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Rural/Urban Differences in Health Care Are Not Uniform Across States (3846 words) |
 | Counties encompassing metropolitan statistical areas were classified as urban; those contiguous to metropolitan areas were classified as rural, adjacent; and counties not contiguous to metropolitan areas were classified as rural, nonadjacent. |
| The data in table 3 also show that the percentage of the population that visited a doctor or other health professional during the 12 months prior to the survey was consistently lower in nonadjacent counties relative to urban counties across all of the study states. |
| For adjacent counties in Alabama, Michigan, Minne-sota, and Texas, the percentage of the population with a visit was significantly lower than the rate in urban counties. |
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