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Carteret County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 31 Eastern HSA VI

AHEC Region Eastern Perinatal Care Region VI

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region VII

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 78

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 13.2

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 13

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 8

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 8

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 5

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 4

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 6.4

Non-Federal Physicians Other 40

Federal Physicians 1

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 411

........Nurse Practitioners 8

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

Licensed Practical Nurses 163

Chiropractors 8

Physician Assistants 9

Podiatrists 2

Dentists 25

Dental Hygienists 32

Optometrists 7

Pharmacists 49

Physical Therapists 19

Physical Therapy Assistants 6

Practicing Psychologists 9

Psychological Associates 2

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 59,120
Total 19-64 Population: 36,844

........Total White 53,751
........19-64 White 33,605

........Total Nonwhite 5,369
........19-64 Nonwhite 3,239

Total 0-18 Population: 12,748
Total 65+ Population: 9,528

........0-18 White 11,067
........65+ White 9,079

........0-18 Nonwhite 1,681
........65+ Nonwhite 449

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 625

Total Resident Deaths 601

Total Pregnancies 767

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 62.0

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 112

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 63.5

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 7.2

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.4

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 1.8

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 38

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 29,030
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 410

........1999 Employed 27,900
1998 General Hospital Beds 117

........1999 Unemployed 1,130
1999 General Hospital Discharges 7,114

1999 Unemployment Rate 3.9

1998 Per Capita Income $23,442

1999 Medicaid Eligible 7,545

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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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