Mecklenburg County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 119 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region III DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region II HSA Region So. Piedmont HSA III AHEC Region Charlotte MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 1,713 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 365 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 671 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 168 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 240 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 119 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 138 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 931 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 1,042 Federal Physicians: 6 Residents-in-Training 196 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 126 Nurse Practitioners 119 Registered Nurses 7,751 Licensed Practical Nurses 1,100 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 152 Dentists 380 Dental Hygienists 422 Optometrists 73 Pharmacists 626 Physical Therapists 328 Physical Therapy Assistants 191 Podiatrists 24 Psychological Associates 79 Practicing Psychologists 159 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 350,217 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 3,050 ........1997 Employed 341,013 1997 General Hospital Beds 2,029 ........1997 Unemployed 9,204 1997 General Hospital Discharges 90,308 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.6 1997 Per Capita Income $32,295 1998 Medicaid Eligible 76,242 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 10,094 1998 Total Resident Deaths 4,194 1997 Total Pregnancies 13,519 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 88.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 1,514 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 76.2 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 9.0 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.4 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 4.2 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 13.2 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 624,651 Total 19-64 Population: 398,290 ........Total White 443,581 ........19-64 White 289,311 ........Total Nonwhite 181,070 ........19-64 Nonwhite 108,979 Total 0-18 Population: 167,396 Total 65+ Population: 58,965 ........0-18 White 106,017 ........65+ White 48,253 ........0-18 Nonwhite 61,379 ........65+ Nonwhite 10,712