Mortality
  Fulton
Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) 54
Population (1995 - 1997) 2250980
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population 2.4
Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 3

Health-Care Providers
  Fulton
Total MDs (1997) 4149
Hospital Based MDs (1997) 922
Office Based MDs (1997) 3227
General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) 216
General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) 15
General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) 592
General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) 0
OB/GYN MDs (1997) 291
OB/GYN ODs (1995) 0
Pediatrics MDs (1997) 307
Pediatrics ODs (1995) 1
Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) 37
Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) 21
Registered Dieticians (1990) 244
Registered Nurses (1990) 3638
Respiratory Specialists (1990) 113

Hospital Resources
  Fulton
Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) 10
with Medical School Affiliation (1996) 5
with Community Outreach (1996) 3
with Health Fair (1996) 3
with a Health Information Center (1996) 3
Admissions (1996) 139658
Beds (1996) 3898
In-patient Days (1996) 942367
Out-patient Visits (1996) 1480818

HMO Resources
  Fulton
Total HMOs (1997) 8
Membership (1997) 887354
Traditional HMOs (1997) 0
Membership (1997) 0
IPA HMOs (1997) 4
Membership (1997) 465641
Other HMOs (1997) 4
Membership (1997) 421713

Demographics
  Fulton
Total Population (1996) 718336
Non Hispanic Whites 303257
Blacks 383491
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts 1212
Asian/Pacific Islanders 13185
Total Hispanics 20923

Education and Employment
  Fulton
Per capita Income (1996) 37192
Median Household Income (1995) 35932
Persons in Poverty (1995) 147853
Unemployment Rate (1996) 4.9
Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) 32935
Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) 131001