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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Arizona

 

Tables for Profiles of Non-Physician Clinicians

Table 29 Physician Assistant to Population Ratios, 2004

Geographic Area

Number

Ratio

     

United States₤,[93]

42,220

14.8

     

Border States

8,469

12.9

     

Arizona[94]

1,028

17.9

Arizona Border Regions

   

More than 62 miles from Border

875

19.5

Within 62 miles

153

12.3

Counts are for 2002, the most recent year of data available.

Table 30 Nurse Practitioner to Population Ratios, 2004

Geographic Area

Number

Ratio

     

United States₤,[95]

77,584

27.6

     

Border States

25,215

38.4

     

Arizona[96]

1,817

31.6

Arizona Border Regions

   

More than 62 miles from Border

1,350

30.0

Within 62 miles

467

37.4

Counts are for 2000, the most recent year of data available.

Table 31 Nurse Practitioners by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African-American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Practitioners

   

Arizona[97]

90.6

1.6

4.8

1.6

0.6

0.8

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

92.0

1.3

3.1

1.9

0.8

0.9

74.5

Within 62 miles

86.4

2.5

9.4

0.7

0.2

0.7

25.5

   
 

Number of Nurse Practitioners

   

Arizona

1,545

27

81

27

11

14

1,705

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

1,169

16

40

24

10

11

1,270

Within 62 miles

376

11

41

3

1

3

435

Did not respond in Arizona - 112

Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Arizona, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic/White, Black/African-American or Others.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
- Percentage cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

Note:  Race/ethnicity for nurse practitioners at the National level is as follows:  90.7% Non-Hispanic White; 4.6% Black/African-American; 2.2% Hispanic/Latino(a); 1.8% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native.[98]  Since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse practitioners by race/ethnic group could not be calculated.

Table 32 Nurse Practitioners by Gender, 2004

Geographic Area

Female

Male

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Practitioners

       

Arizona[99]

93.6

6.4

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

93.9

6.2

74.4

Within 62 miles

92.7

7.3

25.6

   
 

Number of Nurse Practitioners

   

Arizona

1,698

117

1,815

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

1,267

83

1,350

Within 62 miles

431

34

465

Did not respond in Arizona - two

Note:  Gender for nurse practitioners at the National level is as follows:  94.7% female.[100]  Since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse practitioners by gender could not be calculated.

Table 33 Nurse Midwife to Population Ratios, 2004

Geographic Area

Number

Ratio

     

United States₤,[101]

7,914

2.8

     

Border States

2,154

3.3

     

Arizona[102]

153

2.7

Arizona Border Regions

   

More than 62 miles from Border

96

2.1

Within 62 miles

57

4.6

Counts are for 2000, the most recent year of data available.

Table 34 Nurse Midwives by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African-American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Midwives

   

Arizona[103]

91.7

0.7

3.5

0.7

2.8

0.7

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

90.2

1.1

4.3

1.1

2.2

1.1

63.9

Within 62 miles

94.2

-

1.9

-

3.8

-

36.1

   
 

Number of Nurse Midwives

   

Arizona

132

1

5

1

4

1

144

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

83

1

4

1

2

1

92

Within 62 miles

49

0

1

0

2

0

52

Did not respond in Arizona - nine
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Arizona, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic White, Black/African-American or Others.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
- Percentage cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

Note:  Race/ethnicity for nurse midwives at the National level is as follows:  92.1% Non-Hispanic White; 4.1% Black/African-American; 1.5% Hispanic/Latino(a); 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.8% American Indian/Alaskan Native.[104]  Since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse midwives by race/ethnic group could not be calculated.

Table 35 Nurse Midwives by Gender, 2004 

Geographic Area

Female

Male

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Midwives

   

Arizona[105]

99.3

0.7

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

99.0

1.0

62.7

Within 62 miles

100.0

-

37.3

   
 

Number of Nurse Midwives

   

Arizona

152

1

153

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

95

1

96

Within 62 miles

57

0

57

Did not respond in Arizona - zero
- Percentage cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

Note:  Gender for nurse midwives at the National level is as follows:  99.3% female.[106]Since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse midwives by gender could not be calculated.

Table 36 Nurse Anesthetist to Population Ratios, 2004

Geographic Area

Number

Ratio

     

United States₤,[107]

25,575

9.1

     

Border States

2,945

4.5

     

Arizona[108]

156

2.7

Arizona Border Regions

   

More than 62 miles from Border

131

2.9

Within 62 miles

25

2.0

Counts are for 2000, the most recent year of data available.

Table Nurse Anesthetists by Race/Ethnicity, 2004

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African- American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Anesthetists

   

Arizona[109]

96.6

0.7

1.4

0.0

0.0

1.4

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

96.0

0.8

1.6

-

-

1.6

15.1

Within 62 miles

100.0

-

-

-

-

-

84.9

   
 

Number of Nurse Anesthetists

   

Arizona

141

1

2

0

0

2

146

Arizona Border Regions

             

More than 62 miles from Border

118

1

2

0

0

2

123

Within 62 miles

23

0

0

0

0

0

23

Did not respond in Arizona - 10
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Arizona, unable to calculate percent Non-Hispanic White, Black/African-American, or Others.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
- Percentage cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

Note:  Race/ethnicity for nurse anesthetists at the National level is as follows:  91.8% Non-Hispanic White; 4.1% Black/African-American; 2.2% Hispanic/Latino(a); 1.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native.[110]  Since race/ethnicity is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse anesthetists by race/ethnic group could not be calculated.

Table 38 Nurse Anesthetists by Gender, 2004

Geographic Area

Female

Male

Total

   
 

Percent of Nurse Anesthetists

   

Arizona[111]

56.8

43.2

100.0

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

59.2

40.1

83.9

Within 62 miles

44.0

56.0

16.1

   
 

Number of Nurse Anesthetists

   

Arizona

88

67

155

Arizona Border Regions

     

More than 62 miles from Border

77

53

130

Within 62 miles

11

14

25

Did not respond in Arizona - one

Note:  Gender for nurse anesthetists at the National level is as follows:  59.1% female.[112]  Since gender is not collected by each Board in the Border States, the proportion of nurse anesthetists by gender could not be calculated.