A few recent studies make it clear that much of rural America is demographically different from urban America. A nurse wants to do research involving an older population
What area of the country would best serve as her research base?
A) Great Plains
B) Indian country
C) Mississippi delta
D) Southeastern black belt
Ans: A
The Great Plains region, in the heart of the country, has a greater portion of the population older than 65 years. That means more people on Medicare and fewer people in the workforce, among other things. If we look at life expectancy, which is a very crude measure of health status to be sure, we find certain regions of the country much worse off than others, most notably, the southeastern "black belt," the Mississippi delta, and Indian country.
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