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Bladen County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 17 Cardinal HSA V

AHEC Region Southern Regional Perinatal Care Region V

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region V

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 19

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 6.1

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 13

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 7

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 4

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

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 0

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 4.2

Non-Federal Physicians Other 6

Federal Physicians 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 174

........Nurse Practitioners 7

........Certified Nurse Midwives 0

Licensed Practical Nurses 77

Chiropractors 2

Physician Assistants 5

Podiatrists 0

Dentists 5

Dental Hygienists 6

Optometrists 2

Pharmacists 13

Physical Therapists 4

Physical Therapy Assistants 4

Practicing Psychologists 1

Psychological Associates 1

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 30,924
Total 19-64 Population: 18,078

........Total White 17,971
........19-64 White 10,862

........Total Nonwhite 12,953
........19-64 Nonwhite 7,216

Total 0-18 Population: 8,059
Total 65+ Population: 4,787

........0-18 White 3,963
........65+ White 3,146

........0-18 Nonwhite 4,096
........65+ Nonwhite 1,641

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 468

Total Resident Deaths 375

Total Pregnancies 559

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 88.5

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 105

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 102.8

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.6

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.5

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.4

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 10.2

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 19,470
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 194

........1999 Employed 18,500
1998 General Hospital Beds 48

........1999 Unemployed 970
1999 General Hospital Discharges 3,838

1999 Unemployment Rate 5.0

1998 Per Capita Income $19,908

1999 Medicaid Eligible 8,867

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LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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