Development of the Rural Perception Scale (RPS-18)

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Examines perceptions of rurality through a survey of 1,384 people in rural Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Provides data breakdowns by geography of 18 perceptions related to belonging, attitudes toward rurality, loneliness, and community social ties. Discusses the relationship between individual factors, the concept of rurality, and geographically defined versus perceived rurality.

Sunny Jung Kim, Jennifer Alford-Teaster, Jenna E. Schiffelbein, Tracy Onega

The Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 348-367

09/2023

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Rural definitions · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Kentucky · New Hampshire · Vermont