Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
NCHS Rapid Surveys System: Chemical Hair Products
Tables showing trends in chemical hair product use by adults within a 12 month period. Includes data breakdown of various demographics including urbanicity. Data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics in August 2023.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Tables showing trends in chemical hair product use by adults within a 12 month period. Includes data breakdown of various demographics including urbanicity. Data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics in August 2023.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Rural Employment Has Returned to Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic Level
Chart comparing rural and urban employment levels by quarter between 2019 and 2023. Notes COVID-19 pandemic impacts.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Chart comparing rural and urban employment levels by quarter between 2019 and 2023. Notes COVID-19 pandemic impacts.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Commuting in the United States: 2022
Offers commuting behavior trends based on data from the American Community Survey in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Table 1 includes average travel time to work data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Michael Burrows, Charlynn Burd
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Offers commuting behavior trends based on data from the American Community Survey in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Table 1 includes average travel time to work data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Michael Burrows, Charlynn Burd
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage in Children Ages 9–17 Years: United States, 2022
Offers parent-reported data on the percentage of children 9-17 years of age who received at least one dose of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. Includes date for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Maria A. Villarroel, Adena M. Galinsky, Peng-Jun Lu, Cassandra Pingali
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Offers parent-reported data on the percentage of children 9-17 years of age who received at least one dose of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. Includes date for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Maria A. Villarroel, Adena M. Galinsky, Peng-Jun Lu, Cassandra Pingali
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Access in Brief: Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
Issue brief examining access to Medicaid coverage for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD), using data for fiscal years 2017-2018. Compares characteristics of adult Medicaid beneficiaries with ID/DD across racial and ethnic groups and by Medicaid-only or dually eligible status. Includes a section on home and community-based services and features demographics including breakdowns by rural or urban residence.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Issue brief examining access to Medicaid coverage for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD), using data for fiscal years 2017-2018. Compares characteristics of adult Medicaid beneficiaries with ID/DD across racial and ethnic groups and by Medicaid-only or dually eligible status. Includes a section on home and community-based services and features demographics including breakdowns by rural or urban residence.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Factors Associated with Gaps in Naloxone Knowledge: Evidence from a 2022 Great Plains Survey
Examines naloxone knowledge in Nebraska, such as familiarity with, access to, and competency administering naloxone. Analyzes 2022 Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey data with breakdowns according to respondent substance use, social and demographic data, and metro versus nonmetro location. Discusses issues such as naloxone access, education, and stigma related to opioid-related overdose deaths.
Author(s): Spencer Cooper-Ohm, Patrick Habecker, Ryan Humeniuk, Rick A. Bevins
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 37
Date: 02/2024
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Examines naloxone knowledge in Nebraska, such as familiarity with, access to, and competency administering naloxone. Analyzes 2022 Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey data with breakdowns according to respondent substance use, social and demographic data, and metro versus nonmetro location. Discusses issues such as naloxone access, education, and stigma related to opioid-related overdose deaths.
Author(s): Spencer Cooper-Ohm, Patrick Habecker, Ryan Humeniuk, Rick A. Bevins
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 37
Date: 02/2024
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Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, 2024
Report highlights the various measures of the rural and agricultural economy. Includes rates of rural versus urban poverty and unemployment, population change in metro and nonmetro areas, and rates of food security in principal cities, suburban, and rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Report highlights the various measures of the rural and agricultural economy. Includes rates of rural versus urban poverty and unemployment, population change in metro and nonmetro areas, and rates of food security in principal cities, suburban, and rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Geographic Differences in Preconception Health Indicators Among Ohio Women Who Delivered Live Births, 2019–2021
Examines preconception health indicators in Ohio women based on geographical differences. Utilizes data from the 2019–2021 Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey to analyze indicators such as health behaviors and conditions, substance use, and wanted versus unwanted pregnancy according to metropolitan, Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, and suburban location.
Author(s): Natalie DiPietro Mager, Michelle Menegay, Connie Bish, Reena Oza-Frank
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 02/2024
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Examines preconception health indicators in Ohio women based on geographical differences. Utilizes data from the 2019–2021 Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey to analyze indicators such as health behaviors and conditions, substance use, and wanted versus unwanted pregnancy according to metropolitan, Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, and suburban location.
Author(s): Natalie DiPietro Mager, Michelle Menegay, Connie Bish, Reena Oza-Frank
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 02/2024
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Association of Social Vulnerability Index and Masking Adherence among Children Enrolled in COVID-19 Community Research Partnership Study
Examines the relationship between social vulnerability and masking during the COVID-19 pandemic among children aged 2 to 17 years old and living in the Southeast. Provides data on masking adherence according to age, race/ethnicity, sex, social vulnerability, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Keerti L. Dantuluri, Asare Buahin, Diane Uschner, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 410
Date: 02/2024
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Examines the relationship between social vulnerability and masking during the COVID-19 pandemic among children aged 2 to 17 years old and living in the Southeast. Provides data on masking adherence according to age, race/ethnicity, sex, social vulnerability, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Keerti L. Dantuluri, Asare Buahin, Diane Uschner, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 410
Date: 02/2024
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Excess Natural-Cause Mortality in US Counties and Its Association with Reported COVID-19 Deaths
Evaluates excess deaths between March 2020 and August 2022 to determine how many may be attributable to COVID-19. Includes data break down across time, at the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan levels, and by Census division. Offers potential explanations for inaccurate counts and implications for public health policy.
Author(s): Eugenio Paglino, Dielle J. Lundberg, Andrew C. Stokes
Citation: PNAS, 121(6), e2313661121
Date: 02/2024
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Evaluates excess deaths between March 2020 and August 2022 to determine how many may be attributable to COVID-19. Includes data break down across time, at the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan levels, and by Census division. Offers potential explanations for inaccurate counts and implications for public health policy.
Author(s): Eugenio Paglino, Dielle J. Lundberg, Andrew C. Stokes
Citation: PNAS, 121(6), e2313661121
Date: 02/2024
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