Table 1.

Characteristics of Early-Career Family Physicians from the National Graduate Survey, 2016–2020

Model 1: Incl. Detailed Princ. Prof. Activities Number (%)Model 2: Incl. Princ. Practice Site Number (%)
Full Sample9,566 (100)8,024 (100)
Gender  
 Man4,174 (44)3,293 (41)
 Woman5,392 (56)4,731 (59)
Degree Type  
 M.D.7,800 (82)6,460 (81)
 D.O.1,766 (18)1,564 (19)
Principal Professional Activitya  
 Continuity Care7,760 (81)7,760 (97)
 Emergency Medicine280 (3) 
 Geriatrics30 (0) 
 Hospitalist850 (9)
 Palliative Care67 (1)
 Sports Medicine61 (1)
 Urgent Care415 (4)
 Otherb103 (1)
Population Density  
 Rural1,507 (16)1,294 (16)
 Urban8,059 (84)6,730 (84)
Region  
 Midwest2,271 (24)1,962 (24)
 Northeast1,278 (13)1,076 (13)
 South3,298 (34)2,607 (32)
 West2,719 (28)2,379 (30)
Principal Practice Sitec  
 Academic Health Center/Faculty Practice943 (12)
 Federal379 (5)
 Federally Qualified Health Center or Look-Alike1,002 (12)
 Government Clinic, Non-Federal127 (2)
 Hospital/Health System Owned Medical Practice3,191 (40)
 Independently Owned Medical Practice1,071 (13)
 Indian Health Service84 (1)
 Managed Care/HMO Practice576 (7)
 Rural Health Clinic (Federally Qualified)359 (4)
 Work Site Clinic104 (1)
 Other188 (2)
  • Abbreviation: HMO, Health maintenance organizations.

  • Note: Data collected by the ABFM from board-certified Diplomates three years after completing residency. Total percentage may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

  • a Model 2 includes a variable indicating continuity care or non-continuity care.

  • b Further information about this group of physicians is available upon request.

  • c Sample size differs when including principal practice site in the model (excludes those with the following principal professional activities: emergency medicine, hospitalist, and urgent care).

  • d Data collected on race and ethnicity only available from 2017--2020. When race and ethnicity are included in Model 1, total sample size reduced to 7467 (See appendix for descriptive statistics including these variables).