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Wayne County

1998 Profile
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FIPS County Code 191

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) Metropolitan

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 166

Population per Non-Federal Physicians 683

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 76

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 21

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 13

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 23

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 7

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 12

Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,492

Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 90

Federal Physicians: 9

Residents-in-Training 0

Mid-Levels and Nurses

Physician Assistants 9

Nurse Practitioners 18

Registered Nurses 918

Licensed Practical Nurses 329

Other Health Professionals

Chiropractors 7

Dentists 41

Dental Hygienists 61

Optometrists 14

Pharmacists 77

Physical Therapists 23

Physical Therapy Assistants 24

Podiatrists 2

Psychological Associates 35

Practicing Psychologists 15

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1997 Laborforce: 47,919
1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 473

........1997 Employed 45,954
1997 General Hospital Beds 255

........1997 Unemployed 1,965
1997 General Hospital Discharges 13,406

1997 Unemployment Rate 4.1

1997 Per Capita Income $18,611

1998 Medicaid Eligible 21,561

Vital Statistics

1998 Total Resident Births 1,681

1998 Total Resident Deaths 997

1997 Total Pregnancies 2,015

........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 83.4

1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 346

........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 99.0

1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.8

1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 13.3

........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.2

........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 17.4

Population Estimates 1998

Total Population: 113,419
Total 19-64 Population: 70,990

........Total White 75,444
........19-64 White 48,656

........Total Nonwhite 37,975
........19-64 Nonwhite 22,334

Total 0-18 Population: 29,734
Total 65+ Population: 12,695

........0-18 White 17,803
........65+ White 8,985

........0-18 Nonwhite 11,931
........65+ Nonwhite 3,710



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Last update: 8/99