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Surry County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 171
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 Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 91
Population per Non-Federal Physician 734
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 49
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 22
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 12
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 7
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 5
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,364
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 42
Federal Physicians 1
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 16
Nurse Practitioners 14
Chiropractors 6
Dentists 26
Dental Hygienists 30
Licensed Practical Nurses 161
Optometrists 8
Pharmacists 58
Physical Therapists 6
Physical Therapy Assistants 9
Podiatrists 1
Psychological Associates 5
Psychologists 2
Registered Nurses 542
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 402
1996 General Hospital Beds 193
1996 General Hospital Admissions 8,441
1997 Laborforce 35,203
---1997 Employed 33,982
---1997 Unemployed 1,221
1997 Unem Rate 3.5
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 20,064
1997 Medicaid Eligible 10,169
1996 Total Resident Births 881
1996 Total Resident Deaths 726
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,014
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 74.2
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 168
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 85.6
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 7.4
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 4.5
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 3.6
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 18.2
1997 Population: Total 66,834
---1997 Population: White 63,657
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 3,177
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 15,486
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 14,480
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 1,006
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 40,765
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 39,002
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 1,763
1997 Population: 65+ Total 10,583
---1997 Population: 65+ White 10,175
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 408

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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