Well-Being in Non-Metropolitan Nebraska: Perceptions of the Present and Views of the Future

Authors

Rebecca J. Vogt, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Randolph L. Cantrell, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bruce B. Johnson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bradley D. Lubben, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2009

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Published in Research Report 09-3 of the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (2009) pp.0-27. Copyright © 2009 Center for Applied Rural Innovation, University of Nebraska

Abstract

Nebraska has experienced the effects of the recent recession. How do rural Nebraskans perceive their quality of life? Do their perceptions differ by community size, the region in which they live, or their occupation? This paper provides a detailed analysis of these questions.

This report details 2,852 responses to the 2009 Nebraska Rural Poll, the fourteenth annual effort to understand rural Nebraskans’ perceptions. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their individual well-being. Trends for these questions are examined by comparing data from the thirteen previous polls to this year’s results. In addition, comparisons are made among different respondent subgroups, that is, comparisons by age, occupation, region, etc.