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Contents Acknowledgments i x Introduction 1 1. Cit y an d Countrysid e 9 1.1 Populatio n Distributio n 1 0 1.2 Metropolita n Statistica l Area s 1 2 1.3 Metropolita n Populatio n 1 4 1.4 Rura l Populatio n 1 6 1.5 Rura l Far m an d Rura l Non-Far m Populatio n 1 8 2. Demographic s 2 1 2.1 Birt h Rat e 2 2 2.2 Deat h Rat e 2 4 2.3 Infan t Mortalit y 2 6 2.4 Marriag e Rat e 2 8 2.5 Divorc e Rat e 3 0 2.6 Se x Rati o 3 2 3. Migration , Mobilit y an d Populatio n Chang e 3 5 3.1 Populatio n Chang e 3 6 3.2 Wher e Wer e Resident s Born ? 3 8 3.3 Wher e Di d Forme r Resident s Go ? 4 0 3.4 Residentia l Stabilit y 4 2 3.5 Foreign-Bor n 4 4 3.6 Naturalize d Citizen s 4 6 4. Affluenc e versu s Povert y 4 9 4.1 Househol d Incom e 5 0 4.2 Unemploymen t 5 2 4.3 Federa l Fund s pe r Capit a 5 4 v 4.4 Povert y 5 6 4.5 Chang e i n Povert y Rat e 5 8 4.6 Welfar e Benefit s 6 0 4.8 Lif e Insuranc e 6 2 5. Ethni c an d Cultura l Diversit y 6 5 5.1 Racial-Ethni c Diversit y 6 6 5.2 Africa n America n Populatio n 6 8 5.3 Hispani c Populatio n 7 0 5.4 Asia n an d Pacifi c Islande r Populatio n 7 2 5.5 Nativ e America n Populatio n 7 4 6. Healt h an d Diseas e 7 7 6.1 Overal l Healt h 7 8 6.2 Hear t Diseas e 8 0 6.3 Strok e 8 2 6.4 Cance r 8 4 6.5 Breas t Cance r 8 6 6.6 Prostat e Cance r 8 8 6.7 AID S Case s 9 0 6.8 Tuberculosi s 9 2 6.9 Suicid e 9 4 7. Medica l Car e an d Cost s 9 7 7.1 Physician s 9 8 7.2 Healt h Maintenanc e Organization s 10 0 7.3 Person s No t Covere d B y Healt h Insuranc e 10 2 7.4 Acces s t o Primar y Medica l Practitioner s 10 4 7.5 Immunizatio n Statu s o f Childre n 10 6 7.6 Hospita l Expenditure s 10 8 7.7 Medicar e Payment s 11 0 7.8 Medicai d Eligibilit y 11 2 7.9 Medicai d Expenditure s 11 4 8. Lifestyl e Risk s 11 7 8.1 Leisure-Tim e Physica l Activit y 11 8 8.2 Smoker s 12 0 8.3 Overweigh t Populatio n 12 2 8.4 Moto r Vehicl e Traffi c Death s 12 4 8.5 Sea t Bel t Us e 12 6 8.6 Dru g Use : Marijuana an d Cocain e 12 8 8.7 Homeles s Peopl e 13 0 9. Educatio n K-1 2 13 3 9.1 Hea d Star t Enrollmen t 13 4 9.2 Fourt h Grad e Mat h an d Readin g Proficienc y 13 6 9.3 Hig h Schoo l Dropout s 13 8 VI I 1 3 irt Enr rrade J 100I D [18.221.13.173] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 06:51 GMT) 9.4 Hig h Schoo l Graduate s 14 0 9.5 Projecte d Chang e i n Hig h Schoo l Graduate s 14 2 9.6 Cos t pe r Pupi l 14 4 10. Highe r Educatio n 14 7 10.1 Colleg e Enrollmen t 14 8 10.2 Two-Yea r Colleg e Enrollmen t 15 0 10.3 Minorit y Enrollmen t 15 2 10.4 Colleg e Graduate s 15 4 10.5 In-Stat e Tuitio n 15 6 11. Crim e an d Violenc e 15 9 11.1 Crim e Inde x 16 0 11.2 Polic e 16 2 11.3 Incarceratio n Rat e 16 4 11...

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