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Vance County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 181
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region IV
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Capitol HSA IV
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Wake
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 45
Population per Non-Federal Physician 911
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 16
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 7
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 3
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,561
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 29
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 8
Nurse Practitioners 2
Chiropractors 3
Dentists 9
Dental Hygienists 6
Licensed Practical Nurses 96
Optometrists 6
Pharmacists 35
Physical Therapists 8
Physical Therapy Assistants 4
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 5
Psychologists 3
Registered Nurses 217
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 232
1996 General Hospital Beds 91
1996 General Hospital Admissions 3,972
1997 Laborforce 19,283
---1997 Employed 18,016
---1997 Unemployed 1,267
1997 Unem Rate 6.6
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 18,423
1997 Medicaid Eligible 12,185
1996 Total Resident Births 645
1996 Total Resident Deaths 486
1996 Total Pregnancies 869
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 93.4
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 182
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 130.0
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 10.5
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 12.4
---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 18.9
1997 Population: Total 40,981
---1997 Population: White 21,824
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 19,157
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 11,520
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 4,995
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 6,525
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 24,139
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 13,346
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 10,793
1997 Population: 65+ Total 5,322
---1997 Population: 65+ White 3,483
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,839

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