Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Income
Risks of Developing Breast and Colorectal Cancer in Association with Incomes and Geographic Locations in Texas: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Study examining the association between median household income and the occurrence of breast and colorectal cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including geographic location. Discusses differences for rural/urban areas and border counties.
Author(s): Zheyu Liu, Kai Zhang, Xianglin L. Du
Citation: BMC Cancer, 16, 294
Date: 04/2016
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Study examining the association between median household income and the occurrence of breast and colorectal cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including geographic location. Discusses differences for rural/urban areas and border counties.
Author(s): Zheyu Liu, Kai Zhang, Xianglin L. Du
Citation: BMC Cancer, 16, 294
Date: 04/2016
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Average ≤6 Hours of Sleep, by Family Income Group and Metropolitan Status of Residence - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2013
Chart showing the percent of people who slept six hours or less daily, grouped by income level. Includes data for the United States as a whole, metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(12), 335
Date: 04/2015
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Chart showing the percent of people who slept six hours or less daily, grouped by income level. Includes data for the United States as a whole, metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(12), 335
Date: 04/2015
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High Deductible Health Insurance Plans in Rural Areas
Examines whether rural residents with private insurance are more likely to have a high deductible health insurance plan (HDHP) than urban residents, and if it differs by location in remote, rural areas. Addresses differences in income and education and offers recommendations related to the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Residents More Likely to be Enrolled in High Deductible Health Plans
Author(s): Jennifer D. Lenardson, Erika C. Ziller, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 05/2014
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines whether rural residents with private insurance are more likely to have a high deductible health insurance plan (HDHP) than urban residents, and if it differs by location in remote, rural areas. Addresses differences in income and education and offers recommendations related to the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Residents More Likely to be Enrolled in High Deductible Health Plans
Author(s): Jennifer D. Lenardson, Erika C. Ziller, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 05/2014
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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A Comparison of Metro and Nonmetro Incomes in a Twenty-First Century Economy
Utilizes data from the 2009 Current Population Survey to compare the incomes of the residents of metro with nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 27(1), 1-23
Date: 2012
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Utilizes data from the 2009 Current Population Survey to compare the incomes of the residents of metro with nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 27(1), 1-23
Date: 2012
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Rural Child Well-Being Dashboards
Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Michigan's Opioid Use Landscape
An interactive county-level map that provides information on opioid use in Michigan. Users can select indicators by county, overdose rates, fatalities, socioeconomic variables, opioid use hot spots, location of substance use disorder (SUD) care facilities, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
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An interactive county-level map that provides information on opioid use in Michigan. Users can select indicators by county, overdose rates, fatalities, socioeconomic variables, opioid use hot spots, location of substance use disorder (SUD) care facilities, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
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Tennessee Livability Indicators Dashboard
Dashboard providing data on livability by county in Tennessee. Topics covered include community demographics, economics, health behaviors, causes of death, aging, infrastructure, food access, healthcare access, health status, housing, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, Tennessee Livability Collaborative
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Dashboard providing data on livability by county in Tennessee. Topics covered include community demographics, economics, health behaviors, causes of death, aging, infrastructure, food access, healthcare access, health status, housing, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, Tennessee Livability Collaborative
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Community-Led Solutions That Address the Root Causes of America's Unique Longevity Problem Can Improve Health for All
Discusses causes of mortality in the United States, with data on chronic disease, suicide, and injuries. Includes an interactive county-level map showing suicide deaths per 100,000 people, along with contextual community conditions such as people per primary care physician and mental health provider, unemployment rates, median household income, and broadband access, with rural versus urban counties highlighted.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Discusses causes of mortality in the United States, with data on chronic disease, suicide, and injuries. Includes an interactive county-level map showing suicide deaths per 100,000 people, along with contextual community conditions such as people per primary care physician and mental health provider, unemployment rates, median household income, and broadband access, with rural versus urban counties highlighted.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Rural Economic Development Tool
Dashboard providing county-level data on employment, income, economic function, Internet infrastructure, population, housing, and more. Data may be compared among individual counties, by other counties with similar levels of rurality, and state and national trends, among other metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Dashboard providing county-level data on employment, income, economic function, Internet infrastructure, population, housing, and more. Data may be compared among individual counties, by other counties with similar levels of rurality, and state and national trends, among other metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Rural Data Central
Provides rural-focused data on population demographics, social characteristics, economic characteristics, housing and loans, and federal housing assistance. Includes interactive maps that present data at the national, state, county, census tract, congressional district, and tribal tract levels, as well as by small town and rural, suburban and exurban, urban, or all areas. Requires users to create a free profile and sign in to access data.
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provides rural-focused data on population demographics, social characteristics, economic characteristics, housing and loans, and federal housing assistance. Includes interactive maps that present data at the national, state, county, census tract, congressional district, and tribal tract levels, as well as by small town and rural, suburban and exurban, urban, or all areas. Requires users to create a free profile and sign in to access data.
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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