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Lee County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 105 Capitol HSA IV

AHEC Region Wake Perinatal Care Region IV

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region IV

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 83

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 16.9

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 15

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

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 11

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

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

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 7.7

Non-Federal Physicians Other 45

Federal Physicians 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 394

........Nurse Practitioners 5

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

Licensed Practical Nurses 154

Chiropractors 6

Physician Assistants 13

Podiatrists 2

Dentists 20

Dental Hygienists 17

Optometrists 7

Pharmacists 31

Physical Therapists 19

Physical Therapy Assistants 5

Practicing Psychologists 2

Psychological Associates 2

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 49,247
Total 19-64 Population: 28,878

........Total White 37,084
........19-64 White 21,933

........Total Nonwhite 12,163
........19-64 Nonwhite 6,945

Total 0-18 Population: 13,125
Total 65+ Population: 7,244

........0-18 White 9,002
........65+ White 6,149

........0-18 Nonwhite 4,123
........65+ Nonwhite 1,095

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 841

Total Resident Deaths 472

Total Pregnancies 1,030

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 103.2

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 192

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 118.2

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.8

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.3

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 6.4

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 13.7

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 25,820
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 234

........1999 Employed 24,980
1998 General Hospital Beds 127

........1999 Unemployed 840
1999 General Hospital Discharges 7,098

1999 Unemployment Rate 3.3

1998 Per Capita Income $24,563

1999 Medicaid Eligible 8,477

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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