Cabarrus County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 25 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region III DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region II HSA Region So. Piedmont HSA III AHEC Region Charlotte MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 232 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 520 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 107 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 36 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 32 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 14 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 24 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,127 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 125 Federal Physicians: 1 Residents-in-Training 24 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 14 Nurse Practitioners 19 Registered Nurses 1,192 Licensed Practical Nurses 184 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 18 Dentists 31 Dental Hygienists 45 Optometrists 9 Pharmacists 95 Physical Therapists 24 Physical Therapy Assistants 35 Podiatrists 3 Psychological Associates 18 Practicing Psychologists 13 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 63,296 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 597 ........1997 Employed 61,510 1997 General Hospital Beds 447 ........1997 Unemployed 1,786 1997 General Hospital Discharges 14,332 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.8 1997 Per Capita Income $23,895 1998 Medicaid Eligible 13,508 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 1,734 1998 Total Resident Deaths 1,043 1997 Total Pregnancies 2,012 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 79.9 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 285 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 80.5 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.6 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 4.8 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 4.3 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.4 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 120,626 Total 19-64 Population: 74,222 ........Total White 104,859 ........19-64 White 65,034 ........Total Nonwhite 15,767 ........19-64 Nonwhite 9,188 Total 0-18 Population: 30,703 Total 65+ Population: 15,701 ........0-18 White 25,579 ........65+ White 14,246 ........0-18 Nonwhite 5,124 ........65+ Nonwhite 1,455