Table 1.
Distribution comparison by rural designation.
| MUA | HPSA | Frontier | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not designated (n = 619) |
Designated (n = 1339) |
Not designated (n = 1133) |
Designated (n = 825) |
Not designated (n = 1487) |
Designated (n = 471) |
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| UIC | ||||||
| Metro (n = 1030) | 100.0% | 30.7% | 54.6% | 49.8% | 54.7% | 46.1% |
| Nonmetro (n = 928) | 0.0% | 69.3% | 45.4% | 50.2% | 45.3% | 53.9% |
| χ 2 = 815.52 P < 0.001 | χ 2 = 4.44 P = 0.035 | χ 2 = 10.62 P = 0.001 | ||||
| τ = 0.56 P < 0.001 | τ = 0.24 P < 0.001 | τ = 0.25 P < 0.001 | ||||
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| MUA | ||||||
| Not designated | 54.6% | 0.0% | 41.6% | 0.0% | ||
| Designated | 45.4% | 100.0% | 58.4% | 100.0% | ||
| χ 2 = 659.09 P < 0.001 | χ 2 = 286.70 P < 0.001 | |||||
| τ = 0.58 P < 0.001 | τ = 0.38 P < 0.001 | |||||
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| HPSA | ||||||
| Not designated | 76.2% | 0.0% | ||||
| Designated | 23.8% | 100.0% | ||||
| χ 2 = 851.72 P < 0.001 | ||||||
| τ = 0.66 P < 0.001 | ||||||
UIC: Urban Influence Codes.
MUA: Medically Underserved Area.
HPSA: Health Professional Shortage Area.