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Stokes County

1998 Profile
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FIPS County Code 169

Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II

DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III

HSA Region Piedmont HSA II

AHEC Region Northwest

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 15

Population per Non-Federal Physicians 2,883

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 13

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 9

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 2

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2

Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 3,327

Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 2

Federal Physicians: 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Mid-Levels and Nurses

Physician Assistants 3

Nurse Practitioners 3

Registered Nurses 149

Licensed Practical Nurses 88

Other Health Professionals

Chiropractors 0

Dentists 5

Dental Hygienists 8

Optometrists 3

Pharmacists 17

Physical Therapists 7

Physical Therapy Assistants 5

Podiatrists 0

Psychological Associates 1

Practicing Psychologists 1

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1997 Laborforce: 22,572
1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 322

........1997 Employed 22,100
1997 General Hospital Beds 53

........1997 Unemployed 472
1997 General Hospital Discharges 906

1997 Unemployment Rate 2.1

1997 Per Capita Income $19,345

1998 Medicaid Eligible 5,402

Vital Statistics

1998 Total Resident Births 532

1998 Total Resident Deaths 375

1997 Total Pregnancies 610

........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 64.9

1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 90

........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 75.3

1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 9.5

1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.6

........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.2

........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0

Population Estimates 1998

Total Population: 43,250
Total 19-64 Population: 27,567

........Total White 41,054
........19-64 White 26,195

........Total Nonwhite 2,196
........19-64 Nonwhite 1,372

Total 0-18 Population: 10,393
Total 65+ Population: 5,290

........0-18 White 9,829
........65+ White 5,030

........0-18 Nonwhite 564
........65+ Nonwhite 260



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provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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Last update: 8/99