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Table 6

Average number of weeks practiced or engaged in other professional activities in the last twelve months by family physicians*, October 2006


    N Mean # of Weeks
Total Respondents 1,380 46.9
Census Division    
  New England  125 46.0
  Middle Atlantic 164 46.5
  East North Central 179 47.2
  West North Central 170 47.3
  South Atlantic 138 47.5
  East South Central 151 47.3
  West South Central 125 48.0
  Mountain 175 46.2
  Pacific 153 46.3
Type of Practice    
  Solo 206 48.5
  Two-Person  95 47.7
  FP Group 496 47.1
  Multispecialty Group 235 47.2
Location    
  Urban 1,060 46.9
  Rural 352 47.4
Completion of FP Residency    
  FP Residency Graduate 1,321 47.0
  Not FP Residency Graduate 101 47.5
Sex    
  Male 958 47.8
  Female 464 45.3
Physician Age    
  Less than 36 Years 178 45.7
  36-45 418 46.9
  46-55 545 47.5
  56-65 241 47.3
  66 or more years 30 46.9

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006.