Table 3: Factors used in estimating physician deficits and surpluses across Manitoba
Factor	Region; value of factor
	North	Rural South	Brandon	Winnipeg	All regions
Actual no. of visits per resident (A)*	4.04	4.37	4.87	5.06	4.78
Estimated no. of visits needed per resident (B)	6.27	4.44	3.89	4.19	4.38
Population (C)	69 410	356 362	46 297	667 003	1 139 072
Visit deficit (-) or surplus (+) (D = [A - B] × C)†	-154 784	-29 945	+45 371	+580 293	+440 935
% of visits to generalists (E)	93.59	89.17	82.78	78.98	–
Generalist visit deficit (-) or surplus (+) (F = D × E)†	-144 863	-26 702	+37 559	+458 337	+324 331
Generalist visit workload (G)	3 504	4 675	4 707	5 696	–
Generalist deficit (-) or surplus (+) (F/G)†	-41	-6	+8	+80	+41
No. of generalist physicians (full-time equivalent) practising in the region	59.2	257.9	41.8	527.8	886.7
Deficit (-) or surplus (+) as % of current supply	-69	-2	+19	+15	+5
*These rates have not been adjusted for age and sex. †Except for provincial total, which is a simple sum of the regional values.

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