HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.6 |
| Whites | 2.7 |
| Blacks | 2.4* |
| Males | 2.2 |
| Females | 2.8 |
| White Males | 2.1* |
| White Females | 3.0 |
| Black Males | 4.6* |
| Black Females | 0.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,918 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,438 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 480 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 659 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 141 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 7 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 17 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospital Admissions | 86,801 |
| Hospital beds | 1,556 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 27 | 385,778 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 5 | 39,260 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 22 | 346,518 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 738,622 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 369,002 | 50.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 275,638 | 37.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 24,270 | 3.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 54,102 | 7.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 15,610 | 2.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 293,348 | 39.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,987 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,660 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 115,280 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 23 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |