Sentences with phrase «poor rural residents»
The recent regs against wood boilers are a direct hit against poor rural residents who can not afford propane or pellets to keep their homes warm in the winter — apparently there are no DEC bureaucrats in need of heating assistance.
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In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.
«Census data shows that rural communities have lower incomes than their urban counterparts, and a disproportionate number of residents meet the definition of working poor.
Statistics confirm that the health outcomes in rural and remote areas of Australia are adversely affected by poor health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who make up a greater proportion of residents in those areas.