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157 appendix b a methodological note on City size I have replaced the names of cities where doctors work with three terms related to city size. There is no consistent demographic terminology that correlates to these three sizes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s definitions , all three are considered “metropolitan statistical areas.” Therefore , I made these divisions with the sensitizing perspective of the physicians themselves. A city with a population of less than 100,000 is often described by physicians as a small town in my study because they perceive themselves as both a scarce resource and a visible pseudo-public figure where they live. Physicianssimilarlydescribedcertainmidsizedcities.Thistendedtobethe case if the city was relatively isolated—that is, not near other large cities or medical training hubs, and not the core of a large population. Urban areas tended to offer physicians relatively more anonymity, academic institutional support, and plentiful referral options for abortion care. In summary: Urban area: A statistical area as demarcated by the Census Bureau (large cities, smaller ones, and suburbs in proximity) that has a population size greater than 500,000. midsized City: A city with a population of 100,000–500,000 and not within one hour’s commute of a large city; that is, it is isolated from other sizable cities and suburbs. 158 Willing and Unable small toWn: A city whose population is less than 100,000 (with rural inhabitants bringing the area up to 150,000 or fewer) and isolated; that is, it is not a suburb of a larger city or metropolitan area. It is likely the center for some rural areas. The table shows how the practices of the thirty physicians interviewed for this study were distributed in this scheme of city size at the time they were interviewed. Locations by City Size of Physicians’ Practices at Time of Interview Urban area midsized City small toWn total Male 4 1 3 8 Female 15 5 2 22 ToTal 19 6 5 30 ...

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