Table 38
Performance of OB-induction in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, October 2006.
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 1,268 | 18.7 | 1.8 | 55.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
| New England | 119 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Mid Atlantic | 151 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 11.3 |
| East North Central | 168 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 45.2 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 7.7 |
| West North Central | 174 | 42.0 | 1.1 | 40.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| South Atlantic | 116 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 9.5 |
| East South Central | 136 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 6.6 |
| West South Central | 114 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| Mountain | 156 | 34.0 | 2.6 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 9.6 |
| Pacific | 134 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 53.7 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each division. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006. |
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