Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Income
Understanding Low-Income and Low-Access Census Tracts Across the Nation: Subnational and Subpopulation Estimates of Access to Healthy Food
Examines access to food stores by state, metropolitan, and micropolitan area as a proxy for healthy food access. Estimates rural areas' distance to the nearest and third-nearest food store with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, age, vehicle access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Examines access to food stores by state, metropolitan, and micropolitan area as a proxy for healthy food access. Estimates rural areas' distance to the nearest and third-nearest food store with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, age, vehicle access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Practicing Medicine in Rural America: Listening to Primary Care Physicians
Reports on focus group research and interviews with primary care physicians regarding the challenges of serving rural, low-income patients. Highlights issues related to poverty, healthy food access, mental health, substance abuse, specialty care access, and transportation. Third post in the series "Listening to Primary Care Physicians for Low-Income Patients."
Author(s): Shanoor Seervai
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Reports on focus group research and interviews with primary care physicians regarding the challenges of serving rural, low-income patients. Highlights issues related to poverty, healthy food access, mental health, substance abuse, specialty care access, and transportation. Third post in the series "Listening to Primary Care Physicians for Low-Income Patients."
Author(s): Shanoor Seervai
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes: Description and Top-Line Summary Data
Results of a survey designed to provide insight into how people in the U.S. think about, value, and prioritize health and issues of health equity. Appendix A shows survey results comparing populations by city size, with breakdowns by rural areas, small towns, midsized cities, and large cities, and Appendix B features statistics comparing urban and rural areas.
Additional links: Appendix A: Survey Results Comparing Populations by City Size, Appendix B: Survey Results Comparing Urban and Rural Populations
Author(s): Katherine Grace Carman, Anita Chandra, Sarah Weilant, Carolyn Miller, Margaret Tait
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: RAND Corporation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Results of a survey designed to provide insight into how people in the U.S. think about, value, and prioritize health and issues of health equity. Appendix A shows survey results comparing populations by city size, with breakdowns by rural areas, small towns, midsized cities, and large cities, and Appendix B features statistics comparing urban and rural areas.
Additional links: Appendix A: Survey Results Comparing Populations by City Size, Appendix B: Survey Results Comparing Urban and Rural Populations
Author(s): Katherine Grace Carman, Anita Chandra, Sarah Weilant, Carolyn Miller, Margaret Tait
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: RAND Corporation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Poverty Rates/Median Household Income in the United States by County Type: 2013-2017
Bar charts showing poverty rates and median household income for all counties, mostly urban counties, mostly rural counties, and completely rural counties.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Bar charts showing poverty rates and median household income for all counties, mostly urban counties, mostly rural counties, and completely rural counties.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017
Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2016 and 2017, along with the percent change from 2016 to 2017. Includes statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2018 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Author(s): Kayla Fontenot, Jessica Semega, Melissa Kollar
Date: 09/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2016 and 2017, along with the percent change from 2016 to 2017. Includes statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2018 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Author(s): Kayla Fontenot, Jessica Semega, Melissa Kollar
Date: 09/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Urban Areas Offer Higher Earnings for Workers with Higher Levels of Education
Bar chart showing median earnings by highest educational attainment for rural and urban areas in 2016 for earners age 25 and older.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart showing median earnings by highest educational attainment for rural and urban areas in 2016 for earners age 25 and older.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Analysis of Cost-of-Living Data for Pennsylvania Counties
Features a report on the cost-of-living in Pennsylvania by county. Looks at costs of utilities, transportation, and healthcare, among others, while identifying whether or not counties are rural.
Author(s): Kenneth K.T. Louie, James A. Kurre
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Features a report on the cost-of-living in Pennsylvania by county. Looks at costs of utilities, transportation, and healthcare, among others, while identifying whether or not counties are rural.
Author(s): Kenneth K.T. Louie, James A. Kurre
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Education, Income, and Employment and Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Results of a study measuring the effects of income, employment status, and education level on the rates of chronic disease among 14,632 American Indian or Alaska Native elders from 2011-2014. Features demographics with breakdowns by 10 chronic diseases.
Author(s): Collette Adamsen, Shawnda Schroeder, Steven LeMire, Paula Carter
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
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Results of a study measuring the effects of income, employment status, and education level on the rates of chronic disease among 14,632 American Indian or Alaska Native elders from 2011-2014. Features demographics with breakdowns by 10 chronic diseases.
Author(s): Collette Adamsen, Shawnda Schroeder, Steven LeMire, Paula Carter
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
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Health Policy Brief: Connections Between Income and Health
Presents a policy brief on income as a factor in health outcomes for people in Ohio. Looks at how healthcare access, health behavior, and overall health outcomes are related to individual and community income. Includes county-by-county income data.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Presents a policy brief on income as a factor in health outcomes for people in Ohio. Looks at how healthcare access, health behavior, and overall health outcomes are related to individual and community income. Includes county-by-county income data.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016
Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2015 and 2016, along with the percent change from 2015 to 2016. Includes statistics for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2017 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Jessica L. Semega, Kayla R. Fontenot, Melissa A. Kollar
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2015 and 2016, along with the percent change from 2015 to 2016. Includes statistics for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2017 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Jessica L. Semega, Kayla R. Fontenot, Melissa A. Kollar
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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