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Harnett County

1998 Profile
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FIPS County Code 85

Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region V

DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region V

HSA Region Cardinal HSA V

AHEC Region Southern Regional

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 61

Population per Non-Federal Physicians 1,371

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 16

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 10

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 6

Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,200

Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 23

Federal Physicians: 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Mid-Levels and Nurses

Physician Assistants 5

Nurse Practitioners 7

Registered Nurses 322

Licensed Practical Nurses 188

Other Health Professionals

Chiropractors 4

Dentists 15

Dental Hygienists 29

Optometrists 6

Pharmacists 62

Physical Therapists 14

Physical Therapy Assistants 13

Podiatrists 1

Psychological Associates 6

Practicing Psychologists 5

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1997 Laborforce: 35,164
1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 391

........1997 Employed 33,947
1997 General Hospital Beds 154

........1997 Unemployed 1,217
1997 General Hospital Discharges 6,595

1997 Unemployment Rate 3.5

1997 Per Capita Income $17,597

1998 Medicaid Eligible 15,535

Vital Statistics

1998 Total Resident Births 1,380

1998 Total Resident Deaths 715

1997 Total Pregnancies 1,673

........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 89.6

1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 270

........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 88.5

1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.2

1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.5

........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.9

........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 13.7

Population Estimates 1998

Total Population: 83,606
Total 19-64 Population: 50,957

........Total White 63,851
........19-64 White 39,567

........Total Nonwhite 19,755
........19-64 Nonwhite 11,390

Total 0-18 Population: 22,593
Total 65+ Population: 10,056

........0-18 White 15,951
........65+ White 8,333

........0-18 Nonwhite 6,642
........65+ Nonwhite 1,723



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Last update: 8/99