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Table 1 Characteristics of physicians in the 2004 and 2006 surveys

From: Estimation of physician supply by specialty and the distribution impact of increasing female physicians in Japan

	2004 Survey			2006 Survey
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Total Reported	225,731	44,622	270,353	230,043	47,884	277,927
Average Age	48.91	41.98	47.77	49.29	42.06	48.05
Age Group
Under 29	17,084	9,333	26,417	16,922	9,428	26,350
30-39	51,448	14,922	66,370	50,656	16,401	67,057
40-49	61,610	9,679	71,289	60,383	10,409	70,792
50-59	44,074	5,012	49,086	50,703	5,903	56,606
60-69	22,806	2,026	24,832	22,692	2,238	24,930
Over 70	28,709	3,650	32,359	28,687	3,505	32,192
Place of Work
Academic Hospitals	38,139	9,327	47,466	38,553	10,100	48,653
Non-Academic Hospitals	100,882	19,370	120,252	102,782	20,857	123,639
Clinics	79,071	13,911	92,982	80,459	14,754	95,213
Other Facilities	7,639	2,014	9,653	8,249	2,173	10,422
Specialties
Internal Madicine	87,301	14,438	101,739	85,673	14,169	99,842
Surgery	52,168	2,658	54,826	50,866	2,623	53,489
Pediatrics	10,105	4,572	14,677	10,124	4,576	14,700
Obstetrics and Gynecology	9,461	2,695	12,156	9,022	2,761	11,783
Phychiatrics	10,285	2,315	12,600	10,438	2,391	12,829
Other Specialties/Others	56,411	17,944	74,355	63,920	21,364	85,284

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