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

Table 2. State data: Variable means
(1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000 data; N = 196)

Description of variable Mean
Number of physicians per 100,000 residents 208.37
Percent of population age 65 years or older 13.08
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents 4.03
Percent of population unemployed 5.53
Population in thousands of residents per square mile of land area .58
Personal income in thousands of dollars 13.158
Farm income as  percent of State domestic product 2.90
State law capping damage awards in malpractice cases (1=yes, 0=no) .28

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