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Bladen County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 17
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region V
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region V
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Cardinal HSA V
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Southern Regional
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 19
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,596
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 12
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 6
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 4
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 0
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,526
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 7
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 5
Nurse Practitioners 7
Chiropractors 2
Dentists 5
Dental Hygienists 7
Licensed Practical Nurses 82
Optometrists 2
Pharmacists 13
Physical Therapists 1
Physical Therapy Assistants 5
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 1
Psychologists 1
Registered Nurses 168
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 194
1996 General Hospital Beds 52
1996 General Hospital Admissions 511
1997 Laborforce 18,981
---1997 Employed 18,001
---1997 Unemployed 980
1997 Unem Rate 5.2
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 19,500
1997 Medicaid Eligible 8,781
1996 Total Resident Births 420
1996 Total Resident Deaths 374
1996 Total Pregnancies 528
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 82.9
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 109
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 113.2
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 10.7
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 11.9
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.1
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.9
1997 Population: Total 30,315
---1997 Population: White 17,694
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 12,621
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 7,857
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 3,893
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 3,964
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 17,877
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 10,794
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 7,083
1997 Population: 65+ Total 4,581
---1997 Population: 65+ White 3,007
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,574

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