«Report author Sally Bullock says one of the reasons for poor health is that rural males are more likely to smoke and drink.
"Also, in Australia's more rural and remote areas, there's a larger amount of areas that are socioeconomically disadvantaged," she says.
"By that, I mean you'll sometimes find lower education levels, lower income and higher rates of unemployment, for example."»

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