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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Advancing Primary Care Delivery: Practical, Proven, and Scalable Approaches
Describes the U.S. primary care system and suggests several approaches for improving value and capacity. Includes rural-specific workforce and healthcare facility statistics.
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UnitedHealth Group
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Cause for Optimism? Child Poverty Declines for the First Time Since Before the Great Recession
Reports on child poverty rates between 2012 and 2013, highlighting the differences between rural and urban areas. Includes a breakdown of child poverty rates by state, region, and race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Marybeth Mattingly, Jessica A. Carson, Andrew Schaefer
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013
Reports on health insurance coverage, including data on private insurance, government insurance coverage, and the uninsured. Table 5 (page 11) offers metropolitan and non-metropolitan data. Based on data from the 2014 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Jessica C. Smith, Carla Medalia
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013
Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2012 and 2013, along with the percent change from 2012 to 2013. Includes statistics for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2014 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2013
Presents statistics on food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs. Also explores the prevalence of food insecurity by household characteristics, including metropolitan or nonmetropolitan location, and geographic census region.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Christian Gregory, Anita Singh
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Paediatric Trauma on the Last Frontier: An 11-Year Review of Injury Mechanisms, High-Risk Injury Patterns and Outcomes in Alaskan Children
Describes the development of a pediatric trauma system in remote, very rural, and urban Alaska from 2001 to 2011 using trauma data for all children 17 years and under. Includes comparative data for the type of injury and frequency, geographic region, high risk patterns, and outcomes.
Author(s): Christopher W. Snyder, Oliver J. Muensterer, Frank Sacco, Shawn D. Safford
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 73(1)
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Immigrant Sexual Minority Latino Men in Rural North Carolina: An Exploration of Social Context, Social Behaviors, and Sexual Outcomes
Describes key social variables for rural immigrant sexual minority Latino men and examines associations with consistent condom use, number of sex partners, and sexual compulsivity. Includes social behavior and contextual variables, such as language use, ethnicity of close friends, internet and email habits, and more.
Author(s): Paul A. Gilbert, Scott D. Rhodes
Citation: Journal of Homosexuality, 61(8), 1131-1151
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Association Between Individual and Geographic Factors and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Identifies factors associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, such as travel time to the nearest mammography facility, geographic accessibility, and rural versus urban residence. Table 1 lists characteristics of the study population and Figure 1 illustrated the geographic factors.
Author(s): Kevin A. Henry, Kaila McDonald, Recinda Sherman, Anita Y. Kinney, Antoinette M. Stroup
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 23(8), 664-674
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Urban-Rural and Regional Variability in the Prevalence of Food Insecurity: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Highlights a study on regional variability of food insecurity in Wisconsin from 2008-2012. Analyzes data based on age, race, and gender, and compares rural and urban areas of the state.
Author(s): Natalie Guerrero, Matthew C. Walsh, Kristen C. Malecki, F. Javier Nieto
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 113(4), 133-138
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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The Oral Health Workforce in New York
Summary of the oral health workforce across the state of New York. Includes demographics for both dentists and dental hygienists, discussion of the low availability of Medicaid oral health providers, and distribution of the workforce by region.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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