check each box thut cppliesl 

0 Doctorate (Ph.D.. Ed. D.. erc.J ’ q Bachelor’s q Other (speci/y : 

I-J Master’s IJ Associate 0 None 

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8. 111whrch Stotsr do you currently hold a licrnso to practice podiatry? 

9. How many years havr you born actlvo In podiatry? (/nc/ude potienf core, ‘teaching, research, and administration. 

Exclude years spent in non-podiatric activities or retirement.) 

Number o/years 

10. Are you CURRENTLY ACTIVE in podiatry? (Include patient care, teaching, research, and odministrotion) 

No, Not active in podiatry but not retired 

STOP1 If you ara not currently active In podlatry, 

andor of quostlonnoiro do.8 not apply. PI*oro 

return qu*rtionnalra in the l nvolopo provided. 

11. Which of thr following catogorior best doscribor your PRINCIPAL f orni of rmployment? (Check one)

-

I 0 Self-employed - Solo practice 

P 0 Self-employed - Partnership practice 

8 I-J Self-employed - Group practice 

; 0 Employed by - Military 

I 0 Employed by - Federal government (non-military) 

o 0 Employed by - State or local government 

7 0 Employed by - Non-government organization or inStiNtiOn 

a 0 Employed by - Other podiatrist 

o 0 Other (Specify: ) 

12. How many WEEKS were you active in podiatry during calendar year 1969? 

(Include patient care, teaching, research, and administration. Do not count vacations as weeks worked.) 

We&s psr year 

13. APPROXIMATELY how many hours par weak do you uruolly spend in each of the following podiatric activities? 

hrs. Patient care llncludc o//ice work connected with Ibe care O/ your pa&v&) 

hrs. Teaching in a college of podiatry 

hrs. Podiatry research 

hrs. Administration (Podiatry associations, college adminislralion, etc.) 

hrs. Other podiatric activity 

Total hours per week 

14. Do you rprnd any hours prr wook in the category “Patient care” in quortion 130. above? 

‘0 Yes, I spend SE hours z Cl No, I spend “0 hours 

in patient care. in patient care. 

STOP! If no hours or. spent in potimnt corm, 

zndw of quortionnoiro doos not opply. Please r@­

turn quortionnoirs in thm l volop~ provided. 

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15. When providing patient care, which of the services below are rendered to your patients by you or under your direction? 

(Check a/I that apply! 

0 Palliative services 

0 Hospital surgery 

0 Office surgery 

. 0 Prescription of drugs 

0 Physical therapy treatment 

0 Orthopedic services 

0 Whirlpool baths 

0 Fitting of special shoes 

0 X-ray services 

0 Ultrksonic treatment 

0 Diathermy 

0 Low-voltage .treatment 

0 Ultra-violet lamp aeatment 

0 Other (Q&/y: 1 

16. In your principal form of employment, do you amploy office assistants other than podiatrists to assist you? (Include 

receptionists, secretaries, technical assistants, nurses, etc.) 

‘0 Yes P q NO 

Please indicate the NUMBER of full-time and part-time office assistants employed by you. 

a. Number of FULL-TIME assistants -

(3.5 hours or more per week) 

b. Number of PART-TIME assistants ­

fLess fban 35 hours per week) 

11 Diring your hours spent in patient care, what do you consider to be your PRIMARY, and your SECONDARY activity? 

A. PRIMARY activity: (Check one) B. SECONDARY activity: (Check one) 

I 0 General practice 1 c] General practice 

. 2 0 Surgery 2 q Surgery 

3 0 Podogeriatrics 3 0 Podogeiiatrics 

4 0 Podopediatrics 4 0 Podopediatrics 

I 0 Podiatric dermatology I 17 Podiatric dermatology 

a I-J Roentg.enology o 0 Roentgenology 

7 0 Foot orthopedics ‘I 0 Foot orthopedics 

I) 0 Other (Specijy: ) 8 0 Other (Speci/y: 

D 0 None 

18. In your PODIATRY PRACTICE, h ow many hours did you spend in patient care LAST week? 

hours 

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19. APPROXIMATELY how many PATIENT VISITS - did you have LAST week? (Include office visits and visits h

other settings.) 

Approximate number of visits Iast week 

20. APPROXIMATELY how many different PATIENTS does this represent? (Patients with multiple visits should be 

counted a;nly once.) 

A. Of these PATIENTS, what is the APPROXIMATE NUMBER in the following age and sex categories? 

MALE PATIENTS FEMALE PATIENTS 

LAST WEEK: LAST WEEK: 

Number 16 years old or under: 

Number from 17 to 64 years old: 

Number 65 years old or over: 

B. Of these PATIENTS, whot is the APPROXIMATE NUMBER treated in the following settings? 

Number in private office 

Number in hospital (Inpatient) 

Number in hospital (OutpatienD 

-Number in clinic (Not associated with a hospitaZJ 

Number in nursing home (Home for the aged, domiciliary, etc.) 

./umber in patient’s home 

Number in other setting (Specify: ) 

COMMENTS - General comments are invited OS well OS comments on specific items: 

RETURN QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE STAMPED ENVELOPE PROVIDED. -s-.----w- -

Q U.S. GOVERNMENT PFUNTJh’G OFFICE : 1973 5W-a75/1 

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