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(1/5) To produce more reliable data on #COVID19 impacts by race/ethnicity in Connecticut, our researchers Camille Seaberry & @nathanckim crunched microdata files from @uscensusbureau's household pulse survey interviews over the past month. A few findings: #healthequityct #nnip
(2/5) Using pooled @uscensusbureau microdata, we estimate that 47% of Latino and 33% of Black renters in Connecticut reported last month that they were not likely to be able to make their June rent payments. #healthequityct #healthequity #nnip #cancelrent #COVIDrelief #COVID19 
(3/5) We also estimate that people of color in Connecticut are much more likely to report food insufficiency during the past week, meaning that they sometimes or often did not have enough food to eat. #healthequityct #healthequity #nnip #foodinsecurity #COVIDrelief #COVID19
The @uscensusbureau's Pulse Survey from May 14-19 paints a picture of #COVID19-related inequities in CT. Per our analysis, 46% of Latino & 38% of Black renters in CT had "no confidence" or only "slight confidence" in their ability to pay #June rent, vs. 22% of White renters #nnip
(2/n) Additionally, 79% of Latino, 64% of Black, and 40% of Whites in CT reported that their household experienced a loss of income between March 13 and May 19. #nnip
(3/n) And on the survey's food sufficiency question, 26% of Latino & 31% of Black households in Connecticut reported they had "sometimes not enough to eat" or "often not enough to eat" in mid-May, compared to 6% of non-Hispanic White households. #nnip #foodinsecurity cc @10SDDem
For the most part, asthma, hypertension, and diabetes are inequalities — differences that are a direct result of racism, poverty, disinvestment, and other structural barriers — not “pre-existing conditions.”
#publichealth #healthequity #covid19
#publichealth #healthequity #covid19
Here’s an excellent article by @uche_blackstock that provides an overview of the barriers to equitable treatment and other inequalities that emerge during the #covid19 pandemic and similar disasters: #healthequity #phealth
