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COVID-19 Crisis Will Likely
Disproportionately Affect the Health and Finances of Communities of Color
The
COVID-19 outbreak will likely disproportionately affect communities of color
in both their health and their pocketbooks, compounding longstanding racial
disparities in health and economic conditions, according to a new KFF analysis.
While
comprehensive data about how the COVID-19 crisis is unfolding are not yet
available, early data from some areas suggest groups of color are
experiencing disproportionate health and economic impacts. As of April 6, to
cite a few examples:
The
new numbers stand alongside existing data that suggest that many people of
color are at increased risk for experiencing serious illness if they contract
COVID-19 due to higher rates of certain underlying health conditions such as
diabetes and asthma compared to Whites. Nonelderly Black, Hispanic, and
American Indian and Alaska Native adults are more likely than Whites are to
report fair or poor health, according to KFF analysis of federal survey data.
People
of color also are more likely to be uninsured and to lack a usual source of
care, which could translate into increased challenges accessing COVID-19
testing and treatment services. Among the nonelderly, 22 percent of American
Indians and Alaska Natives lacked health coverage in 2018, as did 19 percent
of Hispanics and 11 percent of Blacks, compared to 8 percent of Whites.
Moreover,
people of color are more likely to work in certain industries (such as
restaurant, hospitality, retail and other service industries) that are
particularly at risk for loss of income right now, but have limited ability
to absorb these decreases due to lower incomes. Over a quarter of Blacks,
Hispanics, and American Indians and Alaska Natives are low-wage workers,
compared to less than 17 percent of Whites.
For
the full analysis, as well as other data and analyses about
the coronavirus and COVID-19, visit kff.org.
Filling
the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is
a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
COVID-19 Crisis Will Likely Disproportionately Affect the Health and Finances of Communities of Color
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