HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6.8* |
| Whites | 6.4* |
| Blacks | 6.9* |
| Males | 3.6* |
| Females | 8.7* |
| White Males | 3.4* |
| White Females | 8.5* |
| Black Males | 4.2* |
| Black Females | 8.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 46 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 42 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 4 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 3 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 0 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospital Admissions | 5,303 |
| Hospital beds | 158 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 3 | 1,256 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 1,216 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 1 | 40 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 60,997 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 35,014 | 57.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 162 | 0.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 25,671 | 42.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 46 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 104 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 233 | 0.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,013 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 24,589 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 11,572 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |