Durham County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 63 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region IV HSA Region Capitol HSA IV AHEC Region Wake MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 1,356 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 148 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 443 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 78 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 197 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 66 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 99 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 453 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 913 Federal Physicians: 70 Residents-in-Training 820 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 142 Nurse Practitioners 123 Registered Nurses 4,309 Licensed Practical Nurses 758 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 24 Dentists 122 Dental Hygienists 105 Optometrists 18 Pharmacists 496 Physical Therapists 167 Physical Therapy Assistants 22 Podiatrists 8 Psychological Associates 26 Practicing Psychologists 138 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 114,637 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 1,258 ........1997 Employed 111,991 1997 General Hospital Beds 1,379 ........1997 Unemployed 2,646 1997 General Hospital Discharges 49,640 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.3 1997 Per Capita Income $25,489 1998 Medicaid Eligible 31,160 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 3,261 1998 Total Resident Deaths 1,711 1997 Total Pregnancies 4,795 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 93.4 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 606 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 89.0 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 10.7 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.6 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.0 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 12.1 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 200,716 Total 19-64 Population: 128,487 ........Total White 119,937 ........19-64 White 79,308 ........Total Nonwhite 80,779 ........19-64 Nonwhite 49,179 Total 0-18 Population: 52,438 Total 65+ Population: 19,791 ........0-18 White 26,705 ........65+ White 13,924 ........0-18 Nonwhite 25,733 ........65+ Nonwhite 5,867