HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.1 |
| Whites | 1.5 |
| Blacks | 7.6 |
| Males | 2.3 |
| Females | 2.1 |
| White Males | 1.5 |
| White Females | 1.4 |
| Black Males | 9.3* |
| Black Females | 6.5* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 4,201 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 3,237 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 964 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,396 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 293 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 26 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 30 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 17 |
| Hospital Admissions | 178,065 |
| Hospital beds | 4,684 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 33 | 615,697 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 7 | 113,178 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 21,121 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 22 | 481,398 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,462,422 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,138,133 | 77.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 63,217 | 4.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 225,553 | 15.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 8,644 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 26,875 | 1.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 71,327 | 4.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,618 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 45,928 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 166,707 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 22 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |