Mortality
  Marion
Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) 72
Population (1995 - 1997) 2572308
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population 2.8
Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 3.6

Health-Care Providers
  Marion
Total MDs (1997) 3104
Hospital Based MDs (1997) 1054
Office Based MDs (1997) 2050
General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) 346
General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) 33
General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) 416
General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) 3
OB/GYN MDs (1997) 159
OB/GYN ODs (1995) 0
Pediatrics MDs (1997) 201
Pediatrics ODs (1995) 2
Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) 23
Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) 10
Registered Dieticians (1990) 424
Registered Nurses (1990) 8001
Respiratory Specialists (1990) 490

Hospital Resources
  Marion
Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) 10
with Medical School Affiliation (1996) 7
with Community Outreach (1996) 6
with Health Fair (1996) 7
with a Health Information Center (1996) 4
Admissions (1996) 173323
Beds (1996) 4075
In-patient Days (1996) 1087862
Out-patient Visits (1996) 3443722

HMO Resources
  Marion
Total HMOs (1997) 9
Membership (1997) 528446
Traditional HMOs (1997) 1
Membership (1997) 9654
IPA HMOs (1997) 2
Membership (1997) 86426
Other HMOs (1997) 6
Membership (1997) 432366

Demographics
  Marion
Total Population (1996) 817525
Non Hispanic Whites 608518
Blacks 188030
American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts 1788
Asian/Pacific Islanders 10212
Total Hispanics 11297

Education and Employment
  Marion
Per capita Income (1996) 25901
Median Household Income (1995) 33695
Persons in Poverty (1995) 104179
Unemployment Rate (1996) 3.6
Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) 35047
Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) 109617