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Table 6

Average Number of Family Physician Patient Encounters Per Week by Setting (as of April 2011)

  Office Visits Hospital Visits Nursing Home Visits House Calls Valid N
All Respondents 89 7 2 1 629
           
Practice Location
In Metropolitan Area 88 6 2 0 456
Outside Metropolitan Area 93 10 3 0 133
           
Number of Years Since Residency Completion
7 or Fewer Years 92 4 1 1 185
8 to 14 Years 87 9 3 0 144
15 to 21 Years 88 7 1 0 95
22 or More Years 88 9 3 1 202

Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, April 2011