HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1.4 |
| Whites | 1.2 |
| Blacks | 2.7 |
| Males | 1.1 |
| Females | 1.7 |
| White Males | 0.8 |
| White Females | 1.5 |
| Black Males | 2.8 |
| Black Females | 2.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 9,847 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 8,058 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,789 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 3,327 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 845 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 40 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 111 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 44 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 18 |
| Hospital Admissions | 518,820 |
| Hospital beds | 13,041 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 52 | 1,702,842 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 26 | 950,588 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 26 | 752,254 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 3,791,043 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,596,323 | 42.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,376,124 | 36.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 734,032 | 19.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 10,892 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 73,672 | 1.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,460,306 | 38.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,974 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 33,306 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 639,434 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |