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St.
Bernard Parish |
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Parishes |
| POPULATION, 2000 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
St.Bernard |
| Total |
281,421,906 |
4,468,976 |
67,229 |
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| By Age |
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| 18 and Younger |
76,168,003 |
1,291,025 |
17,869 |
| 19 to 64 Years |
170,274,931 |
2,659,854 |
40,150 |
| 65 and Older |
34,978,972 |
518,097 |
9,210 |
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| Medicare Eligible |
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| As a % of Total
Population |
12.4 |
11.6 |
13.8 |
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| Percent of Population
Without Vehicles |
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| Owner-Occupied Housing Units |
4.5 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units |
21.6 |
24.2 |
21.3 |
| Source:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000,Summary File 3 (SF 3), Table P6 Sex by
Age, |
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| Summary File 4 (SF4) Table
QT-H11 Vehicles Available and Household Income in 1999 |
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| http://www.factfinder.census.gov/ |
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| MEDICAID and
LaCHIP, 2003-2004 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
St.Bernard |
| Medicaid |
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| # Eligible |
not available |
1,048,048 |
12,407 |
| # Recipients |
1,048,209 |
11,975 |
| As
% of Total Population |
23.3 |
18.1 |
| LaCHIP |
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|
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| # Eligible |
not available |
114,559 |
1,512 |
| # Recipients |
109,077 |
1,405 |
| As a % of Eligible
Population |
95.2 |
92.9 |
| Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Medicaid
Annual Report 2003-2004. |
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| http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp |
<key words: Medicaid Annual Report> |
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| HEALTH INSURANCE |
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United States |
Louisiana |
St.Bernard |
| Estimated Uninsured
Children Under 19 by Parish |
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| # Uninsured |
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143,999 |
1,547 |
| %
uninsured |
|
10.0 |
8.6 |
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| Estimated
Uninsured - by DHH Administrative Region |
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| # Adults – 19 to 65 Years |
|
576,500 |
131,000 |
| % Uninsured Adults |
|
21.1 |
20.9 |
| #
Adults under 200% FPL1 |
|
400,000 |
103,800 |
| % Uninsured |
|
42.5 |
46.5 |
| # Children – 18 &
Younger |
|
135,400 |
27,400 |
| % Uninsured Children |
|
11.1 |
9.6 |
| # Children under 200% FPL1 |
|
77,200 |
18,500 |
| % Uninsured |
|
12.9 |
13.2 |
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| Estimated
Insured Adults - by DHH Administrative Region |
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| % Insured by Employer |
|
55.3 |
57.3 |
| % Insured by LaChip/Medicaid |
|
4.5 |
5.2 |
| % insured by Military |
|
2.9 |
3.6 |
| % Bought
Insurance |
|
8.5 |
7.2 |
| % Insured by Medicare |
|
4.1 |
4.0 |
| % insured by Former Employer |
|
4.4 |
3.4 |
| % Insured by Someone Not Living in Household |
|
1.3 |
1.2 |
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| 1Federal Poverty Level |
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| Source:
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Health Insurance
Survey, |
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| Conducted by the LSU Public
Policy Research Lab, Released April 21, 2004. U.S. Data: DeNavas-Walt,
Carmen, |
| Bernadette D. Proctor, and
Robert J. Mills, |
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| http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp |
<key words: health insurance survey>. |
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| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS |
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United States |
Louisiana |
St.Bernard |
| Primary Care Physicians
(PCPs) |
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| Family Practice |
not available |
849 |
1 |
| General Practice |
278 |
1 |
| Infectious Disease |
11 |
0 |
| Internal Medicine |
1,901 |
16 |
| Obstetrics &
Gynecology |
594 |
1 |
| Pediatrics |
817 |
3 |
| Total PCP |
4,439 |
22 |
| Mental Health Provider |
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| Psychiatrists |
442 |
1 |
| Social Workers |
3,133 |
15 |
| Total Mental Health
Providers |
3,575 |
16 |
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| Nursing Homes Facilities |
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| Number of Facilities |
317 |
5 |
| Number of Beds |
39,246 |
474 |
| Source:
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Standards, March 2005,
Licensed Beds |
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