HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1.5 |
| Whites | 1.2 |
| Blacks | 3.4* |
| Males | 1.2* |
| Females | 1.7 |
| White Males | 0.9* |
| White Females | 1.5 |
| Black Males | 2.6* |
| Black Females | 3.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,574 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,928 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 646 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 836 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 213 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 19 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 20 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospital Admissions | 131,574 |
| Hospital beds | 2,698 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 68 | 684,659 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 4 | 34,748 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 50 | 569,742 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 14 | 80,169 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,242,629 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 931,305 | 74.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 61,523 | 5.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 204,139 | 16.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,917 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 41,745 | 3.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 79,414 | 6.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,777 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,862 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 113,716 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |