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| Title: | Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations |
| Authors: | Jones, Carol Adaire
Parker, Timothy S.
Ahearn, Mary
Mishra, Ashok K.
Variyam, Jayachandran N. |
| Authors (Email): | Jones, Carol Adaire (cjones@ers.usda.gov) |
| JEL Codes: | agriculture safety and health
electronic health records
farmer health
health
health care access
health care affordability
health care quality
health disparities
health IT
health status
mortality
rural health
telehealth
uninsured |
| Issue Date: | 2009-08 |
| Series/Report no.: | Economic Information Bulletin
57 |
| Abstract: | Rural residents have higher rates of age-adjusted mortality, disability, and chronic disease
than their urban counterparts, though mortality and disability rates vary more by region
than by metro status. Contributing negatively to the health status of rural residents are their
lower socioeconomic status, higher incidence of both smoking and obesity, and lower
levels of physical activity. Contributing negatively to the health status of farmers are the
high risks from workplace hazards, which also affect other members of farm families who
live on the premises and often share in the work; contributing positively are farmers’ higher
socioeconomic status, lower incidence of smoking, and more active lifestyle. Both farm and
rural populations experience lower access to health care along the dimensions of affordability,
proximity, and quality, compared with their nonfarm and urban counterparts. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/54430 |
| Institution/Association: | United States Department of Agriculture>Economic Research Service>Economic Information Bulletin |
| Total Pages: | 72 |
| Collections: | Economic Information Bulletin
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