Table 2.

Number of patients and physicians in study practices, 2004–2005 to 2006–2007.

		Year 1 (2004–05)			Year 2 (2005–06)			Year 3 (2006–07)
Number of patients	Group	Number of practices	% of practices	Number of FTE physicians	Number of practices	% of practices	Number of FTE physicians	Number of practices	% of practices	Number of FTE physicians
1000–1999	1	372	5.0	399	391	5.2	429	410	5.5	467
2000–2999	2	1143	15.2	1441	1129	15.1	1444	1096	14.6	1463
3000–3999	3	975	13.0	1816	945	12.6	1799	940	12.5	1868
4000–5999	4	1471	19.6	4065	1475	19.7	4177	1460	19.5	4363
6000–7999	5	1248	16.6	5063	1233	16.4	5153	1230	16.4	5445
8000–9999	6	973	13.0	5225	979	13.1	5347	970	12.9	5531
10 000–11 999	7	640	8.5	4202	650	8.7	4348	668	8.9	4692
≥12 000	8	680	9.1	5735	700	9.3	6065	728	9.7	6674
Total		7502	100.0	27 946	7502	100.0	28 762	7502	100.0	30 503

FTE = full-time equivalent.