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LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREAS: (POPULATION)

 NEW YORK - 18,054,000
 LOS ANGELES - 13,471,000
 CHICAGO - 8,147,000
 SAN FRANCISCO - 5.953,000
 PHILADELPHIA - 5,891,000

ETHNIC COMPOSITION:

 78 PERCENT WHITE
 12 PERCENT BLACK
 8 PERCENT HISPANIC
 2 PERCENT ASIAN , AMERICAN INDIAN, ESKIMO AND
ALEUT

RELIGION:

 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS BODIES -
142,800,000
 PROTESTANT - 78,991,000
 ROMAN CATHOLIC - 52,893,000
 JEW1SH—3,980,000
 OTHER RELIGIONS — 6,936,000

LANGUAGE:

 PREDOMINATELY ENGLISH WITH A SIZABLE
SPANISH- SPEAKING MINORITY

HEALTH CARE:

 75.1 PERCENT OF POPULATION COVERED BY PRIVATE
HEALTH INSURANCE
 202 PHYSICIANS PER 100,000 PERSONS
 6,841 HOSPITALS
 BEDS PER 1,000 PERSONS
 32,411,000 INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY MEDICARE—
HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PRIMARILY FOR PERSONS AGE 65 AND
OLDER