HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.6 |
| Whites | 2.2 |
| Blacks | 9.1* |
| Males | 3.3 |
| Females | 2.3 |
| White Males | 2.9 |
| White Females | 1.9 |
| Black Males | 10.3* |
| Black Females | 8.1* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,466 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,257 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 209 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 605 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 147 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 8 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 9 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospital Admissions | 118,817 |
| Hospital beds | 2,434 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 29 | 409,915 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 7 | 127,459 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 6,646 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 20 | 275,810 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,003,070 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 434,911 | 43.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 408,191 | 40.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 56,516 | 5.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 13,628 | 1.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 89,824 | 9.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 431,402 | 43.0 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,397 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,372 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 241,079 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 19 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 13 |