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Robeson County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 155
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 103
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,094
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 56
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 16
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 4
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 21
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 9
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,013
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 47
Federal Physicians 2
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 28
Nurse Practitioners 10
Chiropractors 10
Dentists 25
Dental Hygienists 30
Licensed Practical Nurses 218
Optometrists 11
Pharmacists 64
Physical Therapists 13
Physical Therapy Assistants 14
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 8
Psychologists 8
Registered Nurses 575
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 528
1996 General Hospital Beds 255
1996 General Hospital Admissions 11,701
1997 Laborforce 54,161
---1997 Employed 49,971
---1997 Unemployed 4,190
1997 Unem Rate 7.7
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 15,918
1997 Medicaid Eligible 35,274
1996 Total Resident Births 1,965
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,055
1996 Total Pregnancies 2,368
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 91.3
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 546
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 125.3
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 11.3
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 14.2
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 21.5
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.4
1997 Population: Total 112,704
---1997 Population: White 38,435
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 74,269
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 35,036
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 9,014
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 26,022
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 65,464
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 23,398
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 42,066
1997 Population: 65+ Total 12,204
---1997 Population: 65+ White 6,023
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 6,181

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