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Higher automotive death rate in non-metro and rural regions added 12/06/00
Possible causes include:
1- delay till emergency medical care arrives
2 - higher speed of travel
3 - inferior roads/visibility
From The Injury Fact book 2nd edition 1992
Table 3-2. Population Subdivisions Used for Analyses by Place of Residence
|
Designation |
Description |
Number of Counties |
Average Population 1980-1986 |
|
Central cities |
Central counties of metropolitan areas of 1 million population or more |
54 |
58,423,000 |
|
Metropolitan |
Fringe counties of metropolitan areas of 1 million population or more |
173
|
38,792,000
|
|
Metropolitan |
Other counties in metropolitan areas |
487
|
72,053,000
|
|
Nonmetropolitan |
Nonmetropolitan counties either adjacent to a metropolitan area or having a settlement with at least 2,500 persons |
1,826
|
51,615,000
|
|
Rural remote
|
Not adjacent to a metropolitan area and having no settlement as large as 2,500 persons |
557
|
3,974,000
|
Source:
Based on codes prepared by the Economic Development Division,
Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Observation: 56M/225M = 22% of
population has
about 2X the rate of
death due to auto accidents