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Table 7

Family physicians* who are participating physicians** under Medicare by census division and practice location, October 2006


    Total      
Census Division N Percent Estimated Percentage***
Who Are Participating Physicians
Estimated Percentage***
Who Are Not Participating Physicians
Not Reported
Total 1,422 100.0% 89.2% 8.7% 2.0%
             
  Urban 1,060 100.0% 87.4%  10.2% 2.4%
  Rural 352 100.0% 95.5% 3.5% 1.0%
New England 130 100.0% 91.5% 4.6% 3.8%
  Urban 92 100.0% 90.2% 6.5% 3.3%
  Rural 37 100.0% 94.6% 0.0% 5.4%
Middle Atlantic 166 100.0% 91.0% 6.6% 2.4%
  Urban 152 100.0% 90.8% 7.2% 2.0%
  Rural 13 100.0% 92.3% 0.0% 7.7%
East North Central 184 100.0% 90.8% 6.5% 2.7%
  Urban 136 100.0% 87.5% 8.8% 3.7%
  Rural 48 100.0%      
West North Central 177 100.0% 95.5% 2.8% 1.7%
  Urban 104 100.0% 95.2% 1.9% 2.9%
  Rural  71 100.0% 95.8% 4.2% 0.0%
South Atlantic 141 100.0% 88.7% 10.6% 0.7%
  Urban 125 100.0% 87.2% 12.0% 0.8%
  Rural 15 100.0%      
East South Central 155 100.0% 91.6% 7.7% 0.6%
  Urban 94 100.0% 92.6% 6.4% 1.1%
  Rural 59 100.0% 91.5% 8.5% 0.0%
West South Central 129 100.0% 82.2% 16.3% 1.6%
  Urban 97 100.0% 76.3% 21.6% 2.1%
  Rural 31 100.0%      
Mountain 183 100.0% 89.1%  9.8% 1.1%
  Urban 126 100.0% 89.7% 10.3% 0.0%
  Rural 56 100.0% 87.5% 8.9% 3.6%
Pacific 157 100.0% 86.0% 10.2% 3.8%
  Urban 134 100.0% 85.1% 10.4% 4.5%
  Rural 22 100.0% 90.9% 9.1% 0.0%

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. **"Participating" means the physician takes assignment of all Medicare claims. ***Estimates were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each census division.


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