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Harnett County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 85
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 54
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,507
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 36
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 16
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 5
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 7
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 5
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,260
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 18
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 4
Nurse Practitioners 5
Chiropractors 4
Dentists 14
Dental Hygienists 27
Licensed Practical Nurses 177
Optometrists 7
Pharmacists 64
Physical Therapists 8
Physical Therapy Assistants 11
Podiatrists 1
Psychological Associates 5
Psychologists 6
Registered Nurses 276
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 381
1996 General Hospital Beds 154
1996 General Hospital Admissions 6,226
1997 Laborforce 35,164
---1997 Employed 33,947
---1997 Unemployed 1,217
1997 Unem Rate 3.5
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 16,772
1997 Medicaid Eligible 15,473
1996 Total Resident Births 1,375
1996 Total Resident Deaths 698
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,723
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 94.2
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 285
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 96.0
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.1
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.7
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.7
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 15.2
1997 Population: Total 81,358
---1997 Population: White 62,091
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 19,267
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 22,001
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 15,525
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 6,476
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 49,643
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 38,515
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 11,128
1997 Population: 65+ Total 9,714
---1997 Population: 65+ White 8,051
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,663

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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