The gaming industry is a major new employer in the area. The unemployment rate above is a 1998 12-month average. The July 1999 unemployment rate was 2.8. 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. 66 Injuries were the leading cause of death for Indiana residents 1-4 years of age, regardless of race. 14 In Ohio County, the one unintentional injury death in 1997 was due to a motor vehicle accident. There were no homicides in the county, with only one intentional injury death by suicide. Nearly one-third of Indiana residents were considered obese.