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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*, July 2008


  N Mean Number
of Weeks
Total Respondents 941 47.1
Census Division    
New England 42 48.0
Middle Atlantic 87 46.2
East North Central 175 47.6
West North Central 132 47.1
South Atlantic 158 46.6
East South Central 61 48.3
West South Central 91 48.6
Mountain 77 46.6
Pacific 119 46.3
Type of Practice    
Solo 93 48.8
Two-Person 53 48.4
FP Group 325 47.6
Multispecialty Group 132 46.9
Location    
Urban 692 47.0
Rural 252 47.4
Years out of Residency    
More than 7 years 655 47.5
7 or fewer years 293 46.3
Sex    
Male 599 47.6
Female 350 46.3
Physician Age    
Less than 36 Years 223 46.6
36-45 263 47.7
46-55 300 47.1
56-65 138 47.1
66 or more years 15 45.8

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


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008.