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Pitt County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 147
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) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 530
Population per Non-Federal Physician 229
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 206
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 56
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 83
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 27
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 37
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 589
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 324
Federal Physicians 3
Residents-in-Training 268
Physician Assistants 25
Nurse Practitioners 42
Chiropractors 9
Dentists 49
Dental Hygienists 37
Licensed Practical Nurses 289
Optometrists 16
Pharmacists 166
Physical Therapists 74
Physical Therapy Assistants 27
Podiatrists 4
Psychological Associates 34
Psychologists 39
Registered Nurses 2,139
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 488
1996 General Hospital Beds 604
1996 General Hospital Admissions 32,692
1997 Laborforce 64,685
---1997 Employed 61,569
---1997 Unemployed 3,116
1997 Unem Rate 4.8
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 20,800
1997 Medicaid Eligible 23,841
1996 Total Resident Births 1,808
1996 Total Resident Deaths 952
1996 Total Pregnancies 2,464
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 77.6
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 417
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 77.7
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 12.4
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 16.6
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.1
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 26.7
1997 Population: Total 121,431
---1997 Population: White 80,069
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 41,362
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 33,146
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 18,860
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 14,286
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 76,389
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 52,851
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 23,538
1997 Population: 65+ Total 11,896
---1997 Population: 65+ White 8,358
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 3,538

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