HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 |
| Whites | 2.3 |
| Blacks | 5.3* |
| Males | 2.3 |
| Females | 2.5 |
| White Males | 2.2 |
| White Females | 2.2 |
| Black Males | 3.5* |
| Black Females | 6.7* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,147 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,934 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 213 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 790 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 185 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 20 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 16 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospital Admissions | 94,752 |
| Hospital beds | 1,845 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 60 | 268,489 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 9 | 8,248 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 23 | 46,325 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 25 | 202,328 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,083,309 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 686,912 | 63.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 244,111 | 22.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 111,219 | 10.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 5,370 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 35,697 | 3.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 261,341 | 24.1 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 29,535 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,544 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 112,241 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 30 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |