The county does not have a shortage area designation. The county unemployment rate above is a 1998 12-month average. The July 1999 unemployment rate was 1.1. The poverty level was much lower than both the State and Nation. The above categories are not mutually exclusive.
People frequently rotate on and off different types of insurance as life factors change.
786 Injuries were the leading cause of death for Indiana residents 1-4 years of age, regardless of race. In Hamilton County, there were 31 unintentional injury deaths in 1997. There were 2 homicides in the county and another 10 intentional injury deaths by suicide. 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.