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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

86,014

100.0

47

42.3

42,013

44,001

77,316

8,698

 

Under 1

1,200

1.4

21

37.3

644

556

1,047

153

1 - 4

4,708

5.5

22

38.8

2,346

2,362

4,086

622

5 - 9

6,123

7.1

24

40.9

3,197

2,926

5,320

803

10 - 14

6,281

7.3

42

47.6

3,209

3,072

5,623

658

15 - 19

7,858

9.1

2

31.5

3,804

4,054

6,907

951

20 - 24

9,021

10.5

3

37.7

4,254

4,767

7,716

1,305

25 - 29

6,614

7.7

4

33.5

3,350

3,264

5,749

865

30 - 34

5,958

6.9

14

19.6

3,004

2,954

5,334

624

35 - 39

6,899

8.0

7

59.5

3,410

3,489

6,208

691

40 - 44

6,451

7.5

20

54.4

3,155

3,296

5,906

545

45 - 54

10,286

12.0

71

78.9

5,119

5,167

9,576

710

55 - 64

6,450

7.5

74

45.4

3,140

3,310

6,115

335

65 - 74

4,437

5.2

75

21.0

2,041

2,396

4,230

207

75 - 84

2,787

3.2

75

34.6

1,071

1,716

2,633

154

85+

941

1.1

75

40.4

269

672

871

70

10 - 17

9,975

11.6

2

46.7

5,109

4,866

8,840

1,135

18 - 19

4,164

4.8

75

21.4

1,904

2,260

3,660

504

65+

8,165

9.5

75

27.4

3,381

4,784

7,734

431

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

86,014

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

46,209

53.7%

14

County Rank:

6

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

43,167

50.2%

10

Population Density:

130 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

5

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

8,481

10.8%

73

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.9%

40,400

49

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,212

15.3%

74

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$24,517.00

6

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

13.6%

11,732

68

          Uninsured

8,398

14.0%

70

Medicaid Eligible Children

24.8%

7,043

71

          Medicare

3,269

5.4%

74

EPSDT Participation (2001)

44.4%

 

9

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

4,235

7.1%

66

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.1%

986

55

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

12,816

14.9%

58

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,908

10

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

1277

16.5**

21

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

5,727

6

Low Birth Weight

84

6.6%

62

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.7%

66

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

42

3.3%

74

General Fertility Rate (2000)

58.5**

63

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

170

13.5%

64

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

41.4**

69

Female Population,15 - 19

4,054

10.2%

2

Female Population, 15 - 44

21,824

5

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

0

0.0

56

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

3

3.5

46

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<4.7

5

Early Latent

1

1.2

38

AIDS

<4

<4.7

73

Congenital

1

1.2

5

Gonorrhea

103

119.7

35

            Chlamydia

128

148.8

45

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

10

7.8+ 

40

Breast Cancer

10

14.9++

30

All Causes

568

848.2++

71

Cerebrovascular Disease

61

97.5++

16

Heart Disease

78

122.4++

75

Motor Vehicle Accidents

21

25.6++

43

Cardiovascular Disease

145

228.0++

75

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

121

181.3++

63

Suicide

10

11.9++

43

Lung Cancer

42

62.4++

55

Homicide

1

1.4++

51

+ 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)

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

 

Is this a total county MUA?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      86,014

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

5,514

(6.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

100

Total Dental

160

Total Nursing

1,296

Primary Care Physicians

55

Total Optometry

15

Licensed Practical Nurse

437

Total Chiropractors

16

Total Social Work

47

Registered Nurse

843

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CONWAY

4.6

3.0

2.0

1.0

10.0

5.8

12,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

BAKER AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

CARELINK

Home Health Agency

0

CONWAY ENDOSCOPY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

CONWAY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Infirmary

10

CONWAY OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

CONWAY REGIONAL HOMECARE SERVICES

Home Health Agency

0

CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General

149

CONWAY REGIONAL SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

FAULKNER COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

HOSPICE HOME CARE, INC.

Hospice

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Conway Reg Emer Resp

Advanced

Faulkner Co Emergency Squad

Basic