Table 1. Trends in Employment Type by Profession, 2001 to 2015.
| Type of Professional | Employment Type, % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2005 | 2006-2010 | 2011-2015 | |
| Dentists (n = 20 008) | |||
| Employed | 22.6 (20.9-24.3) | 25.0 (23.8-26.1) | 30.4 (29.2-31.7) |
| Self-employed | 73.0 (71.2-74.8) | 70.7 (69.6-71.9) | 65.1 (63.7-66.4) |
| Government | 4.4 (3.6-5.1) | 4.3 (3.8-4.8) | 4.5 (3.9-5.1) |
| Physicians (n = 99 077) | |||
| Employed | 52.4 (51.5-53.3) | 58.4 (57.9-59.0) | 64.2 (63.6-64.8) |
| Self-employed | 35.2 (34.4-36.1) | 29.9 (29.4-30.4) | 24.7 (24.2-25.2) |
| Government | 12.4 (11.7-13.0) | 11.7 (11.3-12.1) | 11.1 (10.7-11.5) |
| Pharmacists (n = 26 143) | |||
| Employed | 83.4 (82.1-84.7) | 86.3 (85.6-87.1) | 87.2 (86.4-87.9) |
| Self-employed | 8.2 (7.3-9.2) | 6.5 (6.0-7.0) | 5.3 (4.8-5.8) |
| Government | 8.4 (7.4-9.4) | 7.2 (6.6-7.8) | 7.5 (6.9-8.1) |
| Optometrists (n = 4238) | |||
| Employed | 31.8 (27.7-35.8) | 35.0 (32.4-37.6) | 42.7 (39.8-45.6) |
| Self-employed | 65.1 (60.9-69.2) | 62.1 (59.5-64.7) | 53.1 (50.2-56.0) |
| Government | 3.2 (1.7-4.6) | 2.9 (2.1-3.8) | 4.2 (2.9-5.4) |
| Podiatrists (n = 1164) | |||
| Employed | 25.5 (19.4-31.5) | 27.2 (22.3-32.2) | 38.6 (32.5-44.8) |
| Self-employed | 72.1 (66.0-78.3) | 69.1 (64.1-74.2) | 57.7 (51.5-63.9) |
| Government | 2.4 (0.6-4.2) | 3.6 (1.7-5.5) | 3.6 (1.3-6.0) |
| Chiropractors (n = 6076) | |||
| Employed | 19.1 (16.3-21.9) | 20.3 (18.3-22.2) | 24.4 (22.1-26.7) |
| Self-employed | 80.9 (78.1-83.7) | 79.5 (77.6-81.5) | 75.0 (72.7-77.3) |
| Government | NAa | 0.2 (0.0-0.3) | 0.6 (0.2-0.9) |
| Physical therapists (n = 19 008) | |||
| Employed | 79.5 (77.7-81.2) | 78.9 (77.9-80.0) | 82.2 (81.2-83.2) |
| Self-employed | 11.8 (10.5-13.2) | 12.9 (12.0-13.7) | 10.9 (10.1-11.8) |
| Government | 8.7 (7.4-9.9) | 8.2 (7.5-8.9) | 6.8 (6.2-7.5) |
Abbreviation: NA, not available.
a
No survey results were available for this category.