Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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According to Davie Health Director Barry Bass, the department is required to complete the assessment every four years.
Data gathered from local residents and people from county government is compared with statistics from The North Carolina Institute for Public Health.
The completed health assessment is the culmination of a years work and includes information on health status in the county and perceptions of health and other human services offered.
According to the assessment the population has grown significantly over the past 27 years. From 24,599 in 1980 to an estimated 40,597 in 2007.
Business closings and layoffs from 2002-2007 affected 476 people.
In 2005 the most common crime in Davie was larceny and the most violent crime was aggravated assault.
Of the 11,910 registered sex offenders in the state last year, 40 live in Davie.
The ratios of persons to health care providers are higher in Davie than the 2005 state average. At that time there was one dentist for every 3,244 persons and one medical doctor for every 2,595 persons ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.