HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1.6 |
| Whites | 1.5 |
| Blacks | 4.0 |
| Males | 1.4 |
| Females | 1.8 |
| White Males | 1.2 |
| White Females | 1.7 |
| Black Males | 3.9* |
| Black Females | 4.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 15,246 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 10,308 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 4,938 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 5,613 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 1,636 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 107 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 181 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 37 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 17 |
| Hospital Admissions | 508,224 |
| Hospital beds | 14,542 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 49 | 1,621,390 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 251,528 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 29 | 1,170,077 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 17 | 199,785 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 4,689,546 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 2,977,781 | 63.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 568,771 | 12.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 687,796 | 14.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 14,185 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 441,013 | 9.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 670,167 | 14.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 33,551 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 48,070 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 522,151 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 24 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |