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Scotland County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 165
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 46
Population per Non-Federal Physician 761
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 22
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 10
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 3
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 5
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,591
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 24
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 3
Nurse Practitioners 2
Chiropractors 3
Dentists 6
Dental Hygienists 7
Licensed Practical Nurses 126
Optometrists 5
Pharmacists 21
Physical Therapists 5
Physical Therapy Assistants 7
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 1
Psychologists 2
Registered Nurses 232
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 199
1996 General Hospital Beds 106
1996 General Hospital Admissions 4,700
1997 Laborforce 17,800
---1997 Employed 16,572
---1997 Unemployed 1,228
1997 Unem Rate 6.9
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 17,784
1997 Medicaid Eligible 10,305
1996 Total Resident Births 574
1996 Total Resident Deaths 328
1996 Total Pregnancies 706
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 86.4
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 180
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 123.1
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.9
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.7
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.2
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.5
1997 Population: Total 35,004
---1997 Population: White 19,123
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 15,881
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 10,452
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 4,680
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 5,772
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 20,597
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 11,847
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 8,750
1997 Population: 65+ Total 3,955
---1997 Population: 65+ White 2,596
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,359

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