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Brunswick County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 19
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region V
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VII
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Cardinal HSA V
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Coastal
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 49
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,331
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 20
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 8
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 5
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 3,260
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 29
Federal Physicians 1
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 7
Nurse Practitioners 3
Chiropractors 8
Dentists 17
Dental Hygienists 23
Licensed Practical Nurses 162
Optometrists 4
Pharmacists 37
Physical Therapists 10
Physical Therapy Assistants 5
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 7
Psychologists 1
Registered Nurses 264
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 314
1996 General Hospital Beds 88
1996 General Hospital Admissions 1,251
1997 Laborforce 30,790
---1997 Employed 29,169
---1997 Unemployed 1,621
1997 Unem Rate 5.3
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 17,305
1997 Medicaid Eligible 12,160
1996 Total Resident Births 729
1996 Total Resident Deaths 636
1996 Total Pregnancies 925
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 74.2
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 185
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 107.3
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 5.8
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 1.4
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 1.7
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0
1997 Population: Total 65,199
---1997 Population: White 54,327
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 10,872
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 14,578
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 11,181
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 3,397
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 39,695
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 33,450
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 6,245
1997 Population: 65+ Total 10,926
---1997 Population: 65+ White 9,696
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,230

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