HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3.3 |
| Whites | 3.3 |
| Blacks | 7.1* |
| Males | 2.9 |
| Females | 3.7 |
| White Males | 2.8 |
| White Females | 3.7 |
| Black Males | 2.8* |
| Black Females | 10.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,256 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,813 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 443 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 741 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 172 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 15 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 20 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospital Admissions | 126,498 |
| Hospital beds | 2,635 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 29 | 388,120 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 2,799 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 10 | 75,840 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 17 | 309,481 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 996,538 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 597,262 | 59.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 303,416 | 30.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 38,656 | 3.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 33,608 | 3.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 23,596 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 322,754 | 32.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,635 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,881 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 168,925 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |