Alamance County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 1 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III HSA Region Piedmont HSA II AHEC Region Greensboro MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 163 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 746 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 67 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 24 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 21 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 9 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 11 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,816 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 96 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 19 Nurse Practitioners 15 Registered Nurses 732 Licensed Practical Nurses 210 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 15 Dentists 56 Dental Hygienists 65 Optometrists 19 Pharmacists 90 Physical Therapists 48 Physical Therapy Assistants 6 Podiatrists 3 Psychological Associates 3 Practicing Psychologists 11 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 65,675 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 731 ........1997 Employed 63,529 1997 General Hospital Beds 182 ........1997 Unemployed 2,146 1997 General Hospital Discharges 9,329 1997 Unemployment Rate 3.3 1997 Per Capita Income $22,968 1998 Medicaid Eligible 14,927 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 1,691 1998 Total Resident Deaths 1,217 1997 Total Pregnancies 2,290 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 89.6 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 364 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 101.3 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 9.3 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.4 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.3 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.5 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 121,652 Total 19-64 Population: 73,331 ........Total White 96,703 ........19-64 White 58,413 ........Total Nonwhite 24,949 ........19-64 Nonwhite 14,918 Total 0-18 Population: 29,206 Total 65+ Population: 19,115 ........0-18 White 21,886 ........65+ White 16,404 ........0-18 Nonwhite 7,320 ........65+ Nonwhite 2,711