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Anson County

1998 Profile
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FIPS County Code 7

Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region III

DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region V

HSA Region Cardinal HSA V

AHEC Region Charlotte

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 23

Population per Non-Federal Physicians 1,044

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 14

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 6

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 6

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2

Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,715

Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 9

Federal Physicians: 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Mid-Levels and Nurses

Physician Assistants 3

Nurse Practitioners 1

Registered Nurses 117

Licensed Practical Nurses 87

Other Health Professionals

Chiropractors 1

Dentists 4

Dental Hygienists 1

Optometrists 2

Pharmacists 15

Physical Therapists 2

Physical Therapy Assistants 3

Podiatrists 0

Psychological Associates 5

Practicing Psychologists 0

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1997 Laborforce: 11,101
1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 161

........1997 Employed 10,449
1997 General Hospital Beds 52

........1997 Unemployed 652
1997 General Hospital Discharges 1,501

1997 Unemployment Rate 5.9

1997 Per Capita Income $18,968

1998 Medicaid Eligible 6,589

Vital Statistics

1998 Total Resident Births 337

1998 Total Resident Deaths 270

1997 Total Pregnancies 392

........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 77.4

1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 86

........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 115.4

1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 11.9

1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.0

........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.9

........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.6

Population Estimates 1998

Total Population: 24,012
Total 19-64 Population: 13,966

........Total White 12,253
........19-64 White 7,391

........Total Nonwhite 11,759
........19-64 Nonwhite 6,575

Total 0-18 Population: 6,210
Total 65+ Population: 3,836

........0-18 White 2,482
........65+ White 2,380

........0-18 Nonwhite 3,728
........65+ Nonwhite 1,456



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provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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Last update: 7/99