Optometric manpower in Texas--Part I: Demographic characteristics.

The renewed emphasis in health planning within the last few years makes it imperative that optometric manpower be described as comprehensively as possible not only on a national level but also on a state level. This report utilized remittance advice forms completed during the 1978 license renewal cycle of Texas licensed optometrists to complete demographic, educational, and practice characteristics of actively practicing civilian optometrtists in Texas during 1977. Data was examined for the state as a whole and for each Health Service Area (HSA) in the state. A two part paper is presented... Part I, Demographic Characteristics and Part II, Educational and Practice Characteristics (Will appear in August issue).