Carteret County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 31 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VII HSA Region Eastern HSA VI AHEC Region Eastern MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 73 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 813 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 37 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 12 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 8 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 7 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 4 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,604 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 36 Federal Physicians: 1 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 7 Nurse Practitioners 7 Registered Nurses 408 Licensed Practical Nurses 160 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 10 Dentists 23 Dental Hygienists 32 Optometrists 8 Pharmacists 48 Physical Therapists 15 Physical Therapy Assistants 7 Podiatrists 1 Psychological Associates 2 Practicing Psychologists 9 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 29,027 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 350 ........1997 Employed 27,724 1997 General Hospital Beds 117 ........1997 Unemployed 1,303 1997 General Hospital Discharges 5,557 1997 Unemployment Rate 4.5 1997 Per Capita Income $20,798 1998 Medicaid Eligible 8,079 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 625 1998 Total Resident Deaths 606 1997 Total Pregnancies 750 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 60.3 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 97 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 55.4 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 7.8 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.4 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 3.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 30.3 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 59,360 Total 19-64 Population: 36,929 ........Total White 53,950 ........19-64 White 33,685 ........Total Nonwhite 5,410 ........19-64 Nonwhite 3,244 Total 0-18 Population: 13,013 Total 65+ Population: 9,418 ........0-18 White 11,298 ........65+ White 8,967 ........0-18 Nonwhite 1,715 ........65+ Nonwhite 451