Risk Factor: Family Conflict
Data Indicator: Divorce - Population % 18 years & older
Narrative: State of Ohio and Mahoning County divorce rates appear substantially lower than the nation.
   
Source of data:

US Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the US Report. Reported in Statistical Abstract of the US, 1997. Vital Statistics 1997 - 1998.
Local data: http://www.odh.state.oh.us/data/whare/MarDiv/Div.htm
Ohio Department of Development - Ohio County Profiles - January 2002
   
   
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Contact information:
Comprehensive Strategy Mahoning County, Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center, 300 E. Scott Street, Youngstown, OH 44505; Phone: 330.740.2278 x8138; Fax: 330.740.2272; Email: alwhite@mahoningcounty.org This website created by Carol Trube, YSU Center for Urban Studies, April 2001