A comparison between perceived rurality and established geographic rural status among Indiana residents
Oindrila Bhattacharyya,
Susan M. Rawl,
Stephanie L. Dickinson
et al.
Abstract:The study assessed the association and concordance of the traditional geography-based Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes to individuals’ self-reported rural status per a survey scale. The study included residents from rural and urban Indiana, seen at least once in a statewide health system in the past 12 months. Surveyed self-reported rural status of individuals obtained was measured using 6 items with a 7-point Likert scale. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the internal consistency between the 6 surv… Show more
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