tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post6102499070576628212..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Life expectancy declining in some counties; trend seems common in Appalachia and the Black BeltMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-5889868430237347882015-04-14T21:05:09.218-04:002015-04-14T21:05:09.218-04:00This report seems to ignore the trends toward urba...This report seems to ignore the trends toward urbanization of the U.S. plus the continuing decline of people born in rural counties who live the majority of their lives in their birth counties or other rural locations. Moreover, the people with the ability to leave rural birth counties are different as a group - and more likely to have different lifestyles ANYWHERE, especially occupations, than those who remain. <br /><br />Due to overlooked factors like these, the observations reported and suggested implications grossly overstate any real cause-effect relationship that may exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com