Pamlico County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 137 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VI HSA Region Eastern HSA VI AHEC Region Eastern MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 4 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 3,032 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 2 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 0 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 0 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 3,032 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 0 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 2 Nurse Practitioners 1 Registered Nurses 35 Licensed Practical Nurses 11 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 0 Dentists 2 Dental Hygienists 4 Optometrists 0 Pharmacists 5 Physical Therapists 1 Physical Therapy Assistants 1 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 1 Practicing Psychologists 1 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 5,487 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 96 ........1997 Employed 5,260 1997 General Hospital Beds 0 ........1997 Unemployed 227 1997 General Hospital Discharges 0 1997 Unemployment Rate 4.1 1997 Per Capita Income $18,493 1998 Medicaid Eligible 2,370 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 119 1998 Total Resident Deaths 158 1997 Total Pregnancies 144 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 63.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 27 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 81.6 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 11.3 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.7 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.9 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 12,127 Total 19-64 Population: 7,062 ........Total White 9,317 ........19-64 White 5,533 ........Total Nonwhite 2,810 ........19-64 Nonwhite 1,529 Total 0-18 Population: 2,731 Total 65+ Population: 2,334 ........0-18 White 1,943 ........65+ White 1,841 ........0-18 Nonwhite 788 ........65+ Nonwhite 493