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New Hanover County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 129 Cardinal HSA V

AHEC Region Coastal Perinatal Care Region V

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan DEHNR Region VII

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 466

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 31.3

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 166

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 42

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

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 59

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 34

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 28

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 11.2

Non-Federal Physicians Other 300

Federal Physicians 2

Residents-in-Training 54

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 2,059

........Nurse Practitioners 48

........Certified Nurse Midwives 3

Licensed Practical Nurses 451

Chiropractors 53

Physician Assistants 49

Podiatrists 10

Dentists 93

Dental Hygienists 91

Optometrists 21

Pharmacists 178

Physical Therapists 107

Physical Therapy Assistants 47

Practicing Psychologists 43

Psychological Associates 39

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 148,822
Total 19-64 Population: 93,541

........Total White 118,369
........19-64 White 76,042

........Total Nonwhite 30,453
........19-64 Nonwhite 17,499

Total 0-18 Population: 35,082
Total 65+ Population: 20,199

........0-18 White 25,216
........65+ White 17,111

........0-18 Nonwhite 9,866
........65+ Nonwhite 3,088

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 1,899

Total Resident Deaths 1,258

Total Pregnancies 2,683

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 78.4

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 360

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 69.1

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.8

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.3

........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 6

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 79,030
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 709

........1999 Employed 76,630
1998 General Hospital Beds 647

........1999 Unemployed 2,400
1999 General Hospital Discharges 16,488

1999 Unemployment Rate 3.0

1998 Per Capita Income $26,346

1999 Medicaid Eligible 21,483

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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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