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Chatham County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 37 Capitol HSA IV

AHEC Region Greensboro Perinatal Care Region IV

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan DEHNR Region IV

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 39

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 8.3

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 30

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 12

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 14

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 1

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

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 6.3

Non-Federal Physicians Other 9

Federal Physicians 1

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 216

........Nurse Practitioners 11

........Certified Nurse Midwives 2

Licensed Practical Nurses 86

Chiropractors 4

Physician Assistants 2

Podiatrists 0

Dentists 10

Dental Hygienists 13

Optometrists 3

Pharmacists 25

Physical Therapists 11

Physical Therapy Assistants 3

Practicing Psychologists 5

Psychological Associates 5

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 47,264
Total 19-64 Population: 28,814

........Total White 37,503
........19-64 White 23,004

........Total Nonwhite 9,761
........19-64 Nonwhite 5,810

Total 0-18 Population: 10,944
Total 65+ Population: 7,506

........0-18 White 8,262
........65+ White 6,237

........0-18 Nonwhite 2,682
........65+ Nonwhite 1,269

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 664

Total Resident Deaths 461

Total Pregnancies 791

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 83.7

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 113

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 96.8

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.4

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.5

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.9

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 20

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 26,290
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 340

........1999 Employed 25,840
1998 General Hospital Beds 68

........1999 Unemployed 450
1999 General Hospital Discharges 4,735

1999 Unemployment Rate 1.7

1998 Per Capita Income $27,489

1999 Medicaid Eligible 5,153

For additional information regarding this county, check out the North Carolina
LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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