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Guilford County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 81 Piedmont HSA II

AHEC Region Greensboro Perinatal Care Region II

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan DEHNR Region III

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 895

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 22.7

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 348

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 95

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

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 125

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 54

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 66

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 8.8

Non-Federal Physicians Other 547

Federal Physicians 1

Residents-in-Training 45

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 4,456

........Nurse Practitioners 91

........Certified Nurse Midwives 9

Licensed Practical Nurses 741

Chiropractors 51

Physician Assistants 110

Podiatrists 16

Dentists 211

Dental Hygienists 223

Optometrists 41

Pharmacists 406

Physical Therapists 185

Physical Therapy Assistants 43

Practicing Psychologists 104

Psychological Associates 52

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 393,423
Total 19-64 Population: 246,404

........Total White 276,768
........19-64 White 176,104

........Total Nonwhite 116,655
........19-64 Nonwhite 70,300

Total 0-18 Population: 96,660
Total 65+ Population: 50,359

........0-18 White 59,411
........65+ White 41,253

........0-18 Nonwhite 37,249
........65+ Nonwhite 9,106

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 5,607

Total Resident Deaths 3,272

Total Pregnancies 7,804

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 86.0

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 969

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 72.2

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 9.1

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.4

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.7

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.1

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 217,760
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 2,226

........1999 Employed 212,600
1998 General Hospital Beds 1,217

........1999 Unemployed 5,160
1999 General Hospital Discharges 42,044

1999 Unemployment Rate 2.4

1998 Per Capita Income $29,229

1999 Medicaid Eligible 54,527

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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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