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) | |
| California | ||
| Family physicians | 48.8 (45.8–51.8) | 20.5 (19.5–21.4) |
| General pediatricians | 49.3 (43.3–55.2) | 16.6 (15.5–17.8) |
| General internists | 49.2 (44.6–53.7) | 15.9 (15.1–16.7) |
| Obstetrician-gynecologists | 47.0 (40.5–53.5) | 14.9 (13.7–16.1) |
| Nurse practitioners | 51.1 (46.0–56.1) | 22.0 (20.2–23.7) |
| Physician assistants | 60.3 (53.1–67.6) | 28.3 (24.8–31.8) |
| Certified nurse-midwives | 50.0 (37.6–62.4) | 32.6 (27.7–37.5) |
| Washington | ||
| Family physicians | 79.2 (75.7–82.7) | 32.5 (30.3–34.7) |
| General pediatricians | 78.0 (69.0–87.1) | 25.3 (21.5–29.0) |
| General internists | 78.3 (71.6–84.9) | 20.4 (17.9–23.0) |
| Obstetrician-gynecologists | 73.1 (62.6–83.6) | 25.1 (21.1–29.0) |
| Nurse practitioners | 83.9 (75.6–92.2) | 25.9 (21.2–30.6) |
| Physician assistants | 80.0 (72.9–87.1) | 27.4 (22.6–32.2) |
CI = confidence interval.