Rural-Urban Differences in Workers' Access to Paid Sick Leave

Date
02/2023
Journal
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Description

The authors analyzed the prevalence of paid sick leave (PSL) among rural versus urban workers and found that rural workers had lower access to PSL than urban workers, even after adjusting for worker and employment characteristics, especially those who were Hispanic, lacked employer-sponsored insurance, and reported poorer health status.

Center
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Erika Ziller, Carly Milkowski, Zachariah Croll, Yvonne Jonk