TABLE 15
AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS PRACTICED DURING MOST RECENT COMPLETE
WEEK OF PRACTICE BY FAMILY PHYSICIANS,1 MAY 2000
      n Mean Hours per Week
Total Respondents 1,919 50.8
 
Census Division
New England 215 49.1
Middle Atlantic 195 49.3
East North Central 204 48.1
West North Central 242 52.5
South Atlantic 219 51.4
East South Central 199 51.0
West South Central 191 54.7
Mountain 217 51.4
Pacific 201 50.5
 
Type of Practice
Solo 184 52.6
Two-Person 146 51.1
FP Group 686 50.5
Multispecialty Group 168 50.7
 
Location
Urban 1,436 50.8
Rural 483 50.8
 
Completion of FP Residency
FP Residency Graduate 1,562 51.2
Not FP Residency Graduate 357 49.2
 
Sex  
Male 1,393 52.7
Female 490 45.6
 
Physician Age
Less than 36 Years 332 50.1
36-45 705 51.0
46-55 592 52.2
56-65 174 50.3
    66 or more years 77   43.2
1Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians who are in office-based direct patient care.
Source:  American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, May 2000.