Reconceptualizing rurality: Exploring community capital to identify distinct rural classes in the United States
We identified different types of rurality at the census tract level that fall along a social gradient as indicated by variation in SVI percentile rankings. These findings highlight that each rural class has a unique combination of community capitals. This nuanced approach to conceptualizing rurality provides the opportunity to identify interventions that meet specific rural communities' unique strengths and needs.
Authors
- Douglas A. Luke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-8569)
- Rachel M. Ceballos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3697-0140)
- Karen M. Emmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-6446)
- Shoba Ramanadhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0650-9433)
- Jennifer L. Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4035-743X)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Population Health
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101729
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.92
Funders
- National Institutes of Health