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Table 2

Selected Demographic Characteristics of AAFP Members (as of December 31, 2011)


  Active Resident Student Life International Supporting
(FP)
Supporting
(Non-FP)
Inactive
AAFP Total Membership 64,724 10,560 18,013 6,791 1,502 162 172 687
Sex of Member
Female 38.8% 54.3% 54.5% 8.4% 34.0% 27.7% 24.6% 55.7%
25,121 5,721 9,621 570 507 44 42 382
Male 61.2% 45.7% 45.5% 91.6% 66.0% 72.3% 75.4% 44.3%
39,549 4,806 8,041 6,221 986 115 129 304
Age
30 or Under 0.7% 44.9% 83.7% 0.0% 11.9% 0.0% 0.6% 0.1%
450 4,607 10,017 0 171 0 1 1
30 to 34 9.8% 37.6% 12.3% 0.0% 11.2% 0.0% 2.4% 4.3%
6,292 3,858 1,470 0 160 0 4 29
35 to 39 13.9% 10.5% 2.4% 0.0% 10.8% 0.6% 4.7% 7.3%
8,910 1,077 292 0 155 1 8 49
40 to 44 17.0% 4.4% 1.1% 0.0% 12.1% 1.9% 9.4% 14.7%
10,862 453 129 0 174 3 16 99
45 to 49 13.7% 1.6% 0.3% 0.0% 11.8% 6.2% 6.5% 12.3%
8,772 160 38 1 169 10 11 83
50 to 54 15.2% 0.8% 0.1% 0.5% 13.4% 14.9% 20.6% 15.6%
9,699 77 16 32 192 24 35 105
55 to 59 15.4% 0.2% 0.0% 1.9% 13.1% 30.4% 25.9% 15.1%
9,881 22 2 129 188 49 44 102
60 to 64 9.9% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.5% 27.3% 17.1% 11.9%
6,309 2 1 340 150 44 29 80
65 to 69 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 8.9% 3.6% 9.9% 7.1% 9.2%
2,291 0 0 602 51 16 12 62
70 to 74 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.9% 4.3% 5.3% 4.9%
404 0 0 1,044 13 7 9 33
Over age 75 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 68.4% 0.7% 4.3% 0.6% 4.7%
131 2 0 4,642 10 7 1 32
Average Age 48 31 26 78 46 59 55 53
Location of Medical School
US / Canada 82.4% 66.6% 100.0% 86.0% 23.3% 66.0% 82.6% 83.7%
53,303 7,038 18,012 5,841 350 107 142 575
International 17.6% 33.4% 0.0% 14.0% 76.7% 34.0% 17.4% 16.3%
11,421 3,522 1 950 1,152 55 30 112
Number of Years Since Residency Completion
7 or Fewer Years 25.3% --- --- 0.0% 46.2% 2.9% 11.8% 15.3%
15,669 --- --- 0 120 1 11 84
8 to 14 Years 25.5% --- --- 0.0% 26.2% 11.4% 14.0% 26.6%
15,763 --- --- 0 68 4 13 146
15 to 21 Years 19.3% --- --- 2.2% 13.1% 34.3% 16.1% 25.9%
11,960 --- --- 21 34 12 15 142
22 or More Years 29.9% --- --- 97.8% 14.6% 51.4% 58.1% 32.1%
18,484 --- --- 919 38 18 54 176
ABFM Diplomate
Yes 88.9% --- --- 15.9% 6.5% 21.0% 31.4% 55.2%
57,549 --- --- 1,079 97 34 54 379
No 11.1% --- --- 84.1% 93.5% 79.0% 68.6% 44.8%
7,175 --- --- 5,712 1,405 128 118 308
AAFP Fellow
Yes 19.3% --- --- 72.6% 1.3% 1.2% 10.7% 19.8%
12,490 --- --- 4,929 16 2 18 136
No 80.7% --- --- 27.4% 98.7% 98.8% 89.3% 80.2%
52,234 --- --- 1,861 1,254 159 151 551
Metropolitan Area Status
Metropolitan Area 81.1% 94.7% 96.6% 78.0% 93.7% 80.9% 89.3% 86.9%
51,722 9,693 16,775 5,222 283 127 150 569
Non-Metropolitan Area 18.9% 5.3% 3.4% 22.0% 6.3% 19.1% 10.7% 13.1%
12,017 542 590 1,472 19 30 18 86

Source: American Academy of Family Physicians.