Podiatrists, Health Workforce Annual Survey, 2010
Introduction
A health workforce survey was included with each invoice for the Annual Practising Certificates (APC) sent to podiatrists in February 2010.
Of the 313 podiatrists who were sent an invoice, 173 (55.3 percent) indicated that they were working actively as podiatrists, seven (2.2 percent) respondents indicated that they where not actively working and 133 (42.5 percent) did not respond to the survey.
The 173 actively working podiatrists represent 96.1 percent of survey respondents. It is not known if the APC holders who did not respond to the survey are working in this field.
The following statistics are based on the 173 active podiatrists.
List of tables
Table 1: Age and gender of active podiatrists, 2010...... 2
Table 2: Ethnicity of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010...... 3
Table 3: Qualification country of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010...... 3
Table 4: District Health Board of employer, for active podiatrists, by average hours worked, 2010....4
Table 5: Main employment setting of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010...... 5
Table 6: Worktype by main employment setting for active podiatrists, 2010...... 6
Table 7: Worktype in main employment setting for active podiatrists, by gender, 2010...... 6
List of figures
Figure 1: Age and gender of active podiatrists, as a percentage, 20102
Figure 2: Ethnicity of active podiatrists, by gender, percentage, 20103
Figure 3: Qualification country of active podiatrists, by gender, as a percentage, 20104
Figure 4: District Health Board of employer for active podiatrists, by average hours worked, 20105
Figure 5: Main employment setting of active podiatrists, 20106
Figure 6: Worktype in main employment setting for active podiatrists, by gender, percentage, 20107
Figure 7: Reasons for active podiatrists working part-time or casually, 20107
Figure 8: Main work location for active podiatrists, 20108
Figure 9: Active podiatrists by year of qualification, 1965 to 20098
Figure 10: Active podiatrists by income range (net), percentage, 20109
Survey results
Of those respondents with a reported gender, 68.6 percent were female, as illustrated in Table 1 and Figure 1. The median age of respondents was 42.5 years.
Table 1: Age and gender of active podiatrists, 2010
Age group / Male / Female / Not reported / Total / Percentage20–24 / 1 / 8 / 0 / 9 / 5.2
25–29 / 5 / 7 / 0 / 12 / 6.9
30–34 / 7 / 9 / 0 / 16 / 9.2
35–39 / 10 / 16 / 0 / 26 / 15.0
40–44 / 10 / 19 / 1 / 30 / 17.3
45–49 / 10 / 22 / 0 / 32 / 18.5
50–54 / 3 / 16 / 0 / 19 / 11.0
55–59 / 3 / 6 / 0 / 9 / 5.2
60+ / 5 / 14 / 0 / 19 / 11.0
Not reported / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0.6
Total / 54 / 118 / 1 / 173 / 100.0
Figure 1: Age and gender of active podiatrists, as a percentage, 2010
Table 2: Ethnicity of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010
Ethnicity / Male / Female / Not reported / Total / PercentageNZ European / 33 / 83 / 1 / 117 / 67.6
NZ Māori / 4 / 8 / 0 / 12 / 6.9
Other European – British & Irish / 6 / 16 / 0 / 22 / 12.7
Other European – Australian / 1 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 1.7
Other European / 3 / 1 / 0 / 4 / 2.3
African / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 1.2
Indian / 2 / 1 / 0 / 3 / 1.7
Other / 2 / 2 / 0 / 7 / 4.0
Not reported / 0 / 3 / 0 / 3 / 1.7
Total / 52 / 117 / 1 / 173 / 100.0
The majority of the active podiatrists identified themselves as belonging to the NZ European ethnic group (see Table 2 and Figure 2). This trend is consistent with previous years.
Figure 2: Ethnicity of active podiatrists, by gender, percentage, 2010
Table 3: Qualification country of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010
Qualification country / Male / Female / Not reported / Total / PercentageNew Zealand / 45 / 96 / 1 / 142 / 82.1
United Kingdom / 6 / 18 / 0 / 24 / 13.9
Australia / 1 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 1.7
United States of America / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 1.2
South Africa / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0.6
Not reported / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0.6
Total / 54 / 118 / 1 / 173 / 100.0
The majority of podiatrists became qualified in New Zealand. The next most common country of qualification was the United Kingdom (Table 3 and Figure 3).
Figure 3: Qualification country of active podiatrists, by gender, as a percentage, 2010
Table 4: District Health Board of employer,for active podiatrists, by average hours worked, 2010
DHB of employer / Number / Average hours per weekNorthland / 2 / 42.5
Waitemata / 16 / 44.8
Auckland / 19 / 43.8
Counties-Manukau / 7 / 44.0
Waikato / 9 / 41.6
Lakes / 3 / 41.0
Bay of Plenty / 6 / 45.5
Hawke's Bay / 5 / 43.6
Taranaki / 2 / 41.5
MidCentral / 3 / 41.7
Whanganui / 1 / 45.0
Capital & Coast / 13 / 42.3
HuttValley / 6 / 43.8
Wairarapa / 0 / 0.0
Nelson Marlborough / 4 / 46.8
West Coast / 0 / 0.0
Canterbury / 19 / 42.1
South Canterbury / 1 / 40.0
Otago / 4 / 46.5
Southland / 3 / 33.3
Locum / 1 / 35.0
Not Reported / 1 / 50.0
Total full-time / 125 / 43.1
Part-time / 45 / 17.6
Hours not reported / 3 / –
Total / 173 / –
Table 4 and Figure 4 showthe District Health Board (DHB) of employer, by average hours worked. Please note, because the number of active practitioners in some regions is very low, the average figure must be treated with caution.
Figure 4: District Health Board of employer for active podiatrists, by average hours worked, 2010
Excluding DHBs with less than five respondents, the highest average hours worked per week was in the Bay of Plenty district (45.5). The lowest was in the Waikato district (41.6).
Table 5: Main employment setting of active podiatrists, by gender, 2010
Employer description / Male / Female / Not reported / TotalPrivate practice
– self employed / 35 / 71 / 1 / 107
– employed / 11 / 29 / 0 / 40
Hospital and health service/DHB / 3 / 10 / 0 / 13
University/ Polytechnic / 2 / 4 / 0 / 6
Private hospital or rest home / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
Not reported / 2 / 3 / 0 / 5
Total / 54 / 118 / 1 / 173
Table 5 and Figure 5 show that the majority of active podiatrists were self-employed in private practice.
Figure 5: Main employment setting of active podiatrists, 2010
Table 6: Worktype by main employment setting for active podiatrists, 2010
Employment setting / Diabetes podiatry / General podiatry / Management / Podiatric surgery / Sports medicine / Study/research / Teaching / Technical representative / Other / Not reported / TotalPrivate practice
– self employed / 55 / 97 / 50 / 17 / 57 / 23 / 2 / 1 / 10 / 5 / 317
– employed / 26 / 38 / 12 / 8 / 28 / 8 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 128
Hospital and health service/DHB / 12 / 6 / 5 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34
University/Polytechnic / 2 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 14
Private hospital or rest home / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Not reported / 1 / 4 / 2 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 13
Total / 96 / 148 / 71 / 28 / 90 / 38 / 16 / 1 / 16 / 5 / 509
Table 6 shows the main employment setting by worktype. Each podiatrist had the option of specifying more than one worktype. This table shows that the 173 active podiatrists reported 509 worktypes. This is 2.9 worktypes per active podiatrist.
Table 7: Worktype in main employment setting for active podiatrists, by gender, 2010
Worktype description / Male / Female / Not reported / TotalGeneral podiatry / 47 / 100 / 1 / 148
Diabetes podiatry / 34 / 61 / 1 / 96
Sports medicine / 40 / 49 / 1 / 90
Management / 27 / 44 / 0 / 71
Study/research / 16 / 21 / 1 / 38
Podiatric Surgery / 11 / 16 / 1 / 28
Teaching / 3 / 13 / 0 / 16
Technical representative / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
Other / 7 / 8 / 1 / 16
Not reported / 1 / 4 / 0 / 5
Total / 187 / 316 / 6 / 509
Table 7 and Figure 6 show the worktypes of active podiatrists in their main employment setting. General podiatry was the most common worktype.
Figure 6: Worktype in main employment setting for active podiatrists, by gender, percentage, 2010
Figure 7: Reasons for active podiatrists working part-time or casually, 2010
Figure 8: Main work location for active podiatrists, 2010
Figure 9: Active podiatrists by year of qualification, 1965 to 2009
Figure 9 shows the years active podiatrists received their main qualification. The earliest year recorded was 1965 and the most recent 2009. The most common decade that active podiatrists received qualifications was 1990 to 1999, with 54 podiatrists reported qualifying in this decade. From 2000 to 2009, 53 podiatrists qualified.
Figure 10: Active podiatrists by income range (net), percentage, 2010
The Ministry of Health would like to thank all the health care professionals who completed the 2010 workforce questionnaire. This is an annual survey which all health care professionals are encouraged to complete. If you have any comments or require further survey results please contact:
Analytical Services
Regulation and Governance Directorate
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145
Tel: (04) 816 2870
Fax: (04) 816 2898
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