Table 38
Performance of OB-induction in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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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 | 898 | 21.6% | 1.1% | 62.4% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 28.1% | 8.4% |
| New England | 41 | 14.6% | 2.4% | 70.7% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 24.4% | 7.3% |
| Mid Atlantic | 86 | 4.7% | 2.3% | 65.3% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 23.2% | 9.3% |
| East North Central | 173 | 27.2% | 1.7% | 73.2% | 0.7% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 16.7% | 4.0% |
| West North Central | 130 | 44.6% | 0.0% | 67.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 24.4% | 4.6% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 9.0% | 0.7% | 53.0% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 42.9% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 55 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 29.2% | 9.1% |
| West South Central | 90 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 19.5% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 26.3% | 1.3% | 58.8% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 30.9% | 9.2% |
| Pacific | 113 | 18.6% | 1.8% | 54.8% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 33.0% | 10.6% |
*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 selected characteristics. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008. |
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