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Beaufort County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 13
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VI
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Eastern HSA VI
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Eastern
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 59
Population per Non-Federal Physician 736
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 25
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 11
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 9
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 3
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,736
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 34
Federal Physicians 1
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 5
Nurse Practitioners 4
Chiropractors 4
Dentists 13
Dental Hygienists 13
Licensed Practical Nurses 102
Optometrists 5
Pharmacists 26
Physical Therapists 11
Physical Therapy Assistants 9
Podiatrists 1
Psychological Associates 5
Psychologists 0
Registered Nurses 366
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 290
1996 General Hospital Beds 191
1996 General Hospital Admissions 5,122
1997 Laborforce 19,765
---1997 Employed 18,339
---1997 Unemployed 1,426
1997 Unem Rate 7.2
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 18,539
1997 Medicaid Eligible 9,854
1996 Total Resident Births 539
1996 Total Resident Deaths 551
1996 Total Pregnancies 667
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 74.2
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 137
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 97.7
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.8
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 13.0
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.3
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 18.5
1997 Population: Total 43,403
---1997 Population: White 29,860
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 13,543
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 10,962
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 6,563
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 4,399
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 25,690
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 18,316
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 7,374
1997 Population: 65+ Total 6,751
---1997 Population: 65+ White 4,981
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,770

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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