Table 3. Hours worked weekly by physicians, by urban-rural practice and specialty: United States, 1975 and 1983-84.
| Specialty | Total | Urban | Rural | |||
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| 1975 | 1983-84 | 1975 | 1983-84 | 1975 | 1983-84 | |
| All physicians | 58.0 | 158.8 | 57.4 | 159.0 | 61.2 | 158.0 |
| General practice | 57.2 | 54.1 | 56.3 | 53.0 | 60.9 | 56.2 |
| Internal medicine | 57.8 | 60.1 | 57.8 | 60.5 | 58.1 | 57.8 |
| Pediatrics | 55.5 | 54.8 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 65.1 | 57.7 |
| General surgery | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 62.8 | 60.8 |
| Obstetrics-gynecology | 58.6 | 62.2 | 58.1 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 58.2 |
| Family practice | NA | 59.0 | NA | 58.9 | NA | 59.3 |
| Cardiovascular specialties | NA | 65.8 | NA | 66.8 | NA | 55.5 |
| Other medical specialties | NA | 57.5 | NA | 57.3 | NA | 59.6 |
| Orthopedic surgery | NA | 62.2 | NA | 60.6 | NA | 69.9 |
| Ophthalmology | NA | 51.5 | NA | 51.4 | NA | 52.1 |
| Urology | NA | 59.1 | NA | 58.7 | NA | 60.1 |
| Other surgery | NA | 56.4 | NA | 56.7 | NA | 54.2 |
| Psychiatry | NA | 52.3 | NA | 52.0 | NA | 58.0 |
| Other specialties | NA | 55.7 | NA | 55.3 | NA | 57.2 |
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Includes only specialties surveyed in both 1975 and 1983-84.
NOTE: NA is not available.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations: Data from the National Physicians' Practice Costs and Income Survey, 1975 and 1983-84.