|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) | 47 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
| Population (1995 - 1997) | 2372889 | 1969951 | 362483 | 48758 | 616041 | 1115635 |
| Crude Rate per 100,000 Population | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total MDs (1997) | 1305 | 789 | 88 | 13 | 213 | 383 |
| Hospital Based MDs (1997) | 241 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 41 |
| Office Based MDs (1997) | 1064 | 650 | 82 | 11 | 171 | 342 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) | 214 | 106 | 32 | 6 | 68 | 76 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) | 165 | 125 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 48 |
| General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OB/GYN MDs (1997) | 77 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| OB/GYN ODs (1995) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pediatrics MDs (1997) | 120 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Pediatrics ODs (1995) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 271 | 101 | 23 | 0 | 36 | 60 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4231 | 2202 | 432 | 20 | 893 | 1241 |
| Respiratory Specialists (1990) | 178 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 70 |
|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| with Medical School Affiliation (1996) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| with Community Outreach (1996) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| with Health Fair (1996) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| with a Health Information Center (1996) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Admissions (1996) | 68751 | 55502 | 9831 | 349 | 13062 | 25746 |
| Beds (1996) | 1573 | 1500 | 156 | 34 | 345 | 715 |
| In-patient Days (1996) | 367422 | 335251 | 32467 | 5208 | 53996 | 140287 |
| Out-patient Visits (1996) | 1084572 | 667220 | 459636 | 14242 | 191295 | 511276 |
|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7500 |
| Traditional HMOs (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7500 |
| IPA HMOs (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other HMOs (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1996) | 751272 | 622729 | 113351 | 15869 | 192311 | 349922 |
| Non Hispanic Whites | 331323 | 350576 | 53675 | 13910 | 91542 | 168392 |
| Blacks | 39148 | 39650 | 9957 | 135 | 9213 | 5837 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts | 9587 | 10956 | 1665 | 765 | 2119 | 6059 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders | 78478 | 27523 | 5115 | 187 | 19864 | 20140 |
| Total Hispanics | 309379 | 210503 | 45634 | 980 | 73590 | 157013 |
|   | Fresno | Kern | Kings | Mariposa | Merced | Tulare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita Income (1996) | 19012 | 17810 | 14553 | 18485 | 17064 | 16905 |
| Median Household Income (1995) | 30984 | 32183 | 28337 | 29339 | 27125 | 25935 |
| Persons in Poverty (1995) | 188008 | 124931 | 22999 | 2163 | 50278 | 98969 |
| Unemployment Rate (1996) | 13 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
| Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) | 72055 | 47138 | 9850 | 545 | 20880 | 41293 |
| Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) | 65308 | 42361 | 5235 | 1713 | 11873 | 20965 |