HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1.8 |
| Whites | 1.6 |
| Blacks | 5.2 |
| Males | 1.6 |
| Females | 2.0 |
| White Males | 1.2 |
| White Females | 1.9 |
| Black Males | 7.4* |
| Black Females | 4.2* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 15,072 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 9,917 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 5,155 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 4,622 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 1,176 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 75 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 128 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 33 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 30 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 31 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 29 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 31 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 30 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 25 |
| Hospital Admissions | 412,919 |
| Hospital beds | 8,241 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 47 | 1,694,541 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 23 | 502,240 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 24 | 1,192,301 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 3,397,426 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 2,788,616 | 82.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 144,666 | 4.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 283,724 | 8.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 8,439 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 171,981 | 5.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 186,509 | 5.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 37,476 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 48,943 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 323,613 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 31 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |