Forsyth County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 67 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 1,082 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 268 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 349 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 98 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 126 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 45 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 76 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 830 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 733 Federal Physicians: 11 Residents-in-Training 425 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 172 Nurse Practitioners 62 Registered Nurses 4,276 Licensed Practical Nurses 1,130 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 33 Dentists 164 Dental Hygienists 170 Optometrists 37 Pharmacists 374 Physical Therapists 173 Physical Therapy Assistants 38 Podiatrists 17 Psychological Associates 34 Practicing Psychologists 88 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 153,610 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 1,918 ........1997 Employed 149,471 1997 General Hospital Beds 1,513 ........1997 Unemployed 4,139 1997 General Hospital Discharges 61,566 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.7 1997 Per Capita Income $29,337 1998 Medicaid Eligible 37,644 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 4,306 1998 Total Resident Deaths 2,642 1997 Total Pregnancies 5,652 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 84.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 782 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 84.3 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 10.3 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 14.7 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 10.1 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 26.5 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 289,794 Total 19-64 Population: 178,422 ........Total White 212,421 ........19-64 White 132,150 ........Total Nonwhite 77,373 ........19-64 Nonwhite 46,272 Total 0-18 Population: 73,493 Total 65+ Population: 37,879 ........0-18 White 48,841 ........65+ White 31,430 ........0-18 Nonwhite 24,652 ........65+ Nonwhite 6,449