Rural America, Vol. 17, Issue 2

Douglas Bower, Editor

Rural America No. (RA-172) September 2002

About this magazine

This issue features a series of articles on socioeconomic conditions in rural America, including population change in the rural midwest, rural health issues, the implications of Medicare restructuring for Rural America, rural income inequality, and the well-being of rural farm operator households. Rural updates articles highlight rural earnings, rural development policy, and Federal tax policy changes.

In this report ...

Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Contents, 75 kb
• Frontmatter, 58 kb

Feature Articles

• Wealth and Income Contribute Jointly to the Economic Well-Being of Farm Operator Households, 395kb
• Income Inequality in America: Nonmetro Income Levels Lower Than Metro, But Income Inequality Did Not Increase as Fast, 118kb
• Population Change in the Midwest Nonmetro Population Growth Lags Metro Increase, 795kb
• Rural Health Issues for the Older Population, 263kb
• Implications of Medicare Restructuring for Rural Areas, 108kb

  Rural Updates

• Rural Development Policy: Transition Year Brings Changes for Rural Development, 161kb
• Federal Tax Policy: Numerous Changes Lower Income and Estate Taxes, 73kb
• Earnings: Nonmetro Earnings Continue Upward, 149 kb

• Entire Report, 2,385 kb

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Updated date: September 2002