@article{Jones:54430,
      recid = {54430},
      author = {Jones, Carol Adaire and Parker, Timothy S. and Ahearn,  Mary Clare and Mishra, Ashok K. and Variyam, Jayachandran  N.},
      title = {Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural  Populations},
      address = {2009-08},
      number = {1476-2016-121002},
      series = {Economic Information Bulletin},
      pages = {72},
      year = {2009},
      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.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/54430},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.54430},
}