TABLE 2.
Differences in Weighted Averages of Measures by Various Definitions of Rurality
| Definition | Population Characteristics | Percent Within 30 min of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Definition | BA Degree | <200% Poverty | Pop Change | Pop Density | Health Ins | Hospital | Hosp, 100 Beds | Dentist | Primary Care |
| CDC | −11.43 | 7.01 | −4.85 | −5.93 | 1.16 | −5.25 | −28.99 | −32.845 | −2.81 |
| UA/UC | −10.30 | −1.07 | −2.28 | −6.78 | 0.27 | −8.71 | −29.76 | −31.55 | −3.18 |
| HRSA | −13.51 | 7.48 | −5.69 | −5.95 | 1.65 | −7.71 | −40.50 | −48.15 | −4.04 |
| RUCA (≥4) | −12.95 | 7.73 | −5.57 | −5.76 | 1.60 | −6.45 | −39.07 | −47.08 | −3.86 |
| CBSA | −14.18 | 7.91 | −6.48 | −5.55 | 2.56 | −10.77 | −52.91 | −69.21 | −7.38 |
| RCC (≥7) | −12.55 | 7.72 | −6.14 | −5.39 | 2.20 | −11.71 | −49.52 | −64.60 | −9.23 |
| FAR | −10.02 | 7.04 | −4.84 | −5.12 | 1.89 | −12.36 | −42.59 | −57.56 | −10.43 |
| UIC (≥9) | −12.68 | 7.91 | −6.49 | −5.35 | 2.59 | −13.40 | −55.42 | −71.03 | −12.38 |
The rows are given in decreasing number of the rural population.
Rural-urban differences in population characteristics by rural definition. All data represent differences in weighted averages of measures by various definitions of rurality. Measures include: “BA Degree” is the age +25 population with a bachelor’s degree (%); “<200% poverty” is the population living in households with incomes < 200% of the federal poverty level; “Pop Change” is change in total population from 2010 to 2018 (%); “Pop Density” is population density (people/km2); “Health Ins” is the percentage of population age below 65 with health insurance; “Hospital” is people with 30-minute travel time access to an acute care hospital (%); “Hosp, 100 Beds” is 30-minute access to a hospital with at least 100 beds (%); “Primary Care” and “Dentists” are 30-minute access to a primary care physician and dentist respectively (%).
The largest absolute difference are highlighted in dark gray.
The second-largest absolute difference are highlighted in light gray.
CBSA indicates Core-Based Statistical Area; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FAR, Frontier and Remote; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; RCC, Rural Continuum Code; RUCA, Rural-Urban Commuting Area; UA/UC, Urban Area/Urban Cluster; UIC, Urban Influence Code.