2000
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
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Overall
Percent |
County
Rank |
Percent
Change |
Male |
Female |
White |
NonWhite |
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total |
38,386 |
100.0 |
75 |
22.7 |
18,424 |
19,962 |
37,960 |
426 |
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Under 1 |
331 |
0.9 |
69 |
20.8 |
172 |
159 |
326 |
5 |
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1 - 4 |
1,382 |
3.6 |
75 |
15.7 |
724 |
658 |
1,359 |
23 |
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5 - 9 |
1,998 |
5.2 |
75 |
16.0 |
1,031 |
967 |
1,964 |
34 |
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10 - 14 |
2,169 |
5.7 |
75 |
22.3 |
1,121 |
1,048 |
2,133 |
36 |
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15 - 19 |
2,178 |
5.7 |
75 |
30.6 |
1,096 |
1,082 |
2,146 |
32 |
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20 - 24 |
1,444 |
3.8 |
75 |
10.9 |
761 |
683 |
1,428 |
16 |
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25 - 29 |
1,530 |
4.0 |
75 |
-3.1 |
742 |
788 |
1,505 |
25 |
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30 - 34 |
1,860 |
4.8 |
75 |
10.4 |
902 |
958 |
1,831 |
29 |
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35 - 39 |
2,339 |
6.1 |
74 |
26.8 |
1,118 |
1,221 |
2,306 |
33 |
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40 - 44 |
2,360 |
6.1 |
75 |
25.1 |
1,150 |
1,210 |
2,335 |
25 |
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45 - 54 |
5,078 |
13.2 |
31 |
60.7 |
2,355 |
2,723 |
4,998 |
80 |
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55 - 64 |
5,435 |
14.2 |
1 |
34.5 |
2,533 |
2,902 |
5,393 |
42 |
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65 - 74 |
5,463 |
14.2 |
1 |
5.9 |
2,717 |
2,746 |
5,435 |
28 |
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75 - 84 |
3,535 |
9.2 |
1 |
8.1 |
1,556 |
1,979 |
3,519 |
16 |
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85+ |
1,284 |
3.3 |
1 |
77.3 |
446 |
838 |
1,282 |
2 |
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10 - 17 |
3,570 |
9.3 |
74 |
24.8 |
1,841 |
1,729 |
3,514 |
56 |
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18 - 19 |
777 |
2.0 |
1 |
33.5 |
376 |
401 |
766 |
11 |
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65+ |
10,282 |
26.8 |
1 |
12.3 |
4,719 |
5,563 |
10,236 |
46 |
2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS
ECONOMIC FACTORS
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Number |
Percent of Total |
County Rank |
2000 |
Percent
of Total |
Number |
County Rank |
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Population
Less Than 100% Poverty |
5,114 |
13.9% |
67 |
Unemployment Rate (2001) |
5.6% |
13,475 |
37 |
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Population
0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty |
1,695 |
23.7% |
53 |
Per Capita Income (1998) |
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$22,612.00 |
9 |
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Federal
Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and: |
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Medicaid Eligible |
14.1% |
5,406 |
65 |
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Uninsured |
4,361 |
14.0% |
71 |
Medicaid Eligible Children |
39.1% |
3,264 |
56 |
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Medicare |
4,408 |
14.1% |
3 |
EPSDT Participation (2001) |
28.9% |
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43 |
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Under Age 65 and Medicaid+ |
1,608 |
5.2% |
75 |
TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload |
0.8% |
314 |
65 |
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Uninsured
- State survey (1998 - 2000) |
5,259 |
13.7% |
62 |
WIC Average Caseload |
|
855 |
32 |
+Federal
estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error. See definition for discussion.
FERTILITY
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Number |
Percent or Rate |
County Rank |
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Number
or Rate |
County Rank |
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Live
Births |
352 |
10.2** |
72 |
Live Births (1996 - 2000) |
1,659 |
28 |
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Low
Birth Weight |
22 |
6.3% |
68 |
Low Birth Weight (1996 -
2000) |
6.6% |
70 |
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Birth
To Adolescents (10 - 17) |
13 |
3.7% |
72 |
General Fertility Rate
(2000) |
59.2** |
58 |
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Prenatal
Care (no 1st trimester care |
72 |
21.2% |
41 |
Teen Fertility Rate (2000) |
55.5** |
57 |
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Female
Population,15 - 19 |
1,082 |
6.0% |
76 |
Female Population, 15 - 44 |
5,942 |
21 |
**Rate
is per 1,000 population.
2000 MORBIDITY
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Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Vaccine
Preventable Diseases |
0 |
0.0 |
56 |
Syphilis: |
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Tuberculosis |
1 |
2.6 |
48 |
Primary/Secondary |
0 |
0.0 |
48 |
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HIV |
<4 |
<10.4 |
10 |
Early Latent |
0 |
0.0 |
57 |
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AIDS |
<4 |
<10.4 |
63 |
Congenital |
0 |
0.0 |
41 |
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Gonorrhea |
2 |
5.2 |
71 |
Chlamydia |
35 |
91.2 |
63 |
++Rate
is per 100,000 population.
2000
MORTALITY
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Rate |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate |
County Rank |
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Infant
Mortality |
2 |
5.7+ |
55 |
Breast
Cancer |
3 |
5.5++ |
63 |
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All
Causes |
614 |
882.1++ |
67 |
Cerebrovascular
Disease |
58 |
76.3++ |
36 |
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Heart
Disease |
169 |
224.7++ |
66 |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents |
16 |
45.0++ |
12 |
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Cardiovascular
Disease |
242 |
320.7++ |
63 |
Work
Related Injuries |
0 |
0.0++ |
57 |
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Cancer |
144 |
201.5++ |
47 |
Suicide |
9 |
17.8++ |
17 |
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Lung
Cancer |
52 |
75.5++ |
31 |
Homicide |
4 |
8.4++ |
33 |
+
Rate is per 1,000 live births.
++
Rate is per 100,000 and age adjusted to
U.S. 2000 population.
2000
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA) 2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
AREAS (MUA)
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NO |
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Is
this a total county MUA? |
YES |
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Are
there geographic county HPSAs? |
NO |
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Is
this a partial county MUA? |
NO |
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Are
there population group HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of MUA: 38,386 |
(100%
of county population) |
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Are
there facility HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of HPSA: |
0 |
(0.0%
of county population) |
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2001
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Number |
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Number |
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Total
Physicians |
86 |
Total
Dental |
60 |
Total
Nursing |
641 |
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Primary
Care Physicians |
33 |
Total
Optometry |
3 |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
223 |
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Total
Chiropractors |
13 |
Total
Social Work |
19 |
Registered
Nurse |
416 |
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LPN |
PHT |
Clerk |
Other |
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FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
Encounters |
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MOUNTAIN
HOME |
3.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
5,647 |
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MEDICAL
FACILITIES
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Type
of Facility |
Number
of Beds |
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BAXTER
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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BAXTER
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER |
General |
242 |
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BAXTER
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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HOME-BOUND
MEDICAL |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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HOSPICE
OF THE OZARKS |
Hospice |
0 |
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OZARK
EYE CENTER |
Outpatient
Surgery Center |
0 |
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BAXTER
COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER |
Recuperation
Center |
26 |
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
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Type
of Service |
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Baxter
Co Reg Hospital |
Advanced |
