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Download full textRiddick, Carol Cutler; Leadley, Samuel M. – 1978
In order to investigate the extent to which rural residents are represented among consumer Health Systems Agencies (HSA) governing board members, alternative indices of rurality were examined. Data were used from eight HSA's in Pennsylvania and one bi-state HSA (Pennsylvania and New York); 241 consumer addresses were analyzed. Two discrete, single…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Demography
Rios, Betty Rose D. – 1988
Defining the concept "rural" to the satisfaction of demographers, policymakers, educational researchers, sociologists, journalists, and legislators is an ongoing and complex problem. As a sampling of definitions used by different researchers/agencies illustrates, the two categories of definitions of rural--qualitative and…
Descriptors: Community Size, Definitions, Demography, Enrollment
