HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.9 |
| Whites | 1.5 |
| Blacks | 4.9 |
| Males | 2.5 |
| Females | 3.4 |
| White Males | 1.2* |
| White Females | 1.9 |
| Black Males | 4.7 |
| Black Females | 5.3 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 9,415 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 6,629 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,786 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 3,066 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 857 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 83 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 71 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 15 |
| Hospital Admissions | 287,876 |
| Hospital beds | 6,778 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 64 | 862,067 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 48 | 581,918 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 16 | 280,149 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 2,362,659 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,100,084 | 46.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 149,192 | 6.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 952,717 | 40.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 8,457 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 152,209 | 6.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 176,832 | 7.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 34,949 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 50,566 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 231,336 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 35 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |