| Risk Factor: |
Family History of the Problem Behavior |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Treatment Admissions |
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| Narrative: |
Mahoning
County has an increased number of treatment admissions and assessments
between 1991 and 1995. Mahoning County's statistics are
3 times higher than the state and 5 times higher than national percentages.
In 1990, the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services implemented
systematic tracking methods which have been crucial in identifying the
needs and gaps in services in the county. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Lack
of Educational Attainment (Less Than 12 Years of School)
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| Narrative: |
The
percentage of educational attainment of individuals with an education
of 12 years of school or less is larger for Mahoning County than for the
nation. The 1990 census data also reported an illiteracy rate of 35% for
Youngstown residents, while the overall rate for Mahoning County was 22%. |
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| Source
of data: |
Census
of Population and Housing, 1990 Current Population Reports. Series
P-20. No. 459.
No. 459,493,475,486,493 Reported in Statistical Abstract of the United
States, 1997 |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Chronic
Liver Disease & Cirrhosis Death Rates |
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| Narrative: |
In
1995 and 1996, the rate of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis deaths
for Mahoning County was slightly higher than state and national rates.
Between 1996 and 1997, there was a 2.3 rate increase in Mahoning County,
which was almost 3 points higher than the state rate. These rates correspond
to the influx of individuals in alcohol treatment, diagnosed with cirrhosis
of the liver. |
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| Source
of data: |
U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics Vital Statistics Reported in Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 1997
Local data: District Board of Health - Mahoning County |
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