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Show Table 4 Population by Urban/Rural Location (Percentage) Utah US Year Urban Rural Urban Rural 1950 65.3 34.7 64.0 36.0 1960 74.9 25.1 69.9 30.1 1970 80.4 19.6 73.6 26.4 1980 84.4 15.6 73.7 26.3 1990 87.0 13.0 75.2 24.8 Source: Utah, 1950-1980 - Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research. (1990). 1990 Statistical Abstract of Utah, p. 13. 1990 - Utah State Economic Coordinating Committee. (1992). Economic Report to the Governor 1992. Salt Lake City: Author, p. 127. U.S. - United States Bureau of the Census, (1992). Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1992 (112th ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 16. Table 5 Population by Sex (Sex Distribution by Percentages) Utah1 US Year Male Female Male Female 1950 50.5 49.5 49.7 50.3 1960 50.0 50.0 49.3 50.7 1970 49.4 50.6 48.7 51.3 1980 49.6 50.4 48.6 51.4 1990 49.7 50.3 48.7 51.3 1 Percentages were obtained by calculations based on numbers from the following sources: Source: Utah- 1950-1980: Utah Department of Health, Office of Management Planning, Bureau of Health Statistics. (1984). Selected Population Data by County of Residence. Age. Sex. Race, and Spanish Origin: Utah Census. April 1.1980. Salt Lake City: Author, p. 7. 1990: Utah Office of Planning and Budget. (1992). State of Utah. Economic and Demographic Projections 1992. p. 26. U.S. - United States Bureau of the Census. (1992). Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1992 (112th ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 16. In 1950 Utah and the nation were nearly equal in the percentage of population living in rural as compared to urban areas. Since 1950 the proportion of the population living in rural areas has declined in the U.S., and even faster in Utah (Table 4). The shift from rural to urban populations may affect health care access in several ways. As Utahns seek employment in urban areas, they may be more likely to become insured through the work place. Also, urban areas have health care facilities not available in some rural areas. Because of Utah's rural-to-urban shift, the injury and mortality risks associated with agriculture, mining, and rural highway use may decrease. Females comprise a larger percentage of the total population than do males for both Utah and the nation (Table 5). This appears to be a consistent relationship over time. In 1950 there was an exception in Utah: males outnumbered females by one-half of one percent. Gender is important for some indicators of health, because certain mortality indicators, such as diseases of the heart and homicide are higher for males than for females. Likewise, breast cancer affects females more than males. DEMOGRAPHICS |