Chowan County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 41 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VI HSA Region Eastern HSA VI AHEC Region Eastern MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 27 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 532 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 14 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 1 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,026 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 13 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 1 Nurse Practitioners 2 Registered Nurses 134 Licensed Practical Nurses 65 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 2 Dentists 4 Dental Hygienists 5 Optometrists 1 Pharmacists 8 Physical Therapists 4 Physical Therapy Assistants 6 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 1 Practicing Psychologists 0 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 6,440 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 170 ........1997 Employed 6,216 1997 General Hospital Beds 51 ........1997 Unemployed 224 1997 General Hospital Discharges 2,649 1997 Unemployment Rate 3.5 1997 Per Capita Income $19,037 1998 Medicaid Eligible 3,569 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 220 1998 Total Resident Deaths 169 1997 Total Pregnancies 223 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 81.8 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 44 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 105.0 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 6.3 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.8 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.2 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 14,370 Total 19-64 Population: 7,840 ........Total White 9,185 ........19-64 White 5,137 ........Total Nonwhite 5,185 ........19-64 Nonwhite 2,703 Total 0-18 Population: 3,854 Total 65+ Population: 2,676 ........0-18 White 2,086 ........65+ White 1,962 ........0-18 Nonwhite 1,768 ........65+ Nonwhite 714