Rural-Urban Variations in Travel Burdens for Care: Findings from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey
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Description
Provides estimates of the distance traveled and time spent
on one-way trips for medical and dental care, examines how
rural residents' travel behaviors vary by sociodemographic
and geographic characteristics, and evaluates factors
associated with a high travel burden for medical and dental
care among rural residents. Features statistics with
breakdowns by time and distance traveled, age,
sex, household income, and rural or urban residence.
Author(s)
Marvellous Akinlotan, Kristin Primm, Nima Khodakarami, Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date
07/2021
Organization
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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· Health disparities
· Oral health
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Transportation