Quiz #4 October 12, 2025 Access to high-quality healthcare is essential everywhere. However, it takes on a whole new meaning in rural areas, which often have greater medical needs and fewer resources. Question Title * 1. What percentage of your fellow Americans who live in rural areas are medically underserved? 39% 50% 80% 63% Question Title * 2. In the last several years, approximately how many rural hospitals across the U.S. have been forced to cut back services — or close their doors entirely? 200 155 105 85 Question Title * 3. What percentage of the hospitals that remain open in rural areas are at HIGH risk of closure? 15% 19% 25% 33% Question Title * 4. What percentage of rural counties experience healthcare worker shortages? 75% 90% 80% 67% Question Title * 5. Which of the following would result for Americans in rural areas if 33% of those remaining hospitals close? They would face further distances to access a doctor or specialist They would experience longer wait times for appointments There would be frequent disruptions to their care. The economies of the towns in which they live would take a downturn. All of the above Question Title * 6. How many Americans live over an hour away from hospitals with trauma care? 1 million 7.8 million 30 million 47 million Question Title * 7. In the state of North Carolina, people living in rural areas must travel approximately how far to reach either a neonatal intensive care unit or hospital-based pediatric care? 15 miles 20 miles 25 miles 30 miles Question Title * 8. When it comes to your fellow Americans living in deep poverty, is it higher in urban areas or rural areas? Urban Rural Question Title * 9. When it comes to just examining data on children in our country, which of the following is true? Children in urban and rural areas experience the same rates of deep poverty. Children in urban areas experience higher rates of deep poverty than children in rural areas. Children in urban areas experience lower rates of deep poverty than children in rural areas. Question Title * 10. Which of the following statements is most accurate when it comes to eradicating the economic struggles of our neighbors in rural poverty across our country? We can solve rural poverty with a larger national initiative that respects our neighbors in rural areas. There are too many differences in the composition and cultures of rural America to assume that one type of intervention will succeed. Increasing funding to the Department of Education would allow for a larger focus on programming for children in rural areas. Question Title * 11. How did you learn about SHP's weekly quizzes? Optional: (Providing your name and email is purely optional. If you do wish to share this information, it will be used solely to send you your quiz results and related updates. Your information will remain confidential and will not be shared or sold.) Question Title * 12. Name Question Title * 13. Email Thank you for completing this week's quiz! If you'd like to try our other quizzes, click here: The Shared Humanity Project Quizzes Done
