POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
Agricultural Resources Center (ARC)
Institute for Southern Studies (no Web site found 12/8/99)
P.O. Box 531; Durham, NC 27702; (919) 419-8311
John Locke Foundation
North Carolina Center for Nursing (NCCN)
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research (NCCPPR)
Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Triangle Economics Research
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FOUNDATIONS
Duke
Endowment
Foundation for the Carolinas
Glaxo Wellcome Foundation
The Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust
The Mary Babcock Reynolds Foundation
NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
United
Way of NC
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
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STATE/REGIONAL/COUNTY PROFILES
North
Carolina Encyclopedia: State Library of NC
North
Carolina Health Pocket Guide: NCHS (annual)
NC
County Profiles:
US Census Bureau
Provides individual county profiles, including a) map; b) population, demographic and housing
information from 1990 Census; c) 1995 poverty estimates; d) 1992 Economic
Census; e) county business patterns for 1993-1997; and f) USA Counties
general profiles for 1994 and 1996.
Hospital
Profiles: Eastern North Carolina: ECU, CHSR&D
North Carolina Child Health Report Card (NCIOM)
County
Data on Children (N.C. Child Advocacy Institute)
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HEALTH DATA
General Data Sources
NC
Health Statistics Pocket Guide: SCHS (annual)
Site provides extensive
comparative information on NC compared to US and NC's rank within the US
on a wide variety of a) demographic, social and economic indicators; b)
work, farm, home and school statistics; c) social, welfare and health data;
d) pregnancy outcome statistics; e) morbidity and mortality measures; and
f) health care resources data. Site includes searchable database.
EDIS
County Profiles: NC Department of Commerce
Site
provides thumbnail sketch and map of each county, along with very current
(including 1999) data on population, employment, education, earnings and
taxes.
LINC
County Profiles: NC Office of State Planning
Site
provides individual county profiles, including data on population, employment,
education, earnings and taxes by year (1993-1996).
County
Rankings Profiles: NC Office of State Planning
Site
provides individual county profiles, including data on a) population and
housing; b) health status; c) government; d) safety; e) economic conditions;
f) environment; g) employment and h) transportation. For each indicator,
tables show most recent data for a) county, b) state, c) highest county;
d) lowest county; and county ranking for a) current year; and b) 1980. User
can click on any indicator to see rank-ordered list for all counties.
USA
Counties 1998 (Oregon State University)
Site provides
data from a number of sources including Census. BLS, BEA; some series are
for as much as 10 consecutive years. User has full control over selection
of numerous variables including a) demographic characteristics; b) household/family
characteristics; c) labor force/employment characteristics; and d) housing
characteristics. Can create individual county profiles containing
numerous variables or single-variable area comparisons that list data (or
create maps) for all counties in a state (by rank if desired). Data
can be imported into spreadsheets.
U.S.
Census, City and County Data Book (University of Virginia)
Site provides state data from
1988 and 1994 Data Books. User has full control over selection of
numerous variables from Data Books, including a) demographic characteristics;
b) household/family characteristics; c) labor force/employment characteristics;
and d) housing characteristics.
Demographic Characteristics
Resident Population
Total,
1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Annual
% change, 1986-96, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Total
population, state/county/MSA, 1994-97 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Total
certified population estimates, state/county, 1998 (NC OSP)
Includes a) April 1990 Census
total; b) July 1998 total, and c) percent growth. Shows total growth due
to a) births; b) deaths; and c) migration.
Total
population estimates, state/county, 1980-1990 (NC OSP)
Total
population, revised estimates, state/county, 1990-97 (NC OSP)
Total
municipal population, 1990, 1998 and % growth (NC OSP)
Municipal
population growth 1990-98 due to annexation vs. urban growth (NC OSP)
Population Projections
Projected
% change, 1990-2000, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Projected
% change, 2000-2010, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Proj.
NC population, by age, 1995/2000/2005/2015/2025 (FRB of Richmond)
Proj.
population, state/county, 1997/2000/2007 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
County population growth (births,
deaths, net migration, %growth) (NC OSP)
Separate tables for 1990-2000,
2000-2010,
and 2010-2020.
County/state population by 19 age groups, and median age (NC OSP)
Figures available for total
population for individual years 1999-2020. For years 2000/ 2005/2010/2015/2020,
figures available for whites,
non-whites,
and females.
Population, by Age
%
Under 5, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
%
65 & over, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Proj.
NC population, by age, 1995/2000/2005/2015/2025 (FRB of Richmond)
County/state population
by 19 age groups, and median age (NC OSP)
Figures available for total
population, whites,
non-whites,
and females
for 7/1/98 and for total
population for separate years 7/1/91-7/1/97.
County/state median
age (NC OSP)
Figures available
for total, whites and non-whites for July
1998, July
1995, and projections
for 2000/2005/2010/2015/2020
Population, by Gender
Proj.
NC population, by sex, 1995/2000/2005/2015/2025 (FRB of Richmond)
See also female
estimates under Population by Age and Population Projections.
Population, by Race
Proj.
NC population, by race, 1995/2000/2005/2015/2025 (FRB of Richmond)
%
White, Black, Hispanic, 2000, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
County/state
Hispanic population, 4/1/90 and births, by year, 1991-1998 (NC OSP)
See also racial breakdowns under Population
by Age and Population Projections.
Urbanization
Pop./square
mile, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Pop./square
mile, state/county, 1970/1975/1980/1985/1990/1995 (NC OSP)
Pop./square
mile, state/county/MSA, 1994-97 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
%
Metropolitan, 1994, State vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Annual
change in % metropolitan, 1990-94, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS
Annual
change in % nonmetro, 1990-94, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS
Household and Family Characteristics
Total
households, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Annual
% change in total, 1990-96, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Persons/household,
1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Persons/household,
by municipality, 1990 (NC OSP)
Economic Characteristics
Gross state product
Gross
state product ($1992), by sector, 1995/'96/'97 (FRB of Richmond)
Gross
state product, NC and US (includes NC % of US), 1977-1997: BEA
Total personal income
Total
personal income, by sector, 1994-1997 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Total
personal income, state/county/MSA, by sector, 1994-1997 (FRB of Richmond)
Separate tabulations for a) farm and nonfarm; b) each of 9 major industry
groups; c) Federal civilian; d) military; and e) state and local.
Per capita personal income
PCI,
1996, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
PCI,
state/county/MSA, 1994-1997 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
PCI,
NC, SE Region, US (includes NC rank and ratios: NC/US, NC/SE), 1969-97:
BEA
PCI,
1969-1997, by county: BEA (annual)
Median
household income, 1993/1995, NC vs. US: Table 1, SCHS (annual)
Low Income
%
below poverty, 1993 and 1995, NC vs. US: Table
1, SCHS (annual)
%
on public aid (AFDC + SSI), 1992 and 1994, NC vs. US: Table
3, SCHS (annual)
%
below poverty, total/persons <18, by county (includes maps): U.S. Census
Bureau
% below poverty, children
5-17, by county, 1995,
: U.S. Census Bureau
Employment Characteristics
Labor Force Status
Civilian
Labor Force Estimates (NC Employment Security Commission)
Data on total labor force, employment,
unemployment and unemployment rates from 1990-present, by
month and annual average. User can select all areas (e.g., counties) for
a single year or a single area for all years. Areas include counties,
economic development regions, metropolitan statistical areas, multi-county
labor areas, planning regions and state..
Total
labor force, state/county/MSA, 1994-1997 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Total
employment, state/county/MSA, 1994-1997 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Labor
force participation rate, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Unemployment
rate, state/county/MSA,
1994-1997 (FRB of Richmond)
Unemployment
rate, state/region/major cities, quarterly (NC Department of Commerce)
Employment by Occupation and Industry
Employment
and Wages in NC (NC Employment Security Commission)
Quarterly (most recent 4Q) and annual (1993-1997) employment data provided
by major industry division, and by two-digit Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) code, for all industries in private and governmental sectors at
both state and county levels.
Current
Employment Statistics (NC Employment Security Commission)
Monthly and annual (1989-1998) employment data provided by major industry
division, for all industries in private and governmental sectors at state
level and for 4 MSAs (Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro-Winston-Salem,
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill).
Total
employment, by sector, 1994-1997 (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Total
employment, state/county/MSA, by sector, 1994-1997 (FRB of Richmond)
Separate tabulations for a) self-employed; b) each of 9 major industry
groups; c) Federal civilian; d) military; and e) state and local.
%
working in manufacturing, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Hours and
Earnings
Employment
and Wages in NC (NC Employment Security Commission)
Quarterly (most recent 4Q) and annual (1993-1997) wage data are provided
by major industry division, as well as by two-digit Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) code, for all industries in private and governmental
sectors at both state and county levels.
Current
Employment Statistics (NC Employment Security Commission)
Data on average weekly earnings, average weekly hours and average hourly
earnings, by month and year (1989-1998) provided for selected major industry
divisions, at state level and for 4 MSAs (Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro-Winston-Salem,
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill).
Avg
hourly pay, manufacturing, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Avg hourly
pay, manufacturing, state/region/city, quarterly (NC Dept of Commerce)
Avg
hourly pay ($1992), by type of manufacturing, 1995-1998 (FRB of Richmond)
Avg
weekly earnings ($1992), by type of manufacturing, 1995-1998 (FRB of Richmond)
Avg
annual pay, 1995, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Labor Union Membership
Mortality
Mortality
rates, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 5, SCHS (annual)
Includes
age-adjusted mortality rates for total population, including a) all causes;
b) diseases of heart; c) cerebrovascular disease; d) atherosclerosis;
e) cancer; f) diabetes; f) pneumonia/influenza; g) chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease; h) nephritis/nephrosis; i) motor vehicle unintentional
injuries; j) all other unintentional injuries; k) suicide; and l) homicide/legal
intervention.
Years of potential life lost (YPLL)
Leading
causes of death, by county: SCHS (annual)
Infant
mortality, 1994-1998, by county: SCHS (annual)
Occupational
Fatalities: DOL (annual)
Motor
Vehicle Deaths: National Safety Council (annual)
Morbidity
Infectious Diseases
Morbidity
rates, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 5, SCHS (annual)
Includes
cases per 100,000 for a) reported syphilis; b) reported gonorrhea; verified
TB; c) Hepatitis A; d) Hepatitis B; and e) AIDS.
Chronic Diseases
Cancer Incidence: American Cancer Society (annual)
Hypertension: CDCP (annual)
Mental
Health
Health Behavior
Immunization Rates: CDCP
(annual)
Violent Crime
Violent
crime rate/100,000 pop., 1995, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS (annual)
Uniform
Crime Reports (NC State Bureau of Investigation)
Annual summary reports (1995-98) provide information
on violent crimes/100,000 for a) state (past 10 years); b) areas by urbanization;
and c) counties, number of violent crimes by weapon type, number for selected
counties and cities, and juvenile arrests for violent crimes.
Environmental Health
Toxic Waste Control
Solid
and hazardous waste maps (NC Geographic Data Clearinghouse)
Includes
maps of a) hazardous substance disposal sites; b) hazardous waste facilities;
and c) active municipal solid waste landfills.
Hazardous
waste sites on Superfund priorities list, 1996, NC vs. US: Table 3, (SCHS)
Air Quality
Air
resources maps (NC Geographic Data Clearinghouse)
Includes
map of air quality pollution discharge points.
Water
Quality
Water
resources maps (NC Geographic Data Clearinghouse)
Includes
extensive series of maps relating to a) wetlands; b) surface water; c)
subsurface water; d) ocean; and e) measuring and monitoring.
Reproductive Health>
Pregnancy
outcome statistics, 1994/1996, NC vs. US: Table 4, SCHS (annual)
Includes
abortions, live births by race, annual growth in births, birth rates/1,000
population and per 1,000 women 15-44, teen birth rate, infant death rates
(total, postneonatal and neonatal) and 6 outcome indicators, by race: %
low birthweight; % very low birthweight; % unmarried mothers; % late/no
prenatal care; % 1st trimester prenatal care; and C-section rates.
Unwanted Pregnancy Rates:
NCHS (annual)
Abortion Rates: NCHS (annual)
Fertility
Rates: NCHS (annual)
Inadequate
Prenatal Care: NCHS (annual)
Infant
Mortality: NCHS (annual)
Low birthweight
Infants: CDCP
Coverage: General
NC Health Insurance
Coverage, CPS, 1990,
1991, 1992,
1993: NC OSP
Urban Institute: State
Data on Health Care Access/Financing
(Sections A&B)
Coverage: Private
Urban Institute:
State Data on Health
Care Access/Financing (Sections
A&B)
Average Daily Health
Insurance Coverage, by Source & County: 1995
Average Daily Health Insurance Coverage Percentage,
by Source & County: 1995
Coverage: Managed Care
Managed
Care (NC Department of Insurance)
Separate
links
Medicare HMO Enrollment Rate: HCFA (annual)
Medicaid HMO Enrollment Rate: HCFA (annual)
PPO Organizations:
Coverage: Medicare
Percent Covered
by Medicare: HCFA (annual)
Percent
with Supplemental Medicare Coverage: (annual)
Eligible
Elderly without Medicaid Coverage: (annual)
Coverage: Low Income Population
Percent Below Poverty Covered
by Medicaid, County
Percent Below
Poverty Covered by Private, County
Average Daily Uninsured and Uninsured Poor, by Age
& County: 1995
Annual Medically Indigent "At Risk" Population,
by County: 1995
Annual Medically Indigent "At Risk"
Percent of Population, by County: 1995
Summary Rankings of Inadequate Coverage, by County:
1995
Coverage: Uninsured
Uninsured Rate:
Census (annual)
Low Income Uninsured Children: Census (periodic)
Average Daily Uninsured and Uninsured Poor, by Age
& County: 1995
Annual
Medically Indigent "At Risk" Population, by County: 1995
Annual Medically Indigent "At Risk"
Percent of Population, by County: 1995
Summary Rankings of Inadequate Coverage, by County:
1995
Coverage: Regulation
High Risk Pool
for Medically Uninsurable: (Communicating for Agriculture: annual)
Small Group Insurance Market Reforms:
Individual Insurance Market Reforms:
Community Rating Requirements:
Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance:
Mandated Health Insurance Benefits:
Any-Willing-Provider Requirements: (annual)
Access: Barriers to Access
Percent Living
in Areas Underserved by Primary Care MDs: HRSA (annual)
Percent Living in Areas
Underserved by Dentists: HRSA (annual)
Percent Living in Areas
Underserved by Dentists: HRSA (annual)
Access: Resources Available
Generalist
MDs per 100,000: AMA (annual)
Specialty MDs per 100,000:
AMA (annual)
Medicare
Participation Rates: MPC (annual)
RNs per100,000: Bureau
of Health Professions (annual)
Nurse Practitioners per
100,000: AANP (annual)
Physician Assistants per
100,000: AAPA (annual)
Hospital Beds per 1,000:
AHA (annual)
Licensed SNF/ICF Beds per
1,000:
Medicare-certified Home
Health Agencies per 10,000 Aged:
Access: Utilization Hospital Admissions
per 1,000: AHA (annual)
Emergency Room Visits per
1,000: AHA (annual)
Hospital Outpatient Visits
per 1,000: AHA (annual)
Cost: General
Per
capita spending--public education, 1994/96, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS
Per Capita
Health Spending: HCFA (periodic)
Average Cost per Hospital
Stay: AHA (annual)
Average Cost per Hospital
Day: AHA (annual)
Average Cost per Nursing
Home Day:
Cost: Public Expenditures
Medicaid
Medicaid expenditures, NC: DMA
(annual)
Detailed spending by service
and source of payment; includes historical data on enrollment and expenditures.
Medicaid expenditures, county:
DMA (annual)
Includes total spending, spending
per eligible and spending per county resident.
Medicaid
benefits per recipient, FY1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
Medicare
Medicare
benefits per enrollee, FY1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
Medicare spending, by county: HCFA (annual)
Includes spending per enrollee
65+ and per disabled enrollee, with separate figures for Part A, Part
B, and total.
Spending benchmarks
Food
Stamp cost/participant, 1994/96, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
AFDC
monthly payment/family, 1992/94, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
School
Lunch Prog. cost/participant, 1994/96, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
Avg
weekly unemployment benefit, 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
Avg
monthly Social Security benefit 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3, SCHS
Public employment in health
State
gov. health employment (000's) 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3
State
gov. hospital employment (000's) 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3
Local
gov. health employment (000's) 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3
Local
gov. hospital employment (000's) 1993/95, NC vs. US: Table 3
State
employees/10,000 pop., 1995, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
Local
gov. employees/10,000 pop., 1995, NC vs. US: Table 2, SCHS (annual)
State Government Finances
Total
state government revenues, by source, 1994-1997 (FRB of Richmond)
Total
state government expenditures, by function, 1994-1997 (FRB of Richmond)
Local
Government Finances
County
Annual Financial Information Reports (AFIR) 1994-1998: Census
Provides information on county expenditures
for health and hospitals; but also contains details on total county revenues,
by source (including client & third party payments for health and
mental health); spending, by detailed object (including spending on health,
mental health, payments to county hospitals and payments to other hospitals).
Select State & Local Government Finance and then choose Annual Financial
Information in scrollbar at top of page.
Property Tax Burden, by County, 1997: John Locke Foundation (April 1999)
Total
Local Tax & Fee Burden, by County, 1997: John Locke Foundation (April
1999)
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KEY HEALTH POLICY ISSUE AREAS
Demographic Trends
Population Growth
Growing
Hispanic population has unique health needs: NCCPPR (September 1999)
Aging
Family Composition
Public Health
Children's Health
NC
Child Health Report Card: NCIOM (1997)
Adolescent Health
Older Adults
Women's Health
NC
Women's Health Report Card: NCIOM (1998)
Social Determinants of Health
Poverty
Is
Poverty Good Enough? Common Sense Foundation (Winter 1998)
Poor Housing
Illiteracy
Health Promotion
Smoking
Up
in Smoke (NC tobacco settlement): Carolina Journal (April/May 1999)
Health Protection
Sanitation
Food Safety
Drugs & Medical Devices
Occupational Health
Toying
with Worker Safety: Common Sense Foundation (October 1995)
Automobile Safety
Environmental Health
Water Quality
Are
We Killing the Neuse? Common Sense Foundation (October 1995)
State Regulation
of Pesticides: NCCPPR (September 1994)
Pesticide
Education Project, links to resources: Agricultural Resources Center
Pesticide
Program in NC has Strengths, Weaknesses: NCCPPR(September 1994)
Preventive Services
Dental Health
Task
Force on Dental Access: NCIOM (April 1999)
Pregnancy/Infant Health
Inventory of NC Efforts to reduce infant mortality: NCIOM (April 1991)
Healthy Mothers and Babies:
NCIOM Task Force to Reduce Infant Mortality (11/88)
Public Medical Programs
NC Programs Serving
Youth and Children: NCIOM (September 1999)
Children
with special needs go to state institutions: NCCPPR
Enabling
the Disabled: John Locke Foundation (January 1999)
Health Expenditures
Health Financing
Health Coverage
Healthy
Kids (Caring Program for Children): Common Sense (Winter 1998)
Health Delivery Systems
Managed
Care (NC Department of Insurance)
Separate
links provide a) list
of licensed HMOs (Excel); b) approved
service areas for licensed HMOs (Excel); c) individual HMO status
reports for 1997
and 1996;
and d) HMO
providers by county.
Health Industry/Hospitals/Physicians/Midlevel Providers
Nurse
Midwives in NC: NC Center on Nursing (5/99)
Nursing Professionals
Estimating
Demand for NC Nurses: NC Center on Nursing (1/97)
North
Carolina Trends in Nursing, 1982-1996: NC Center on Nursing (11/97)
Characteristics
of Newly Employed Nurses in NC: NC Center on Nursing (2/97)
Profile
of Newly Licensed RNs in NC: NC Center on Nursing (6/98)
Dental Health/Mental Health/All Other Health Professionals/Long Term Care
Tracking
the Cost of Assisted Living in NC: Duke LTC Resources (1998)
Assisted
Living Housing Research: Duke LTC Resources (10/96)
Issues
in Developing Case-managed Home/Community Care: NCIOM (August 1989)
Access/Utilization
Racial Barriers to Access
The
Health of Minority Citizens in NC: NCCPPR (March 1995)
Growing
Hispanic population has unique health needs: NCCPPR (September 1999)
Denying
Benefits: Common Sense Foundation (Spring 1998)
Geographical Barriers to Access
Quality/Satisfaction
Health Law/Bioethics
Health Care Regulation
Facilities
Regulation
Health Professionals Regulation
Reimbursement
of Advanced Practice Nurses in NC: NC Center for Nursing (2/97)
Health Insurance Regulation
Why
Kennedy-Kassebaum Needs Fixing: Carolina Journal (June/July 1997)
The
Case for Enacting a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Trust: Coalition for Public
Trust
How
to Stop the Great Blues Ripoff: Common Sense Foundation (Winter 1998)
Managed Care Regulation
NC
Department of Insurance, Division of Managed Care
1999
Managed Care Plan Comparison Guide for Consumers (NC DOI)
Plan
Comparison Checklist for Consumers (NCDOI)
NC Consumer Guide to Health
Plan Selection (NCIOM: February 2000)
Health Reform
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