Mortality
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Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) 504
Population (1995 - 1997) 16071017
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population 3.1
Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 3.6

Health-Care Providers
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Total MDs (1997) 16298
Hospital Based MDs (1997) 5750
Office Based MDs (1997) 10548
General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) 1525
General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) 244
General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) 3494
General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) 49
OB/GYN MDs (1997) 972
OB/GYN ODs (1995) 33
Pediatrics MDs (1997) 1243
Pediatrics ODs (1995) 18
Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) 99
Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) 80
Registered Dieticians (1990) 1799
Registered Nurses (1990) 41232
Respiratory Specialists (1990) 1330

Hospital Resources
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Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) 61
with Medical School Affiliation (1996) 35
with Community Outreach (1996) 43
with Health Fair (1996) 45
with a Health Information Center (1996) 34
Admissions (1996) 767751
Beds (1996) 20321
In-patient Days (1996) 4771837
Out-patient Visits (1996) 10292663

HMO Resources
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Total HMOs (1997) 18
Membership (1997) 1937126
Traditional HMOs (1997) 3
Membership (1997) 47447
IPA HMOs (1997) 7
Membership (1997) 269576
Other HMOs (1997) 8
Membership (1997) 1620103

Demographics
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Total Population (1996) 5096540
Non Hispanic Whites 2689807
Blacks 1369307
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts 12996
Asian/Pacific Islanders 239104
Total Hispanics 840646

Education and Employment
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Per capita Income (1996) 28861
Median Household Income (1995) 37824
Persons in Poverty (1995) 747979
Unemployment Rate (1996) 5.5
Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) 379239
Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) 750038