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Orange County

1998 Profile
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FIPS County Code 135

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 Greensboro

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 955

Population per Non-Federal Physicians 115

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 335

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 66

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 128

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 47

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 92

Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 326

Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 620

Federal Physicians: 13

Residents-in-Training 514

Mid-Levels and Nurses

Physician Assistants 37

Nurse Practitioners 72

Registered Nurses 2,077

Licensed Practical Nurses 200

Other Health Professionals

Chiropractors 21

Dentists 138

Dental Hygienists 77

Optometrists 11

Pharmacists 277

Physical Therapists 140

Physical Therapy Assistants 9

Podiatrists 3

Psychological Associates 16

Practicing Psychologists 171

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1997 Laborforce: 63,616
1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 443

........1997 Employed 62,712
1997 General Hospital Beds 578

........1997 Unemployed 904
1997 General Hospital Discharges 26,451

1997 Unemployment Rate 1.4

1997 Per Capita Income $27,802

1998 Medicaid Eligible 7,968

Vital Statistics

1998 Total Resident Births 1,158

1998 Total Resident Deaths 629

1997 Total Pregnancies 1,727

........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 55.2

1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 186

........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 36.6

1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 6.7

1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.7

........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.8

........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.5

Population Estimates 1998

Total Population: 109,352
Total 19-64 Population: 75,412

........Total White 89,777
........19-64 White 63,063

........Total Nonwhite 19,575
........19-64 Nonwhite 12,349

Total 0-18 Population: 23,998
Total 65+ Population: 9,942

........0-18 White 18,409
........65+ White 8,305

........0-18 Nonwhite 5,589
........65+ Nonwhite 1,637



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Last update: 8/99