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Community Service Convenience and Satisfactions of the Elderly in Nonmetropolitan Areas of the Northeast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Nelson Le Ray
Affiliation:
Economic Development Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Donn A. Derr
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Rutgers University
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The elderly in the Northeast are increasing in both relative and absolute numbers. Research on the delivery of services to rural people in the Northeast and their satisfaction with services has been given a high priority. Among community services, research on services for the elderly has been given the highest priority. This article documents the opinions about community services of non-institutionalized, nonmetropolitan people 60 years of age and over.

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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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This paper is based on continuing research conducted under Northeast Regional Research Project NE-77, Community Services for Nonmetropolitan People in the Northeast.

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