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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

34,233

100.0

44

9.9

16,794

17,439

33,056

1,177

 

Under 1

426

1.2

37

6.2

198

228

403

23

1 - 4

1,768

5.2

42

7.3

886

882

1,686

82

5 - 9

2,188

6.4

57

-6.4

1,131

1,057

2,064

124

10 - 14

2,415

7.1

53

4.0

1,270

1,145

2,302

113

15 - 19

2,685

7.8

20

14.8

1,442

1,243

2,559

126

20 - 24

2,059

6.0

29

3.5

1,068

991

1,966

93

25 - 29

2,056

6.0

38

-7.1

1,037

1,019

1,986

70

30 - 34

2,134

6.2

31

-12.1

1,062

1,072

2,055

79

35 - 39

2,581

7.5

20

11.6

1,259

1,322

2,481

100

40 - 44

2,703

7.9

8

20.7

1,363

1,340

2,601

102

45 - 54

4,738

13.8

15

39.5

2,339

2,399

4,628

110

55 - 64

3,523

10.3

37

19.3

1,691

1,832

3,441

82

65 - 74

2,643

7.7

43

5.3

1,193

1,450

2,611

32

75 - 84

1,672

4.9

46

4.7

676

996

1,644

28

85+

642

1.9

45

34.9

179

463

626

16

10 - 17

4,014

11.7

13

6.5

2,155

1,859

3,826

188

18 - 19

1,086

3.2

45

21.9

557

529

1,035

51

65+

4,957

14.5

45

8.2

2,048

2,909

4,881

76

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

34,233

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

9,445

27.6%

55

County Rank:

20

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

44 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

22

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

5,285

15.9%

54

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.0%

15,650

32

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,949

22.5%

57

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,922.00

20

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

20.5%

7,015

44

          Uninsured

5,197

16.7%

56

Medicaid Eligible Children

40.6%

4,027

50

          Medicare

2,455

7.9%

60

EPSDT Participation (2001)

25.0%

 

55

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,567

8.2%

54

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.9%

661

37

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

4,039

11.8%

69

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,063

23

+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

432

14.2**

39

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

2,166

21

Low Birth Weight

42

9.7%

24

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.9%

33

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

19

4.4%

56

General Fertility Rate (2000)

61.8**

45

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

86

21.1%

42

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

71.6**

36

Female Population,15 - 19

1,243

8.0%

25

Female Population, 15 - 44

6,987

19

**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

2

5.8

34

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

12

Early Latent

2

5.8

28

AIDS

<4

<11.7

59

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

24

70.1

42

            Chlamydia

66

192.8

39

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

4.6+ 

59

Breast Cancer

4

10.9++

43

All Causes

384

994.1++

41

Cerebrovascular Disease

29

73.7++

41

Heart Disease

104

264.0++

52

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

17.9++

65

Cardiovascular Disease

139

352.8++

54

Work Related Injuries

1

2.8++

32

Cancer

100

259.6++

12

Suicide

4

12.6++

36

Lung Cancer

39

99.5++

5

Homicide

1

2.8++

48

+ 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?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      34,233

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

61

Total Dental

48

Total Nursing

491

Primary Care Physicians

27

Total Optometry

6

Licensed Practical Nurse

236

Total Chiropractors

8

Total Social Work

30

Registered Nurse

255

 

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

BATESVILLE

2.2

2.0

1.0

1.0

6.0

3.0

7,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

APPROVE HOME MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

ARKANSAS SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

INDEPENDENCE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

PROGRESSIVE HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

WHITE RIVER AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

165

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Arkansas Eastman Company

Basic

Independence Co EMS- Batesville

Advanced