Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Housing Instability During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Role of Assets and Income Shocks.

Autor: Chun Y; St. Louis, USA Social Policy Institute, Washington University in St. Louis.; St. Louis, USA Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis., Roll S; St. Louis, USA Social Policy Institute, Washington University in St. Louis.; St. Louis, USA Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis., Miller S; St. Louis, USA Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis., Lee H; St. Louis, USA Social Policy Institute, Washington University in St. Louis.; St. Louis, USA Department of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis., Larimore S; St. Louis, USA Department of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis., Grinstein-Weiss M; St. Louis, USA Social Policy Institute, Washington University in St. Louis.; St. Louis, USA Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of economics, race, and policy [J Econ Race Policy] 2023; Vol. 6 (2), pp. 63-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 02.
DOI: 10.1007/s41996-022-00109-5
Abstrakt: Stable and adequate housing is critical to sound public health responses in the midst of a pandemic. This study explores the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on housing-related hardships across racial/ethnic groups in the USA as well as the extent to which these disparities are mediated by households' broader economic circumstances, which we operationalized in terms of prepandemic liquid assets and pandemic-related income losses. Using a longitudinal national survey with more than 23,000 responses, we found that Black and Hispanic respondents were more vulnerable to housing-related hardships during the pandemic than white respondents. These impacts were particularly pronounced in low- and moderate-income households. We found that liquid assets acted as a strong mediator of the housing hardship disparities between white and Black/Hispanic households. Our findings imply that housing became less stable for minority groups as a result of the pandemic, particularly those households with limited liquid assets. Such housing-related disparities demonstrate the need for policies and practices that target support to economically marginalized groups and families of color in particular.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.
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