HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.0 |
| Whites | 1.3 |
| Blacks | 4.7 |
| Males | 1.8 |
| Females | 2.2 |
| White Males | 1.2 |
| White Females | 1.5 |
| Black Males | 4.8 |
| Black Females | 4.7 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 6,265 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,249 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,016 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,945 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 443 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 18 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 52 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 16 |
| Hospital Admissions | 278,915 |
| Hospital beds | 7,878 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 70 | 502,647 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 38 | 228,018 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 28 | 271,467 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,791,804 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,336,557 | 74.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 37,960 | 2.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 385,556 | 21.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,379 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 28,352 | 1.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 43,696 | 2.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,069 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 38,088 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 219,509 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |