Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
Child Poverty Rates by Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 1989-2016
Line chart comparing metropolitan and nonmetro child poverty rates, based on 1990-2013 Current Population Survey data combined with 2007-2016 American Community Survey data.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Line chart comparing metropolitan and nonmetro child poverty rates, based on 1990-2013 Current Population Survey data combined with 2007-2016 American Community Survey data.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Children by Age, Poverty Status, and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2016
Bar chart showing poverty status for metropolitan and nonmetro children under 6 years of age, ages 6-11, and ages 12-17. Poverty levels shown include low-income, moderately poor, and deeply poor.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart showing poverty status for metropolitan and nonmetro children under 6 years of age, ages 6-11, and ages 12-17. Poverty levels shown include low-income, moderately poor, and deeply poor.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Variations in Obesity Rates between US Counties: Impacts of Activity Access, Food Environments, and Settlement Patterns
Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.
Author(s): Peter Congdon
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1023
Date: 09/2017
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Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.
Author(s): Peter Congdon
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1023
Date: 09/2017
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2016 Child Poverty Rate Sees Largest Decline Since Before Great Recession: Poverty Persists as Challenge for the United States
Data snapshot showing trends in the U.S. child poverty rate between 2007 and 2016, organized by city, rural, or suburban location. Also includes an aggregate rate for all locations. Linked appendix provides state-by-state and regional (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) rates.
Additional links: Appendix Table
Author(s): Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew Schaefer, Jessica A. Carson
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Data snapshot showing trends in the U.S. child poverty rate between 2007 and 2016, organized by city, rural, or suburban location. Also includes an aggregate rate for all locations. Linked appendix provides state-by-state and regional (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) rates.
Additional links: Appendix Table
Author(s): Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew Schaefer, Jessica A. Carson
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016
Provides estimates of poverty for the official poverty measure and the supplemental poverty measure, which takes into account government programs that support low-income families. Appendix Tables A-1, A-2, and A-8 provide data for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Liana Fox
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Provides estimates of poverty for the official poverty measure and the supplemental poverty measure, which takes into account government programs that support low-income families. Appendix Tables A-1, A-2, and A-8 provide data for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Liana Fox
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016
Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2015 and 2016, along with the percent change from 2015 to 2016. Includes statistics for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2017 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Jessica L. Semega, Kayla R. Fontenot, Melissa A. Kollar
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2015 and 2016, along with the percent change from 2015 to 2016. Includes statistics for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). Based on data from the 2017 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Author(s): Jessica L. Semega, Kayla R. Fontenot, Melissa A. Kollar
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Low Education Rural Counties Have Worse Economic Outcomes on Average than Other Rural Counties
Bar chart comparing low education counties, where at least 20% of working age adults lack a high school diploma, to all other rural counties on the following factors: poverty, child poverty, and unemployment. Based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey data.
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart comparing low education counties, where at least 20% of working age adults lack a high school diploma, to all other rural counties on the following factors: poverty, child poverty, and unemployment. Based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey data.
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Report of housing conditions and needs for Native Hawaiians as part of a larger Native American housing study mandated by Congress in 2009. Includes discussion of population growth and distribution; demographic, social, and economic conditions; housing conditions and needs; circumstances of Native Hawaiians residing on Hawaiian Home Lands and those on the waiting list; and housing policy and programs. Rural and urban comparisons, particularly in the Home Lands discussion, are available.
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Report of housing conditions and needs for Native Hawaiians as part of a larger Native American housing study mandated by Congress in 2009. Includes discussion of population growth and distribution; demographic, social, and economic conditions; housing conditions and needs; circumstances of Native Hawaiians residing on Hawaiian Home Lands and those on the waiting list; and housing policy and programs. Rural and urban comparisons, particularly in the Home Lands discussion, are available.
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011-2015)
Identifies trends in care of and prevalence of diabetes in terms of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and explores individual and community factors related to diabetes and diabetics' unmet medical needs. Features statistics on percentages of adults diagnosed with diabetes from 2011-2015 and distribution of diabetes and foregone medical care, with breakdowns including race or ethnicity, income, and levels of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne, Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(5), 464
Date: 05/2017
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Identifies trends in care of and prevalence of diabetes in terms of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and explores individual and community factors related to diabetes and diabetics' unmet medical needs. Features statistics on percentages of adults diagnosed with diabetes from 2011-2015 and distribution of diabetes and foregone medical care, with breakdowns including race or ethnicity, income, and levels of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne, Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(5), 464
Date: 05/2017
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Tuberculosis And Rural Health Care In America
Episode of WBUR's On Point radio program, featuring discussion of a tuberculosis outbreak in rural Perry county, Alabama. Describes attempts to screen and treat low-income patients, despite many residents' mistrust of the medical profession. Panelists include the author of a recent Harper's Magazine article about tuberculosis in the Black Belt, a Perry County doctor, a University of Alabama professor of rural medicine, and a healthcare reporter from the Los Angeles Times.
Date: 05/2017
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Episode of WBUR's On Point radio program, featuring discussion of a tuberculosis outbreak in rural Perry county, Alabama. Describes attempts to screen and treat low-income patients, despite many residents' mistrust of the medical profession. Panelists include the author of a recent Harper's Magazine article about tuberculosis in the Black Belt, a Perry County doctor, a University of Alabama professor of rural medicine, and a healthcare reporter from the Los Angeles Times.
Date: 05/2017
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