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Lois Wright Morton, PhD, Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, 303 East Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1070, 515-294-2843, lwmorton@iastate.edu

Structural characteristics of place are examined to understand their relationship to age-adjusted all mortality in U.S. counties in three time periods: 1968-72, 1983-87 and 1993-97. Of particular interest are the variations between urban and rural locations and among rural counties using nine urban influence categories. Structural variables representing rural composition (ethnicity, income, age) and rural location (population change, medical infrastructure, poverty) are used to predict county level average mortality over five year periods in the 12 state North Central region of the United States.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the relationship between different types of communities and health outcomes.
• Recognize the peculiarities and challenges presented by the different types of communities analyzed.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

Recorded presentation