The following involve choice of office based family medical school by a number of factors.
| Birth Origin |
Office Family Medicine % | Northeast | South | Midwest | West |
| Core Metro Over 1 Million Birth | 10.2% | 6.5% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.8% |
| Metro Less Than 1 Million Birth | 14.0% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 17.0% | 17.4% |
| NonMetro Organized | 17.7% | 12.3% | 15.6% | 21.4% | 19.5% |
| NonMetro Less Organized | 22.3% | 14.2% | 20.4% | 25.3% | 25.5% |
| Foreign Born US Schooled | 8.3% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 13.0% |
| Birth State Only Known | 11.9% | 5.4% | 11.5% | 17.5% | 9.5% |
| Born PR, GU, VI | 7.4% | 6.5% | 11.9% | 9.8% | 26.7% |
| Military Base Birth | 11.9% | 7.7% | 12.5% | 10.2% | 18.0% |
| Unknown Birth Location | 8.4% | 4.8% | 9.7% | 13.0% | 13.3% |
| 11.7% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 15.6% |
Longitude is a factor in choice of FP, even when controlling for rural population, income, and student origins. The military base birth is also a nice level playing field for impact on FP choice and how different schools and practice environments may influence choice of FP.
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