HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.4 |
| Whites | 1.7 |
| Blacks | 4.7 |
| Males | 2.1 |
| Females | 2.6 |
| White Males | 1.5 |
| White Females | 1.9 |
| Black Males | 4.1 |
| Black Females | 5.0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 11,999 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 8,008 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 3,991 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 3,919 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 865 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 86 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 83 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 42 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 34 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 38 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 36 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 26 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 35 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 32 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 29 |
| Hospital Admissions | 544,991 |
| Hospital beds | 11,790 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 52 | 1,339,700 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 10 | 390,674 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 42 | 949,026 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 4,536,124 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 3,268,025 | 72.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 99,191 | 2.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,043,526 | 23.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 17,382 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 108,000 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 113,360 | 2.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,971 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,132 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 532,357 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |