During the late 1970s and early 1980s, region, poverty and racial composition of counties all played an important part in predicting life chances for infants born in these eight states. Furthermore, Central Delta infants in counties with poverty levels of 30% or greater were significantly more likely to die than infants in other areas with the same rates of poverty, even after controlling for racial composition. The impact of regional differences was no longer significant at the ends of the subsequent two decades. Both medical and policy changes during these decades may have contributed to the decreased impact of region. However, both poverty and racial composition continue as important factors, accounting for more variance in the late 1990s than a decade before.
Responses (N = 621) from a population-based statewide random digit dial telephone survey were analyzed to determine the sources of information respondents would use to locate home and community-based long-term care services and to identify predictors of use of each source. Respondents turn to formal sources of information more than informal sources, and age, race, income, and gender significantly predicted the source of information used. Findings support development of targeted public awareness campaigns that take a multi-pronged approach using multiple dissemination mechanisms to inform the public about long-term care options.
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