115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2002 
Polk County Physician Demographic Summary Statistics 
 
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Gender 
 
% 
 
Age 
 
% 
 
Male 80.0 
 
< 35 
 
0.0 
 
Female 20.0 
 
35-39 
 
20.8 
 
Race 
White Black Asian Other 
Ethnicity 
 
% 85.0 
5.0 10.0 
0.0 
% 
 
40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 
> 64 
 
4.2 8.3 25.0 12.6 18.9 20.8 
 
Hispanic Non-Hispanic 
 
0.0 100.0 
 
Physician Specialty 
Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Family Practice Internal Medicine Pediatrics Radiology 
 
Count 
1 1 15 6 2 2 
 
Total Polk County Physicians 
 
27 
 
Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia 
 
Medicare 
Yes No 
 
% 95.7 
4.3 
 
Medicaid 
Yes No 
 
% 91.3 
8.7 
 
Managed 
 
Care 
 
% 
 
Yes 65.2 No 34.8 
 
Percent 
3.70% 3.70% 55.56% 22.22% 7.41% 7.41% 
 
Georgia 
4.64% 4.58% 13.18% 15.22% 9.07% 2.68% 
 
100.00%