Scotland County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 165 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 60 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 588 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 28 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 13 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 7 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,261 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 32 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 5 Nurse Practitioners 4 Registered Nurses 250 Licensed Practical Nurses 109 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 3 Dentists 6 Dental Hygienists 8 Optometrists 5 Pharmacists 23 Physical Therapists 9 Physical Therapy Assistants 7 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 1 Practicing Psychologists 3 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 17,800 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 199 ........1997 Employed 16,572 1997 General Hospital Beds 106 ........1997 Unemployed 1,228 1997 General Hospital Discharges 4,369 1997 Unemployment Rate 6.9 1997 Per Capita Income $18,485 1998 Medicaid Eligible 10,207 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 569 1998 Total Resident Deaths 377 1997 Total Pregnancies 642 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 79.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 155 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 108.1 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 13.1 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 17.7 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 16.1 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 19.0 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 35,302 Total 19-64 Population: 20,742 ........Total White 19,196 ........19-64 White 11,887 ........Total Nonwhite 16,106 ........19-64 Nonwhite 8,855 Total 0-18 Population: 10,553 Total 65+ Population: 4,007 ........0-18 White 4,683 ........65+ White 2,626 ........0-18 Nonwhite 5,870 ........65+ Nonwhite 1,381