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tdonoho
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 Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: Male to female ratio in RT |
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How can I find out the male:female ratio of RTs registered with ARRT?
There are four men in my RT class and something like 45 women and the Perkins grant people are telling me that it's not enough to be a minority at the school, we also have to be a minority nationwide. They said that male RTs are not a minority (under 25% of the census) nationwide. I don't believe this is true, but I'm not sure how to find out.
If anyone related to the ARRT reads this board, or if you know anyone related to the ARRT, I'm sure that this information is on record somewhere, I just don't know how to get to it.
Thanks in advance.
~Travis |
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CTDave
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: Male to female ratio in RT |
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| tdonoho wrote: | How can I find out the male:female ratio of RTs registered with ARRT?
There are four men in my RT class and something like 45 women and the Perkins grant people are telling me that it's not enough to be a minority at the school, we also have to be a minority nationwide. They said that male RTs are not a minority (under 25% of the census) nationwide. I don't believe this is true, but I'm not sure how to find out.
If anyone related to the ARRT reads this board, or if you know anyone related to the ARRT, I'm sure that this information is on record somewhere, I just don't know how to get to it.
Thanks in advance.
~Travis |
Travis,
Here is an article from the ASRT published in 2005.
From: Radiologic Technology, Ariticle:77:143-146 2005
© 2005 American Society of Radiologic Technologists
RE: REGISTRY
ARRT Gender Comparison
Jerry Reid, Ph.D
The ARRT looks for patterns in the demographic data it collects on the annual renewal form. Sorting the demographics of registered technologists (R.T.s) on a given variable may reveal patterns not obvious when looking at the data as a whole. Splitting the demographic data according to gender provides some interesting comparisons.
Gender Split
As of May 24, 2005, there were 247,674 R.T.s. This includes everyone who has maintained registration, whether working in the profession currently or not. Female R.T.s numbered 182,076, while there were 65,598 male R.T.s (73.5% and 26.5%, respectively). This approximate 3:1 ratio has been the same for at least the past 25 years.
Modialty of Employment
About 46% of female R.T.s reporting their discipline of employment and about 44% of male R.T.s are employed in radiography. Roughly 4% of women and 8% of men are employed in nuclear medicine technology. Approximately 6% of women and 6% of men are employed in radiation therapy. The rest report primary employment in a post-primary category.
Employment Status
About 87% of male R.T.s and 69% of female R.T.s are employed full time. Around 5% of men are employed part time in the profession compared to about 19% of women. About 7% of male R.T.s are inactive in the profession compared to more than 12% of female R.T.s.
Age
As a group, male R.T.s are slightly older than female R.T.s (median birth year is 1962 for men and 1963 for women). Those born during the baby boom (1946 to 1964) make up a significant portion of the distribution for both women and men.
Workplace
Men are more likely to work in hospitals – about 74% compared to 62% of women. Women are more likely to work in clinics or private offices (32% vs 18%).
Job Title
Approximately 76% of all R.T.s are employed as staff technologists. Men are more likely to be employed as administrators, managers, chief technologists, locum tenens or commercial representatives. Women are more likely to be educational program faculty, but about equally likely to be program directors.
Level of Education
Women are more likely than men to report their highest level of education as high school plus ARRT registration. Both men and women are about equally likely to report an associate degree as the highest level of education. Men are more likely than women to report the highest level of education as a bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate or doctor of medicine.
Footnotes:
Jerry Reid, Ph.D., is the regular contributing columnist for RE: Registry, which specializes in issues concerning the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Dr. Reid is executive director of the Registry. Questions or comments may be sent to his attention at the ARRT, 1255 Northland Dr., St. Paul, MN 55120-1155.
This article can be found on the ASRT website under publications "Radiologic Technology" "Ariticle:77:143-146 2005"
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