Table 1 Regional distribution of licensed physicians within the United States and who participated in the online survey
Census region | PCP | P | Specialists | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample n = 152 | PCP universe n = 250,838 | Sample n = 150 | Universe n = 14,363 | |||
New England | 8 (6) | 16,470 (7) | 0.080 | 13 (9) | 1017 (7) | P = 0.502 |
Middle Atlantic | 26 (17) | 35,366 (14) | 31 (21) | 2601 (18) | ||
East North Central | 26 (17) | 41,295 (16) | 21 (15) | 2012 (14) | ||
West North Central | 17 (11) | 18,616 (7) | 5 (3) | 893 (6) | ||
South Atlantic | 37 (24) | 46,588 (19) | 37 (24) | 2858 (20) | ||
East South Central | 5 (3) | 12,067 (5) | 5 (3) | 746 (5) | ||
West South Central | 11 (7) | 23,723 (9) | 15 (9) | 1350 (9) | ||
Mountain | 4 (3) | 16,932 (7) | 7 (5) | 793 (6) | ||
Pacific | 18 (12) | 39,781 (16) | 16 (11) | 2093 (15) | ||