Health Administration Program, California State University at Northridge, Northridge, California 91330, USA.
National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, USA.
J Integr Med. 2017 Jan;15(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60322-4.
To determine the informational consistency produced by the two most recent independent surveys and draw a conclusion whether the data would be sufficient for the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis and Bureau of Labor and Statistics consideration.
This paper compares workforce outcomes collected by the two most prominent acupuncture entities that have produced the most useful acupuncturist workforce data (California Acupuncture Board 2015 Occupational Analysis and the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine® 2013 Job Analysis) at national and state levels.
Findings based upon the most compatible survey questions showed the following: more than 70% of acupuncturists work fewer than 40 hours weekly; approximately 76% work in solo practice or in shared space with other acupuncturists; more than 70% of the national sample have been in practice 15 years or less; and median income is between $40 000 and $50 000. A preponderance of acupuncturists is less than 50 years of age, and fewer than 15% of all respondents have been in practice more than 20 years.
Basic workforce information is a necessary precursor for conducting workforce projections. It is useful to track the expansion or contraction of any given profession. Tracking influences subsequent planning for the profession based upon reliable and valid information about its growth. The ability of the profession to collect its own workforce data is paramount to workforce projection models. Any future survey should be a shared project that follows guidelines supported by the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.
确定最近两次独立调查产生的信息一致性，并得出结论，这些数据是否足以供国家卫生人力分析中心和劳工统计局考虑。
本文比较了两个最著名的针灸实体在国家和州一级收集的劳动力成果，这两个实体产生了最有用的针灸师劳动力数据（加利福尼亚针灸委员会 2015 年职业分析和国家针灸和东方医学认证委员会 2013 年工作分析）。
基于最兼容的调查问题的发现如下：超过 70%的针灸师每周工作少于 40 小时；大约 76%的人在单独执业或与其他针灸师共享空间工作；超过 70%的全国样本的从业时间在 15 年或以下；中位数收入在 40000 美元至 50000 美元之间。大多数针灸师的年龄都在 50 岁以下，不到 15%的受访者从业时间超过 20 年。
基本劳动力信息是进行劳动力预测的必要前提。它有助于跟踪任何特定职业的扩张或收缩。跟踪基于该职业增长的可靠和有效的信息，为该职业的后续规划提供依据。该职业收集自身劳动力数据的能力对劳动力预测模型至关重要。任何未来的调查都应该是一个遵循国家卫生人力分析中心支持的指导方针的共同项目。
