Person County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 145 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 Wake MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 23 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 1,447 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 12 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 5 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 1 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 2,773 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 11 Federal Physicians: 2 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 2 Nurse Practitioners 2 Registered Nurses 146 Licensed Practical Nurses 65 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 4 Dentists 8 Dental Hygienists 6 Optometrists 2 Pharmacists 22 Physical Therapists 4 Physical Therapy Assistants 2 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 0 Practicing Psychologists 0 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 17,736 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 187 ........1997 Employed 16,921 1997 General Hospital Beds 50 ........1997 Unemployed 815 1997 General Hospital Discharges 1,899 1997 Unemployment Rate 4.6 1997 Per Capita Income $20,309 1998 Medicaid Eligible 5,609 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 426 1998 Total Resident Deaths 335 1997 Total Pregnancies 552 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 78.6 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 92 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 96.8 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 10.0 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 16.7 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.2 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 21.9 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 33,270 Total 19-64 Population: 20,094 ........Total White 23,189 ........19-64 White 14,198 ........Total Nonwhite 10,081 ........19-64 Nonwhite 5,896 Total 0-18 Population: 8,317 Total 65+ Population: 4,859 ........0-18 White 5,321 ........65+ White 3,670 ........0-18 Nonwhite 2,996 ........65+ Nonwhite 1,189