title: Common beliefs about the rural elderly: what do national data tell us?
abstract: National data from various sources are presented to support or debunk 10 commonly held beliefs about the elderly living in rural America. Topics include: health, income, housing, social networks, population size and distribution, and access to care. Most comparisons are between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan data.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006798:Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D012424:Rural Population; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States