A cross-sectional study on health differences between rural and non-rural U.S. counties using the County Health Rankings

Table 2 Indexed U.S. County Domain Quartiles by Geographic Locale 2013 U.S. County Health Rankings Data

Indexed Domains^a	Quartile^b	Geographic Locale		P value for Chi Square
Indexed Domains^a	Quartile^b	% Rural n = 1965	% Non-Rural n = 1087	P value for Chi Square
Mortality	1	17.0	39.9	<.001
	2	24.9	26.3
	3	26.5	20.7
	4	31.5	13.1
Morbidity	1	22.1	30.8	<.001
	2	24.0	26.8
	3	24.8	24.4
	4	29.1	17.9
Health Behaviors	1	19.3	35.8	<.001
	2	24.3	26.3
	3	28.4	17.8
	4	27.9	20.0
Clinical care	1	14.8	43.9	<.001
	2	24.3	26.2
	3	28.7	17.5
	4	32.2	12.3
Social and economic factors	1	18.1	38.0	<.001
	2	24.3	26.2
	3	27.2	20.1
	4	30.4	15.6
Physical environment	1	25.2	25.2	=.002
	2	23.7	27.3
	3	23.9	26.1
	4	27.2	21.3

^aEach index is comprised of multiple variables that are given different weights
^bThe first quartile is considered the best and the fourth the worst
Source: Author

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