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Alamance County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 1
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Piedmont HSA II
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Greensboro
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 164
Population per Non-Federal Physician 731
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 64
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 23
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 21
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 8
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 10
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,872
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 100
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 10
Nurse Practitioners 14
Chiropractors 14
Dentists 58
Dental Hygienists 67
Licensed Practical Nurses 208
Optometrists 20
Pharmacists 93
Physical Therapists 41
Physical Therapy Assistants 6
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 4
Psychologists 13
Registered Nurses 718
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 731
1996 General Hospital Beds 182
1996 General Hospital Admissions 8,281
1997 Laborforce 65,675
---1997 Employed 63,529
---1997 Unemployed 2,146
1997 Unem Rate 3.3
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 22,227
1997 Medicaid Eligible 14,889
1996 Total Resident Births 1,578
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,192
1996 Total Pregnancies 2,152
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 84.7
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 346
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 98.5
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.7
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.0
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 5.7
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.6
1997 Population: Total 119,821
---1997 Population: White 95,310
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 24,511
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 28,579
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 21,418
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 7,161
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 72,535
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 57,830
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 14,705
1997 Population: 65+ Total 18,707
---1997 Population: 65+ White 16,062
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 2,645

For additional information regarding this county, check out the North Carolina
LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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Last update: 10/98