Vulnerable Rural Counties: The Changing Rural Landscape, 2000-2010
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Description
Examined how rural counties were impacted by the 2008
recession, specifically focused on an increase in poverty
levels, shifts in population, and loss or reduction of
healthcare services and facilities. Includes
county-by-county maps with data such as poverty and
unemployment rates, elderly population, educational level,
non-White population, health insurance coverage,
availability of primary care and other specialties, and
change in number of hospitals and other healthcare
facilities. Appendices include tables comparing urban and
rural/remote county statistics.
Author(s)
Kevin J. Bennett, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Matthew Yuen, Deshia Leonhirth, Janice C. Probst
Date
07/2016
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
Tagged as
County-by-county data · Economics and the economy · Elderly population · Health workforce supply and demand · Hospitals · Physicians · Primary care · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Uninsured and underinsured
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- Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center), view details