By the numbers
Rural recruits’ death rate
825: Number of rural recruits who have died in Iraq, as of Oct. 28, 2006
2,270: Number of urban recruits who have died in Iraq
24 per million: Death rate among rural recruits
15 per million: Death rate among urban recruits
19: Percentage of U.S. population in rural areas
27: Percentage of dead who are from rural areas
Source: Carsey Institute study
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