Davidson County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 57 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III HSA Region Piedmont HSA II AHEC Region Northwest MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 113 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 1,251 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 67 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 18 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 17 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 11 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 15 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,110 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 46 Federal Physicians: 1 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 10 Nurse Practitioners 10 Registered Nurses 693 Licensed Practical Nurses 181 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 10 Dentists 23 Dental Hygienists 41 Optometrists 10 Pharmacists 83 Physical Therapists 24 Physical Therapy Assistants 18 Podiatrists 1 Psychological Associates 7 Practicing Psychologists 5 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 78,260 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 709 ........1997 Employed 76,046 1997 General Hospital Beds 228 ........1997 Unemployed 2,214 1997 General Hospital Discharges 4,800 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.8 1997 Per Capita Income $20,605 1998 Medicaid Eligible 18,841 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 1,790 1998 Total Resident Deaths 1,213 1997 Total Pregnancies 2,104 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 69.9 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 373 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 95.7 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 7.9 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.1 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.0 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 21.9 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 141,365 Total 19-64 Population: 88,094 ........Total White 126,295 ........19-64 White 79,106 ........Total Nonwhite 15,070 ........19-64 Nonwhite 8,988 Total 0-18 Population: 34,982 Total 65+ Population: 18,289 ........0-18 White 30,194 ........65+ White 16,995 ........0-18 Nonwhite 4,788 ........65+ Nonwhite 1,294