Guilford County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 81 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 Greensboro MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 910 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 427 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 353 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 95 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 9 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 127 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 54 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 68 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,100 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 557 Federal Physicians: 2 Residents-in-Training 47 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 95 Nurse Practitioners 83 Registered Nurses 4,326 Licensed Practical Nurses 761 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 50 Dentists 216 Dental Hygienists 219 Optometrists 41 Pharmacists 408 Physical Therapists 185 Physical Therapy Assistants 40 Podiatrists 18 Psychological Associates 51 Practicing Psychologists 101 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 217,438 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 2,266 ........1997 Employed 210,993 1997 General Hospital Beds 1,217 ........1997 Unemployed 6,445 1997 General Hospital Discharges 54,715 1997 Unemployment Rate 3.0 1997 Per Capita Income $27,560 1998 Medicaid Eligible 54,517 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 5,463 1998 Total Resident Deaths 3,307 1997 Total Pregnancies 7,498 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 82.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 993 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 75.7 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.7 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.0 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 5.5 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 17.1 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 388,365 Total 19-64 Population: 243,750 ........Total White 273,921 ........19-64 White 174,510 ........Total Nonwhite 114,444 ........19-64 Nonwhite 69,240 Total 0-18 Population: 95,080 Total 65+ Population: 49,535 ........0-18 White 58,761 ........65+ White 40,650 ........0-18 Nonwhite 36,319 ........65+ Nonwhite 8,885