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Elizabeth A. Dobis

Elizabeth A. Dobis

Research Agricultural Economist
elizabeth.dobis@usda.gov
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Area and Road Ruggedness Scales
Commuting Zones and Labor Market Areas
Frontier and Remote Area Codes
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes

The Nature of the Rural-Urban Mortality Gap
Characterizing Rugged Terrain in the United States
Health Care Access Among Self-Employed Workers in Nonmetropolitan Counties
Rural America at a Glance: 2021 Edition
Rural America at a Glance: 2020 Edition

Rising Rural Mortality Rates From Natural Causes for Working-Age Adults Lead to Widening Gap With Urban Counterparts
ERS Introduces Two New Measures Characterizing Rugged Terrain in the United States
The Most Rural Counties Have the Fewest Health Care Services Available
Self-Employed Workers Are Less Likely To Have Health Insurance Than Those Employed by Private Firms, Governments
Persistently Poor Rural Counties Experienced Lower Employment Impacts From the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic but Have Higher Cumulative COVID-19 Case Rates

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Mortality rates for rural prime working-age females were higher than urban rates for 14 of the 15 leading natural causes of death in 2017–19
Mortality rates for rural prime working-age males were higher than urban rates in 14 of the 15 leading natural causes of death in 2017–19
Increases in rural mortality rates outpaced those of urban area for natural and external causes from 1999–2001 to 2017–2019
Natural-cause mortality rates rose the most for women of prime working age living in rural counties, 1999–2001 to 2017–2019
Rural prime working-age adults saw increases in natural-cause mortality rates from 1999–2001 to 2017–2019

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Data Training Webinar: Area and Road Ruggedness Scales
Webinar: Rural America at a Glance, 2021 Edition
Webinar: Rural America at a Glance: 2020 Edition

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