Table 60a

Types of patient care in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division and practice location, May 2004

Census Division		Respondents	OB Routine Delivery Percent	Vacuum Extraction Percent	OB Forceps Delivery Percent	OB Augmentation Percent	OB Induction Percent	OB High Risk Percent
All Divisions
	Urban	1,198	17.6	13.8	3.7	15.8	14.3	4.6
	Rural	413	34.8**	29.5**	14.7**	32.7**	32.2**	15.9**
New England
	Urban	114	17.5	11.4	0.9	15.8	12.3	3.5
	Rural	51	31.4	17.6	7.8	17.6	17.6	9.8
Middle Atlantic
	Urban	170	8.2	4.7	0.6	5.9	5.3	1.2
	Rural	20	15	10	5	15	15	5
East North Central
	Urban	141	14.2	11.3	2.8	12.8	10.6	1.4
	Rural	50	40.0**	34.0**	10	40.0**	36.0**	20.0**
West North Central
	Urban	127	41.7	37	14.2	39.4	37.8	15
	Rural	85	61.2**	54.1	35.3**	58.8**	58.8**	23.5
South Atlantic
	Urban	126	4.8	4	0.8	4	4	0.8
	Rural	31	19.4	16.1	6.5	16.1	19.4	3.2
East South Central
	Urban	92	14.1	12	2.2	14.1	13	4.3
	Rural	60	11.7	10	10	11.7	10	10
West South Central
	Urban	113	12.4	8	2.7	8.8	8	0.9
	Rural	53	28.3	24.5	13.2	26.4**	26.4**	22.6**
Mountain
	Urban	144	31.3	27.1	6.9	26.4	22.2	13.2
	Rural	38	44.7	39.5	21.1	42.1	42.1	18.4
Pacific
	Urban	171	26.9	19.9	4.7	26.3	24.6	8.8
	Rural	24	29.2	25	4.2	29.2	29.2	12.5
Includes only active respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimates were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each division. *Statistically significant at P=.025 using a standardized normal Z test for comparing proportions, a one-tailed test.
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians. Practice Profile I Survey, May 2004.