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Rockingham County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 157
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 Greensboro
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 94
Population per Non-Federal Physician 948
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 57
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 23
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 19
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 8
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,564
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 37
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 7
Nurse Practitioners 10
Chiropractors 9
Dentists 25
Dental Hygienists 36
Licensed Practical Nurses 163
Optometrists 9
Pharmacists 61
Physical Therapists 21
Physical Therapy Assistants 7
Podiatrists 4
Psychological Associates 2
Psychologists 1
Registered Nurses 526
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 545
1996 General Hospital Beds 218
1996 General Hospital Admissions 8,685
1997 Laborforce 47,802
---1997 Employed 45,357
---1997 Unemployed 2,445
1997 Unem Rate 5.1
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 19,215
1997 Medicaid Eligible 14,968
1996 Total Resident Births 1,156
1996 Total Resident Deaths 963
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,478
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 77.4
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 243
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 95.3
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.8
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.4
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.0
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 17.5
1997 Population: Total 89,154
---1997 Population: White 70,319
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 18,835
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 21,582
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 16,102
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 5,480
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 54,180
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 42,863
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 11,317
1997 Population: 65+ Total 13,392
---1997 Population: 65+ White 11,354
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 2,038

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