Demographics of Physician Associates (PAs) in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Where They Work and How They Compare to Other PAs

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn vs. all other specialties.

	PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn	PAs practicing in all other disciplines	p value
Race
White	1,067 (83.6%)	89,315 (84.9%)	0.076
Asian	74 (5.8%)	6,343 (6.0%)
Black/African American	61 (4.8%)	3,630 (3.4%)
Other	75 (5.9%)	5,972 (5.7%)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic/Latino	1,178 (91.6%)	98,714 (93.4%)	0.010
Hispanic/Latino	108 (8.4%)	6,987 (6.6%)
Urban-rural setting
Urban	1,233 (94.0%)	101,256 (92.4%)	0.040
Large rural	52 (4.0%)	4,751 (4.3%)
Isolated/small rural	27 (2.1%)	3,557 (3.2%)
Speaks languages other than English with patients
No	903 (70.1%)	82,885 (77.4%)	<0.001
Yes	385 (29.9%)	24,201 (22.6%)

Other includes those who selected “other,” Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and “multi-race.”