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Rowan County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 159
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region II
HSA (Health Service Area) Region So. Piedmont HSA III
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 135
Population per Non-Federal Physician 909
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 67
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 24
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 24
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 10
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,832
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 68
Federal Physicians 24
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 16
Nurse Practitioners 7
Chiropractors 11
Dentists 36
Dental Hygienists 40
Licensed Practical Nurses 327
Optometrists 15
Pharmacists 84
Physical Therapists 22
Physical Therapy Assistants 24
Podiatrists 3
Psychological Associates 15
Psychologists 18
Registered Nurses 906
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 795
1996 General Hospital Beds 263
1996 General Hospital Admissions 9,576
1997 Laborforce 64,432
---1997 Employed 62,550
---1997 Unemployed 1,882
1997 Unem Rate 2.9
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 19,834
1997 Medicaid Eligible 17,926
1996 Total Resident Births 1,505
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,282
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,892
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 74.8
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 356
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 91.4
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.4
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.3
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.9
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.5
1997 Population: Total 122,773
---1997 Population: White 101,501
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 21,272
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 31,266
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 24,221
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 7,045
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 72,647
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 60,549
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 12,098
1997 Population: 65+ Total 18,860
---1997 Population: 65+ White 16,731
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 2,129

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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