Self-Identified Rurality in a Nationally Representative Population in the US

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Evaluates self-identified rurality and ZIP code-derived Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) classification among 774 U.S. adults. Provides data on level of agreement between perceived rurality and RUCA classification, identifies factors contributing to discrepancies, and proposes a reclassification of selected RUCA codes.

Dustin C Krutsinger, Kuldeep N Yadav, Joanna L Hart

Rural and Remote Health, 24(1), 8483

01/2024

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Policy · Rural definitions · Statistics and data