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Availability of Medical Doctors Favors Metropolitan Areas with Low Rates of Self-Employment

Description
Line chart tracking the number of Medical Doctors (MDs) per 10,000 residents between 1960 and 2017, comparing metro and nonmetro areas of high self-employment and low self-employment. Uses data from the HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, 2018-19 Area Health Resources File and American Community Survey 2018 5-year data.
Date
07/2022
Type
Chart/Graph
Organization
USDA Economic Research Service
Tagged as
Access · Employment and unemployment · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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