Table 1.

Estimated Patient Populations in the Model Practice, Based on US Census Data (2002)

Age-groupsUS PopulationPatients
From: United States Census Bureau.15
<18 y72,894,483632
18–24 y28,341,732246
25–29 y18,971,891164
30–34 y20,956,412182
35–39 y21,914,882190
40–44 y23,001,724199
45–49 y21,302,064185
50–54 y18,781,873163
55–59 y14,990,542130
60–64 y11,611,184101
65–69 y9,580,92783
70–74 y8,693,28875
75 y +17,327,696150
Total288,368,6982,500