Open AccessRural–Urban Differences in Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle Fatalities
Author(s) -
Carrie HenningSmith,
Katy B. Kozhimannil
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2018.0006
Subject(s) - demography , geography , environmental health , population , psychological intervention , rural area , ethnically diverse , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , medicine , gerontology , socioeconomics , economics , sociology , pathology , psychiatry
Purpose: To examine rural-urban differences in motor vehicle fatality (MVF) risk factors. Methods: We used 2017 County Health Rankings data to run stratified regression models to estimate county-level correlates of motor vehicle fatalities (MVFs) by rural and urban location. Results: Rural counties have higher rates of MVFs than urban counties (22 vs. 14 per 100,000, p <0.001). Physical inactivity and uninsurance were associated with higher rates of MVFs, as was having a more racially or ethnically concentrated population and larger percentages of younger or older adults. Conclusion: Interventions to reduce MVFs should take geographic location and population composition into account.
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