Growth and Persistence of Place-Based Mortality in the United States: The Rural Mortality Penalty

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Examines CDC online epidemiologic research data from 1970 to 2016 for urban and rural county mortality trends. Uses U.S. Census data and Bureau of Economic Analysis data to investigate the effects of rurality, education, poverty, income, and race on mortality.

Arthur G. Cosby, M. Maya McDoom-Echebiri, Wesley James, et al.

American Journal of Public Health, 109(1), 155–162

01/2019

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Educational attainment · Health disparities · Mortality · Poverty · Statistics and data