Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics—Means and Standard Errors of Means
| Variables | All Physicians | Black Physicians | Hispanic Physicians | Asian Physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual level | ||||
| Annual income | 174,316.97 (2,107.70) | 143,200.33 (5,823.64) | 162,995.62 (10,702.59) | 152,244.17 (3,323.51) |
| Implicit earnings/hour | 71.99 (0.86) | 61.82 (2.18) | 71.36 (6.12) | 64.14 (1.39) |
| Female | 0.208 (0.007) | 0.318 (0.041) | 0.274 (0.046) | 0.3020 (0.0192) |
| Black | 0.032 (0.003) | — | 0.016 (0.008) | — |
| Hispanic | 0.046 (0.022) | 0.024 (0.015) | — | 0.015 (0.004) |
| Asian | 0.116 (0.009) | — | 0.039 (0.016) | — |
| Experience | 15.705 (0.149) | 14.355 (0.842) | 14.588 (0.5927) | 13.856 (0.473) |
| Family practice | 0.171 (0.006) | 0.165 (0.026) | 0.164 (0.022) | 0.127 (0.012) |
| Pediatrics | 0.085 (0.004) | 0.133 (0.025) | 0.151 (0.025) | 0.114 (0.013) |
| Medical specialty | 0.331 (0.008) | 0.230 (0.032) | 0.331 (0.036) | 0.328 (0.022) |
| Surgical specialty | 0.285 (0.009) | 0.289 (0.047) | 0.184 (0.033) | 0.218 (0.022) |
| Board certified | 0.844 (0.009) | 0.750 (0.029) | 0.725 (0.039) | 0.781 (0.023) |
| D.O. | 0.058 (0.005) | 0.034 (0.013) | 0.022 (0.015) | 0.013 (0.003) |
| Non-U.S., non-Canadian | 0.199 (0.020) | 0.174 (0.031) | 0.624 (0.096) | 0.726 (0.026) |
| Site level | ||||
| Public insurance | 7.5529 (0.241) | — | — | — |
| Private insurance | 66.907 (0.785) | — | — | — |
| Medicare | 13.837 (0.184) | — | — | — |
| Median income | 54.716 (0.977) | — | — | — |
| B—population | 13.084 (0.735) | — | ||
| H—population | 10.671 (2.587) | — | — | — |
| A—population | 3.8264 (0.323) | — | ||
| B—workforce | 3.420 (0.155) | — | — | — |
| H—workforce | 5.036 (1.928) | — | — | — |
| A—workforce | 11.791 (0.687) | — | — | — |
Standard error of each mean in parentheses.
Standard errors computed using SUDAAN 8.02 incorporating all aspects of the complex survey design.
D.O., Doctor of Osteopathy.