Using Rural-Urban Variables: Considerations for Rural Public Health Research
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Description
A tip sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussing best practices for using rural and urban variables in public health studies. Discusses rural definitions, differences in rural communities, including rural communities in interpretation, and more.
Date
02/2026
Organization
CDC Office of Rural Health
Tagged as
Research methods and resources
· Rural definitions
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data