fetch_rural_urban_continuum: Fetch rural-urban county continuum county classifications

Description Usage Details References

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Description

The 'fetch_rural_urban_continuum' function classifies counties from 1 – urban to 9 rural.

Usage

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Details

The OMB also assigns counties to a rural-urban continuum. The values are 1 through 9 and is based on population and adjacency to an urban area. It is also known as the "Beale code" originally developed by David L. Brown and later popularized by Calvin Beale at the United States Department of Agriculture in 1975. See USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Codes.

References

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