Rural-Urban Differences in Health Behaviors and Implications for Health Status Among U.S. Cancer Survivors

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Examines health behavior differences among rural and urban cancer survivors in the U.S. Determines associations between self-reported health status and health-related unemployment and associations between health behaviors and health status. Includes rural versus urban information on marital status, race/ethnicity, education, cancer type, health insurance, employment, BMI, smoking habits, alcohol use, and physical activity.

Kathryn E. Weaver, Nynikka Palmer, Lingyi Lu, L. Douglas Case, Ann M. Geiger

Cancer Causes and Control, 24(8), 1481-1490

08/2013

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Alcohol use · Cancer · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use