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Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota’S Medically Uninsured, Jake Cummings
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota’S Medically Uninsured, Jake Cummings
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
The status of our nation’s healthcare system has received a considerable amount of attention, particularly over the past two years. One of the most commonly cited areas of concern among stakeholders, such as the Kaiser Foundation, is the number of uninsured individuals nationwide.
In 2008, the Kaiser Family Foundation stated that the percentage of employers providing health insurance decreased from 69% to 60% (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2008). Kaiser cited increasing premiums as a primary cause of health coverage being dropped. The Kaiser Foundation added that the uninsured “are four times more likely to delay or forgo needed …
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Birth And Infant Mortality In South Dakota, Saileza Khatiwada, Jake Cummings, Diane Kayongo-Male
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Birth And Infant Mortality In South Dakota, Saileza Khatiwada, Jake Cummings, Diane Kayongo-Male
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
The joy of birth and the sorrow of losing a newborn are profoundly personal experiences. Still, to some extent, both infant births and deaths are associated with numerous social and environmental factors. These factors include maternal health and level of access to, and quality of, health care (MacDorman and Mathews 2008). Moreover, infant mortality has been recognized as a relatively reliable marker of societal well-being (Gortmaker and Wise 1997). Therefore, it is important that we examine infant mortality rates throughout the state of South Dakota.
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Prenatal Care, Smoking During Pregnancy, And Birth Outcomes In South Dakota, Saileza Khatiwada, Jake Cummings, Diane Kayongo-Male
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Prenatal Care, Smoking During Pregnancy, And Birth Outcomes In South Dakota, Saileza Khatiwada, Jake Cummings, Diane Kayongo-Male
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
The birth of a baby can be a momentous occasion, but when an infant is born prematurely and/or with low birth weight, it can place a considerable amount of financial and emotional strain on families. In addition, poor birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm births put financial pressure on state and federal budgets. More specifically, Cassandra O’Neill (2004) reports that Medicaid covers “40 percent of the four million annual births” nationwide. O’Neill adds that Medicaid “pays for 50 percent of hospital stays for premature and low birth weight infants.”
There are a number of maternal characteristics that …
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota Farm Number And Size Trends, Jake Cummings, W. Trevor Brooks, Donna Hess, Diane Kayongo-Male
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota Farm Number And Size Trends, Jake Cummings, W. Trevor Brooks, Donna Hess, Diane Kayongo-Male
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
If you have ever wondered about changes in the number of farms in your state or county, the latest U.S. Census of Agriculture can help answer your questions. New Census of Agriculture information is both interesting and useful. Census of Agriculture data can be used to analyze farm trends, inform agricultural policy, and direct farm spending (2007 Census of Agriculture).
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Private Industry Change In South Dakota, Priyanka Chatterjee, W. Trevor Brooks, Michael Mccurry
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Private Industry Change In South Dakota, Priyanka Chatterjee, W. Trevor Brooks, Michael Mccurry
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
South Dakota leaders continue to emphasize the importance of economic development. One aspect of assessing economic development is private industry growth. The South Dakota Chamber of Commerce states:
Economic development is not a choice but rather a necessity. Economies that are advancing create jobs with higher pay, offer people amenities and necessities, and provide the tax base for schools, infrastructure, and law enforcement plus many of the intangibles known as “quality of life.” (South Dakota Chamber of Commerce 2006). Private sector jobs make up a large percentage of South Dakota’s jobs. Capitalistic economies, like the United States’, depend on the …
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota Net Migration Estimates, Trevor Brooks, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota Net Migration Estimates, Trevor Brooks, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
Migration brings important changes for both migrants and communities. Migration into a community can mean a new community dynamic: individuals who migrate bring their views of the world with them, and sometimes these ideas, values, and beliefs breed conflict (Blau 1994). And migration out of a community also can bring change: rural counties with high out-migration rates may also experience long-term economic hardships (Johnson 2006). South Dakota is affected by both in-migration and out-migration.
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: The U.S. Census Bureau And American Community Survey: Advantages, Uses, And Limitations, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: The U.S. Census Bureau And American Community Survey: Advantages, Uses, And Limitations, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Joel Vargas, Michael Mccurry
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
The U.S. Census Bureau is supported and funded by the U.S. government and is a widely used source for demographic data. Social, housing, and economic data can easily be obtained from the bureau’s website (www.census.gov). There is broad range of information presented (for example, data on age, sex, household structure, and/or income levels can be shown for any U.S. location [Edmonston and Schultze 1995]). The bureau provides data to the block level (Weeks 2005). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the block is the smallest geographical unit in which census data can be collected. Blocks usually correspond with city blocks …
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota's Child Poverty Change, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Donna Hess
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota's Child Poverty Change, Trevor Brooks, Saileza Khatiwada, Donna Hess
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
When people think of poverty in the United States, many picture inner-city ghettos with homeless men begging for money on a street corner. Yet poverty is often more severe in rural areas and affects children more than any other group (Tickameyer and Duncan 1990). In 2005, nearly all of the United States counties with the highest percentage of children in poverty were rural (O’Hare and Mather 2008).
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota's Food Deserts, Trevor Brooks, Stacey Trushenski, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota's Food Deserts, Trevor Brooks, Stacey Trushenski, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
For most Americans, shopping takes little time and planning. When one runs out of sugar, a trip to the nearest grocery store is quick and easy. This trip may be more annoying and inconvenient if you live in certain rural areas. Declining populations combined with the loss of jobs often leads to grocery stores serving larger areas. Communities that lack easy access to food supplies, usually because of the lack of grocery stores, are considered food deserts.
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Hispanics In South Dakota, Trevor Brooks, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Hispanics In South Dakota, Trevor Brooks, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
Few topics draw more attention today than Hispanic immigration and the impacts of legal and illegal immigrants on society. As discussions and debates continue, immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are finding work in the U.S. Hispanics now reside in South Dakota. What draws them here?
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Working Poverty, Trevor Brooks, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: Working Poverty, Trevor Brooks, Mike Mccurry, Donna Hess
Census Data Center Newsletter: 2007-2010
Do more jobs mean increased community wellbeing? Not necessarily if the jobs are low-paying and keep people poor.
The “working poor” have increased in many South Dakota counties. Several of those counties have also made the list of U.S. counties that have changed most drastically in working poverty percentages between 1990 and 2000 (Anderson 2006).