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|---|---|
| Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) | 41 |
| Population (1995 - 1997) | 2052543 |
| Crude Rate per 100,000 Population | 2 |
| Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population | 2.5 |
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|---|---|
| Total MDs (1997) | 1047 |
| Hospital Based MDs (1997) | 155 |
| Office Based MDs (1997) | 892 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) | 209 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) | 19 |
| General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) | 80 |
| General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) | 3 |
| OB/GYN MDs (1997) | 47 |
| OB/GYN ODs (1995) | 3 |
| Pediatrics MDs (1997) | 73 |
| Pediatrics ODs (1995) | 2 |
| Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) | 11 |
| Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) | 5 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 247 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4001 |
| Respiratory Specialists (1990) | 182 |
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|---|---|
| Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) | 7 |
| with Medical School Affiliation (1996) | 2 |
| with Community Outreach (1996) | 6 |
| with Health Fair (1996) | 5 |
| with a Health Information Center (1996) | 3 |
| Admissions (1996) | 62239 |
| Beds (1996) | 1248 |
| In-patient Days (1996) | 269992 |
| Out-patient Visits (1996) | 1978173 |
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|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1997) | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 |
| Traditional HMOs (1997) | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1997) | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 |
| Other HMOs (1997) | 0 |
| Membership (1997) | 0 |
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|---|---|
| Total Population (1996) | 657272 |
| Non Hispanic Whites | 528981 |
| Blacks | 52378 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts | 9733 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders | 41551 |
| Total Hispanics | 30955 |
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|---|---|
| Per capita Income (1996) | 21913 |
| Median Household Income (1995) | 37006 |
| Persons in Poverty (1995) | 76889 |
| Unemployment Rate (1996) | 6.2 |
| Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) | 17392 |
| Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) | 63156 |