Table 3. State data: Ordinary least squares (OLS) estimates—Number of physicians per 100,000 residents

Impact of State Laws Limiting Malpractice Awards on Geographic Distribution of Physicians

(1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000 data; N = 196)

Explanatory variable	Coefficient	Standard error	t statistic
Intercept	172.56	25.81	6.65
Percent of population age 65 years or older	5.18	1.49	3.47
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	-.04	.02	-1.58
Percent of population unemployed	-6.45	1.77	-3.65
Population in thousands of residents per square mile	17.37	2.28	7.63
Personal income in thousands of dollars	1.33	.37	3.60
Farm income as percent of State domestic product	-4.97	1.08	-4.59
State law capping damage awards in malpractice cases (1=yes, 0=no)	23.90	6.32	3.78

Adjusted R²= .52.

Current as of July 2003

Internet Citation: Table 3. State data: Ordinary least squares (OLS) estimates—Number of physicians per 100,000 residents: Impact of State Laws Limiting Malpractice Awards on Geographic Distribution of Physicians. July 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/tortcaps/torttab3.html