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Lenoir County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 107 Eastern HSA VI

AHEC Region Eastern Perinatal Care Region VI

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region VI

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 98

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 16.8

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 10

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 13

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

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 7

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 6.5

Non-Federal Physicians Other 60

Federal Physicians 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 582

........Nurse Practitioners 12

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

Licensed Practical Nurses 216

Chiropractors 4

Physician Assistants 10

Podiatrists 2

Dentists 28

Dental Hygienists 27

Optometrists 5

Pharmacists 78

Physical Therapists 25

Physical Therapy Assistants 9

Practicing Psychologists 4

Psychological Associates 12

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 58,208
Total 19-64 Population: 34,140

........Total White 34,140
........19-64 White 20,650

........Total Nonwhite 24,068
........19-64 Nonwhite 13,490

Total 0-18 Population: 15,374
Total 65+ Population: 8,694

........0-18 White 7,644
........65+ White 5,846

........0-18 Nonwhite 7,730
........65+ Nonwhite 2,848

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 864

Total Resident Deaths 686

Total Pregnancies 1,113

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 89.6

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 219

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 119.7

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 12.6

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.4

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.3

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.5

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 29,560
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 332

........1999 Employed 27,710
1998 General Hospital Beds 258

........1999 Unemployed 1,850
1999 General Hospital Discharges 9,877

1999 Unemployment Rate 6.3

1998 Per Capita Income $21,287

1999 Medicaid Eligible 14,270

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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