Higher Risk of Death in Rural Blacks and Whites Than Urbanites Is Related to Lower Incomes, Education, and Health Coverage

Date
10/2011
Journal
Health Affairs
Description

Explores the degree to which lack of health insurance may contribute to high mortality rates among rural minority men and women aged 45-64.

Center
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Authors
Janice Probst, Jessica Bellinger, Katrina Walsemann, James Hardin, Saundra Glover