Racial and Ethnic Differences in Self-Rated Health Among Rural Residents
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Self‑Rated Health Among Rural Residents Carrie Henning‑Smith1 · Ashley M. Hernandez1 · Katy B. Kozhimannil1
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Abstract This study examines racial and ethnic differences in self-rated health among rural residents and whether these differences can be explained by socio-demographic characteristics. We used data from the 2011–2017 National Health Interview Survey to assess differences in self-rated health by race and ethnicity among rural residents (living in non-metropolitan counties; n = 46,883). We used logistic regression analyses to estimate the odds of reporting fair/poor health after adjusting for individual socio-demographic characteristics. Non-Hispanic Black and American Indian rural residents reported worse self-rated health than their non-Hispanic White counterparts (25.8% and 20.8% reporting fair/poor health, respectively, vs. 14.8%; p
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