Chapter 23 - Rural and Migrant Health
disparities - correct answer ✔✔refers to the wide variations in health services and health status among
certain population groups
frontier - correct answer ✔✔an area having fewer than six persons per square mile
metropolitan - correct answer ✔✔area that contains an urban population center of 50,000 or more
people
migrant farm workers - correct answer ✔✔those who migrate to find work
pesticide - correct answer ✔✔a substance used to repel pests that may be harmful to ingest or come
into contact with
rural - correct answer ✔✔communities having fewer than 20,000 residents or fewer than 99 persons per
square mile
seasonal workers - correct answer ✔✔those who reside in one place and work when farm labor is
needed
urban - correct answer ✔✔an area with a high population density
Rural residents in the United States compose more than _____% of the nation's poor.
50
35
20
18 - correct answer ✔✔50
, More than 50% of the nation's poor live in rural areas; 35% live in the South. Current census estimates
are that 20% of the nation's children younger than age 18 years live in rural areas, as do 15% of the
nation's elderly.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge
REF: Page 445 50
Which of the following statements best describes the demographics of rural America?
Despite the shrinking number of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an
important part of the rural and U.S. economy.
There has been a shift in the economic base of rural America as more communities are dependent on
income generated from mining and construction.
There has been a decline in diversity in rural America, with more Hispanics and youth moving to urban
areas rather than rural communities and small towns.
There are more positive health behaviors (e.g., less smoking, obesity, and drug use) among residents of
rural America when compared with urban America. - correct answer ✔✔Despite the shrinking number
of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an important part of the rural and U.S.
economy.
Despite the shrinking number of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an
important part of the rural and U.S. economy. Changes in rural demographics include a shift in the
economic base from agriculture to industry, as well as more diversity as the number of rural Hispanics
increases. Additionally, there has been a rise in negative health outcomes for rural residents; obesity,
smoking, and drug use are more prevalent in rural America than in urban America.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge
REF: Page 445
disparities - correct answer ✔✔refers to the wide variations in health services and health status among
certain population groups
frontier - correct answer ✔✔an area having fewer than six persons per square mile
metropolitan - correct answer ✔✔area that contains an urban population center of 50,000 or more
people
migrant farm workers - correct answer ✔✔those who migrate to find work
pesticide - correct answer ✔✔a substance used to repel pests that may be harmful to ingest or come
into contact with
rural - correct answer ✔✔communities having fewer than 20,000 residents or fewer than 99 persons per
square mile
seasonal workers - correct answer ✔✔those who reside in one place and work when farm labor is
needed
urban - correct answer ✔✔an area with a high population density
Rural residents in the United States compose more than _____% of the nation's poor.
50
35
20
18 - correct answer ✔✔50
, More than 50% of the nation's poor live in rural areas; 35% live in the South. Current census estimates
are that 20% of the nation's children younger than age 18 years live in rural areas, as do 15% of the
nation's elderly.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge
REF: Page 445 50
Which of the following statements best describes the demographics of rural America?
Despite the shrinking number of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an
important part of the rural and U.S. economy.
There has been a shift in the economic base of rural America as more communities are dependent on
income generated from mining and construction.
There has been a decline in diversity in rural America, with more Hispanics and youth moving to urban
areas rather than rural communities and small towns.
There are more positive health behaviors (e.g., less smoking, obesity, and drug use) among residents of
rural America when compared with urban America. - correct answer ✔✔Despite the shrinking number
of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an important part of the rural and U.S.
economy.
Despite the shrinking number of family farms and full-time farmers, agriculture continues to be an
important part of the rural and U.S. economy. Changes in rural demographics include a shift in the
economic base from agriculture to industry, as well as more diversity as the number of rural Hispanics
increases. Additionally, there has been a rise in negative health outcomes for rural residents; obesity,
smoking, and drug use are more prevalent in rural America than in urban America.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge
REF: Page 445
