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Crime is just one of many quality of life factors. Mortality rates are significantly worse in rural areas than urban areas, and the gap is widening. https://ww
by dublinben 4y ago
Crime is just one of many quality of life factors. Mortality rates are significantly worse in rural areas than urban areas, and the gap is widening.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-in-rural-areas-die-at-higher-rates-than-those-in-urban-areas/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-in-rural-a...
- cscurmudgeon 4y agoThere is a difference between rural areas and suburbs. I don’t see whether the study you linked counts suburbs as urban or as rural. Most studies do urban, suburban or rural. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/demographic-and-economic-trends-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/demogra... Without that split, claims about suburban communities are hard to separate out.