Analysis of Rural Quality of Life and Health: A Spatial Approach

This article examines the relationship between quality of life, health, and several socioeconomic variables. It draws on survey data from a random sample of more than 2,000 residents in 21 counties in West Virginia and spatial data generated by geocoding survey respondents' addresses and hospit...

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Published inEconomic development quarterly Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 280 - 293
Main Authors Bukenya, James O., Gebremedhin, Tesfa G., Schaeffer, Peter V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 01.08.2003
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Analysis
Economic development
Economics
Forecasts
Health
Quality of life
Rural areas
Rural development
Rural studies
Socioeconomic status
Space
health
quality of life
spatial dependence
rural development
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Summary:This article examines the relationship between quality of life, health, and several socioeconomic variables. It draws on survey data from a random sample of more than 2,000 residents in 21 counties in West Virginia and spatial data generated by geocoding survey respondents' addresses and hospital locations. The empirical results are consistent with the theoretical predictions and indicate, for instance, that quality-of-life satisfaction increases with income and education but decreases with unemployment. Also, the results support the notion that inferences drawn regarding substantive issues often change when spatial dependence is taken into account.
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ISSN:0891-2424
1552-3543
DOI:10.1177/0891242403255325