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Davidson County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 57
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II
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 Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 108
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,300
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 63
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 19
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 4
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 16
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 11
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 13
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,229
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 45
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 4
Nurse Practitioners 6
Chiropractors 11
Dentists 23
Dental Hygienists 33
Licensed Practical Nurses 183
Optometrists 10
Pharmacists 66
Physical Therapists 20
Physical Therapy Assistants 20
Podiatrists 1
Psychological Associates 8
Psychologists 3
Registered Nurses 693
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 709
1996 General Hospital Beds 228
1996 General Hospital Admissions 9,364
1997 Laborforce 78,260
---1997 Employed 76,046
---1997 Unemployed 2,214
1997 Unem Rate 2.8
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 20,061
1997 Medicaid Eligible 18,426
1996 Total Resident Births 1,847
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,233
1996 Total Pregnancies 2,225
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 73.8
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 368
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 93.4
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.0
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 5.4
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 4.9
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.8
1997 Population: Total 140,444
---1997 Population: White 125,504
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 14,940
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 34,661
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 29,916
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 4,745
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 87,775
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 78,850
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 8,925
1997 Population: 65+ Total 18,008
---1997 Population: 65+ White 16,738
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,270

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