Indicators of Social Well-Being for U.S. Counties

Peggy J. Ross, Herman Bluestone and Fred K. Hines

No 333589, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Four composite indexes of social well-being for 3,097 U.S. counties were constructed: socioeconomic, health, and family status, and alienation. National patterns of these composites are depicted by U. S. county maps and through mean index scores of counties grouped by metro-nonmetro status and rural-urban orientation. Counties and metro-nonmetro county groups vary, as do geographic regions, in their basic patterns and degrees of well-being, indicating that social and economic development programs should be tailored to the needs of each region or type of county.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 1979-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333589

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