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North Carolina

1997 Profile
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Number of Counties in Region 100
Total Non-Federal Physicians 14,366
Population per Non-Federal Physician 517
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 5,886
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 1,853
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 219
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 1,901
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 843
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 1,070
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,262
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 8,480
Federal Physicians 375
Residents-in-Training 2,382
Physician Assistants 1,282
Nurse Practitioners 1,108
Chiropractors 915
Dentists 2,979
Dental Hygienists 3,231
Licensed Practical Nurses 17,740
Optometrists 773
Pharmacists 6,284
Physical Therapists 2,660
Physical Therapy Assistants 1,385
Podiatrists 197
Psychological Associates 942
Psychologists 1,426
Registered Nurses 65,838
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 40,134
1996 General Hospital Beds 21,324
1996 General Hospital Admissions 863,217
1997 Laborforce 3,844,084
---1997 Employed 3,704,923
---1997 Unemployed 139,161
1997 Unem Rate 3.6
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 20,097
1997 Medicaid Eligible (unduplicated count) 1,192,133
1996 Total Resident Births 104,428
1996 Total Resident Deaths 66,188
1996 Total Pregnancies 135,973
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 81.7
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 21,456
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 89.9
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.7
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.2
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.1
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.3
1997 Population: Total 7,428,194
---1997 Population: White 5,635,677
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 1,792,517
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 1,900,396
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 1,316,284
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 584,112
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 4,587,581
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 3,536,949
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 1,050,632
1997 Population: 65+ Total 940,217
---1997 Population: 65+ White 782,444
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 157,773
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Last update: 10/98