Surry County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 171 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) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 91 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 746 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 52 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 21 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 15 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 7 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 6 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,305 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 39 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 17 Nurse Practitioners 13 Registered Nurses 544 Licensed Practical Nurses 159 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 5 Dentists 25 Dental Hygienists 35 Optometrists 8 Pharmacists 54 Physical Therapists 12 Physical Therapy Assistants 16 Podiatrists 1 Psychological Associates 4 Practicing Psychologists 2 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 35,203 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 432 ........1997 Employed 33,982 1997 General Hospital Beds 193 ........1997 Unemployed 1,221 1997 General Hospital Discharges 8,826 1997 Unemployment Rate 3.5 1997 Per Capita Income $20,683 1998 Medicaid Eligible 10,184 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 931 1998 Total Resident Deaths 728 1997 Total Pregnancies 1,028 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 75.1 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 166 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 86.0 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 6.5 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 11.0 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 10.5 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 20.0 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 67,857 Total 19-64 Population: 41,236 ........Total White 64,630 ........19-64 White 39,468 ........Total Nonwhite 3,227 ........19-64 Nonwhite 1,768 Total 0-18 Population: 15,813 Total 65+ Population: 10,808 ........0-18 White 14,769 ........65+ White 10,393 ........0-18 Nonwhite 1,044 ........65+ Nonwhite 415