The entire county has a shortage area designation. The unemployment rate above is a 1998 12-month average. The July 1999 unemployment rate was 2.3. The high school dropout rate was much higher than the State rate. The above categories are not mutually exclusive.
People frequently rotate on and off different types of insurance as life factors change.
The lack of providers in the county caused difficulties in obtaining services, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay. In Franklin County, there were 8 unintentional injury deaths in 1997. There were no homicides in the county. Nearly one-third of Indiana residents were considered obese. After age 45, obese respondents were much more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than those who were not obese.