Rural Definitions and Measurement, FCSM 25-01

Details

• Creators:
  Cromartie, John ; Ratcliffe, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Definitions Population Population Density Rural Areas Socioeconomic Areas Statistical Analysis Statistics Urban Areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FCSM 25-01
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/mr83-sm85
• Resource Type:
  Statistical Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology
• Abstract:
  This report is designed as a brief guide to rural definitions and measures, and supplements information available from the Economic Research Service and the Census Bureau. It begins with an explanation of why different definitions exist and a synthesis of key similarities and differences among them. This is followed by a detailed description of the primary sources for rural definitions. These descriptions and comparisons are designed to enhance understanding surrounding rural definitions and enable better decision-making in choosing definitions that best fit the purpose of specific applications.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FCSM
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:553298c73a81316d2f1ea61ec8aab538c467cf86011ef31e5b65cb36894947afffd657cb3bfb2bac6ba1fc61a30c2df44b5cb6baaf4ec26740f5b7cb01aa031c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81834/dot_81834_DS1.pdf
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