Mortality
  New York
Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) 166
Population (1995 - 1997) 4765956
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population 3.5
Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 3.7

Health-Care Providers
  New York
Total MDs (1997) 14167
Hospital Based MDs (1997) 5607
Office Based MDs (1997) 8560
General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) 291
General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) 56
General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) 2675
General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) 18
OB/GYN MDs (1997) 675
OB/GYN ODs (1995) 2
Pediatrics MDs (1997) 840
Pediatrics ODs (1995) 5
Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) 128
Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) 60
Registered Dieticians (1990) 523
Registered Nurses (1990) 11909
Respiratory Specialists (1990) 202

Hospital Resources
  New York
Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) 16
with Medical School Affiliation (1996) 15
with Community Outreach (1996) 12
with Health Fair (1996) 12
with a Health Information Center (1996) 12
Admissions (1996) 392374
Beds (1996) 10903
In-patient Days (1996) 3347975
Out-patient Visits (1996) 5232583

HMO Resources
  New York
Total HMOs (1997) 9
Membership (1997) 2691159
Traditional HMOs (1997) 1
Membership (1997) 771277
IPA HMOs (1997) 3
Membership (1997) 1464164
Other HMOs (1997) 5
Membership (1997) 455718

Demographics
  New York
Total Population (1996) 1533774
Non Hispanic Whites 668520
Blacks 407717
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts 7693
Asian/Pacific Islanders 146357
Total Hispanics 450793

Education and Employment
  New York
Per capita Income (1996) 64411
Median Household Income (1995) 34405
Persons in Poverty (1995) 346079
Unemployment Rate (1996) 7.4
Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) 136204
Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) 462289