Table 2. Average net income of physicians, by urban-rural practice and specialty: United States, 1975 and 1983-84.
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| Nominal | Adjusted1 | Nominal | Adjusted1 | |||
| All physicians | $54,200 | $93,971 | $93,759 | $48,500 | $84,088 | 2$90,854 |
| General practice | 45,100 | 78,193 | 72,559 | 43,200 | 74,899 | 75,513 |
| Internal medicine | 54,800 | 95,011 | 87,155 | 46,400 | 80,447 | 76,799 |
| Pediatrics | 50,000 | 86,689 | 78,156 | 51,300 | 88,943 | 76,104 |
| General surgery | 61,100 | 105,934 | 107,105 | 64,200 | 111,308 | 124,486 |
| Obstetrics-gynecology | 65,300 | 113,216 | 117,759 | 53,600 | 92,930 | 104,361 |
| Family practice | NA | NA | 73,706 | NA | NA | 80,550 |
| Cardiovascular specialties | NA | NA | 134,386 | NA | NA | 134,282 |
| Other medical specialties | NA | NA | 108,731 | NA | NA | 111,855 |
| Orthopedic surgery | NA | NA | 145,202 | NA | NA | 129,792 |
| Ophthalmology | NA | NA | 125,139 | NA | NA | 121,885 |
| Urology | NA | NA | 112,675 | NA | NA | 120,710 |
| Other surgery | NA | NA | 122,352 | NA | NA | 108,078 |
| Psychiatry | NA | NA | 78,428 | NA | NA | 81,525 |
| Other specialties | NA | NA | 106,722 | NA | NA | 104,184 |
1
Nominal dollar figures for 1975 were adjusted to 1983 real-dollar levels using the Fixed Weight Price Index for Personal Consumption Expenditures.
2
Includes only specialties surveyed in both 1975 and 1983-84.
NOTE: NA is not available.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations: Data from the National Physicians' Practice Costs and Income Survey, 1975 and 1983-44.