1 Faculty, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, USA.
2 Professor, Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, USA.
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2018 Jan;23(1):44-48. doi: 10.1177/1355819617738275.
Objectives Data from the Academy of American Physician Assistants have suggested there are no differences in salaries by race and ethnic group. Our objective was to compare salaries of physician assistants for different racial and ethnic groups and sexes using another data source. Methods Data from the American Community Surveys (2010-2012) to examine pay differentials of physician assistants. Ordinary least squares regression analysis to compare the salaries of males and females, and those of racial and ethnic groups. Results The majority of physician assistants in recent decades have been women. Their salaries are substantially below those of their male counterparts. The number from racial and ethnic minorities remains low. American Community Surveys data show salaries to be lower than that reported by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The salaries of Black and Hispanic physician assistants lag significantly behind the salaries of those who are White. Conclusions American Community Surveys data suggest that previously published Academy of American Physician Assistants survey data may have been biased with a low percentage of physician assistants from racial and ethnic minorities which suggests that the Academy of American Physician Assistants need to focus on recruiting greater numbers of minorities.
美国医师助理学会的数据表明，种族和族裔群体之间的薪酬没有差异。我们的目的是使用另一个数据源比较不同种族和族裔以及性别的医师助理的薪酬。
使用美国社区调查（2010-2012 年）的数据来考察医师助理的薪酬差异。采用普通最小二乘法回归分析比较男性和女性以及不同种族和族裔群体的薪酬。
近几十年来，大多数医师助理都是女性。她们的薪酬大大低于男性同行。少数族裔和少数民族的人数仍然很少。美国社区调查数据显示，薪酬低于美国医师助理学会报告的薪酬。黑人和西班牙裔医师助理的薪酬明显落后于白人医师助理。
美国社区调查数据表明，之前发表的美国医师助理学会调查数据可能存在偏差，因为少数族裔和少数民族的医师助理比例较低，这表明美国医师助理学会需要专注于招募更多的少数族裔。
