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Life in Rural America: Part II [rwjf.org]

 

Rural adults are satisfied with their quality of life and feel safe in their communities, but many struggle to stay ahead of mounting medical and housing expenses and to access the health care they need.

For many across rural America, the ability to stay healthy is challenged by financial hardships and difficulty accessing adequate and affordable health care. Despite these challenges, the majority of rural adults are satisfied with their quality of life and feel they can make an impact in their local community, a finding echoed from the first Life in Rural America poll. People living in rural America are also more likely to see their communities as very safe, compared to adults nationally. At the same time, nearly half of rural adults have experienced problems affording medical bills, housing, or food in the past few years and more than a quarter lack access to adequate health care.

These are the primary findings of the latest poll from NPR, the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The second in a series, the poll surveyed 1,405 adults ages 18 or older living in rural America about their personal experiences with health, social, civic and economic issues.

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