Table 1.
Comparison of Inflation Adjusted Income, Work Effort, Provider and Practice Characteristics of General Internists, by Race and Gender
| Inflation adjusted annual income (2004 dollars) | General Internists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| White $196,024 | Black $179,151 | White $136,201 | Black $113,535 | |
| Physician work effort | ||||
| Total annual visits completed | 5,339 | 6,254 | 4,154 | 5,487 |
| Total annual hours worked | 2,905 | 3,341 | 2,542 | 3,064 |
| Provider characteristics | ||||
| Years in medical practice (mean) | 16.6 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
| < 10 y (%) | 30.2 | 56.6 | 54.8 | 61.9 |
| 10 to 19 y (%) | 39.3 | 30.2 | 38.3 | 38.1 |
| 20 to 29 y (%) | 21.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| 30 y or more (%) | 9.6 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Ownership interest, and board certification | ||||
| Physician is an employee (%) | 36.4 | 50.0 | 62.0 | 68.2 |
| Physician is board certified (%) | 85.7 | 41.5 | 85.9 | 47.6 |
| Practice characteristics | ||||
| Census region of practice | ||||
| Northeast census region (%) | 23.5 | 15.1 | 27.9 | 28.6 |
| North Central census region (%) | 21.1 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 14.3 |
| Southern census region (%) | 34.4 | 47.2 | 27.5 | 57.1 |
| Western census region (%) | 21.1 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| Practice setting | ||||
| Less than 50,000 population (%) | 7.2 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Population between 50,000 and 500,000 (%) | 25.5 | 7.5 | 18.7 | 28.6 |
| Population greater than 500,000 (%) | 67.4 | 83.0 | 74.8 | 71.4 |
| Service population | ||||
| Proportion of patients on Medicaid (%) | 9.3 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 36.6 |
| Proportion providing Medicare services (%) | 99.1 | 98.1 | 96.0 | 100 |