Appendix 2.

Adjusted Associations Between Personal and Practice Characteristics with Income for Early-Career Family Physicians Including Race and Ethnicity, 2017–2020: Model 1

Independent VariableIncome Coef./(Std. Err.)P value
Gender: Woman−$32,840 (1,673)0.001
 Ref: Man
Weekly Hours Worked$505 (45)0.001
Degree Type: D.O.−$1,182 (2,100)0.574
 Ref: M.D.
Principal Professional Activity
 Emergency Medicine$139,786 (4,920)0.001
 Geriatrics−$13,185 (15,802)0.404
 Hospitalist$54,740 (3,014)0.001
 Palliative Care$3,422 (9,815)0.727
 Sports Medicine$5,033 (9,840)0.609
 Urgent Care$14,159 (4,069)0.001
 Other−$32,741 (8,139)0.001
 Ref: Continuity Care
Population Density: Rural$23,072 (2,306)0.001
 Ref: Urban
Region
 Midwest$5,068 (2,302)0.028
 Northeast−$14,648 (2,711)0.001
 South−$492 (2,113)0.816
 Ref: West
Race
 Asian−$417 (2,111)0.843
 Black or African American−$2,033 (3,270)0.534
 Other−$1,477 (4,772)0.757
 Ref: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino$594 (3,033)0.845
 Ref: Not Hispanic or Latino
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  • Abbreviation: HMO, Health maintenance organizations.

  • Note: Data collected by the ABFM from board-certified Diplomates three years after completing residency. Incomes have been adjusted for inflation using the CPI-U to reflect their value in 2020 dollars.