The Public Lives of Rural Older Americans

by Steven A. Peterson

Along with national data, this book uses two detailed questionnaires which were administered to older Americans in Allegany County, New York in 1983 and 1987 as the basis for exploring the public lives of rural older Americans. The authors discuss the factors that shape the political views and behavior of the rural elderly, consulting social, economic, health and nutritional variables. Curious as to older Americans' awareness of the nutrition, social,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819191884
• ISBN13: 9780819191885
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 166 Pages