Table 3.

Percentage of Clinicians in Each Discipline Practicing in Health Professions Shortage Area (HPSA), Stratified by Urban vs Rural Location

Rural Clinicians in a HPSA % (95% CI)Urban Clinicians in a HPSA % (95% CI)
CI = confidence interval.
California
Family physicians48.8 (45.8–51.8)20.5 (19.5–21.4)
General pediatricians49.3 (43.3–55.2)16.6 (15.5–17.8)
General internists49.2 (44.6–53.7)15.9 (15.1–16.7)
Obstetrician-gynecologists47.0 (40.5–53.5)14.9 (13.7–16.1)
Nurse practitioners51.1 (46.0–56.1)22.0 (20.2–23.7)
Physician assistants60.3 (53.1–67.6)28.3 (24.8–31.8)
Certified nurse-midwives50.0 (37.6–62.4)32.6 (27.7–37.5)
Washington
Family physicians79.2 (75.7–82.7)32.5 (30.3–34.7)
General pediatricians78.0 (69.0–87.1)25.3 (21.5–29.0)
General internists78.3 (71.6–84.9)20.4 (17.9–23.0)
Obstetrician-gynecologists73.1 (62.6–83.6)25.1 (21.1–29.0)
Nurse practitioners83.9 (75.6–92.2)25.9 (21.2–30.6)
Physician assistants80.0 (72.9–87.1)27.4 (22.6–32.2)