Hard Row to Hoe: The Long-term Influence of Rural Childhood Socialization and Health Outcomes

• In Event: The Politics of Rural Resources in the U.S.

Brief Overview

We find that adults who grew up in rural areas had worse childhood health access and also have worse health outcomes, lower trust in medicine, and less support for health policies backed by scientific consensus.

Authors

• Alee Lockman, Texas A & M University, College Station

• Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo, Boston College

• Michael Shepherd, University of Michigan