Table 61

Babies delivered in 2003 by family physicians* who have hospital privileges by census division and practice location, May, 2004

Census Division/ Practice Location		Respondents	Percent of Physicians Reporting They Delivered One or More Babies	Mean Number of Babies Delivered**
Total		1,611	23.8	28.9
	Urban	1,198	19.3	28.1
	Rural	413	38	30.1
New England		165	26.7	16
	Urban	114	22.8	16.1
	Rural	51	35.3	15.8
Middle Atlantic		190	11.1	28.3
	Urban	170	9.4	24.3
	Rural	20	25	41.2
East North Central		191	22	24.1
	Urban	141	15.6	20.4
	Rural	50	40	28.3
West North Central		212	50.5	28.1
	Urban	127	40.2	34.6
	Rural	85	65.9	22.3
South Atlantic		157	11.5	17.2
	Urban	126	7.9	11.5
	Rural	31	25.8	24.4
East South Central		152	12.5	55.1
	Urban	92	13	39.7
	Rural	60	11.7	81.4
West South Central		166	18.7	28.1
	Urban	113	14.2	13.4
	Rural	53	28.3	43.8
Mountain		182	35.7	42.2
	Urban	144	32.6	36.9
	Rural	38	47.4	55.9
Pacific		195	30.3	31.5
	Urban	171	29.2	34.2
	Rural	24	37.5	16.8
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 each division. *By those physicians reporting that they delivered one or more babies.
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, May 2004.