Access To Care Among Rural Minorities Children
Author: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date Published: 2002
An estimated 14.9 million children live in rural areas of the U.S. For this report rural is defined as a county that is not part of a metropolitan area. Most of these children are white, followed by 1.5 million African American children, 1.0 million Hispanic children, and 433, 000 children of other races. This report examines reported health insurance coverage and health services use among non-metro children. Because a national data set is used for this analysis, the effects of race, non-metro residence and region can all be explored, in addition to the socio-demographic characteristics of the child’s family.
Date Published: 2002
An estimated 14.9 million children live in rural areas of the U.S. For this report rural is defined as a county that is not part of a metropolitan area. Most of these children are white, followed by 1.5 million African American children, 1.0 million Hispanic children, and 433, 000 children of other races. This report examines reported health insurance coverage and health services use among non-metro children. Because a national data set is used for this analysis, the effects of race, non-metro residence and region can all be explored, in addition to the socio-demographic characteristics of the child’s family.
