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.