Mortality
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Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) 41
Population (1995 - 1997) 2052543
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population 2
Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 2.5

Health-Care Providers
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Total MDs (1997) 1047
Hospital Based MDs (1997) 155
Office Based MDs (1997) 892
General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) 209
General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) 19
General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) 80
General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) 3
OB/GYN MDs (1997) 47
OB/GYN ODs (1995) 3
Pediatrics MDs (1997) 73
Pediatrics ODs (1995) 2
Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) 11
Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) 5
Registered Dieticians (1990) 247
Registered Nurses (1990) 4001
Respiratory Specialists (1990) 182

Hospital Resources
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Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) 7
with Medical School Affiliation (1996) 2
with Community Outreach (1996) 6
with Health Fair (1996) 5
with a Health Information Center (1996) 3
Admissions (1996) 62239
Beds (1996) 1248
In-patient Days (1996) 269992
Out-patient Visits (1996) 1978173

HMO Resources
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Total HMOs (1997) 0
Membership (1997) 0
Traditional HMOs (1997) 0
Membership (1997) 0
IPA HMOs (1997) 0
Membership (1997) 0
Other HMOs (1997) 0
Membership (1997) 0

Demographics
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Total Population (1996) 657272
Non Hispanic Whites 528981
Blacks 52378
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts 9733
Asian/Pacific Islanders 41551
Total Hispanics 30955

Education and Employment
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Per capita Income (1996) 21913
Median Household Income (1995) 37006
Persons in Poverty (1995) 76889
Unemployment Rate (1996) 6.2
Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) 17392
Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) 63156