Inflation hardship, gender, and mental health

Louie, Patricia; Wu, Cary; Shahidi, Faraz Vahid; Siddiqi, Arjumand

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101452

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“…They are either demographic/socioeconomic factors or variables relevant to economics. Mental health was not elected as extensive research has been conducted on the impact of economic hardship on mental health (refer to [10,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] for examples). Data for difficulty with paying expenses was available earlier than data for the perception of price changes, concerns of price change, and price stress (i.e., 2 August 2021 versus 14 September 2022).…”

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Data-Driven Investigation of Inflation Concerns Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

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Jiang

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While the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in May 2023, it is necessary to analyze data collected by the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) to understand Americans’ perceptions of inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 574,265 samples were analyzed with ANOVA, Tukey’s Multiple Comparison tests, and dominance analysis to explore disparities in expense difficulty across various demographic and socioeconomic groups. Results revealed significant racial disparities, with Black individuals facing the most challenges, followed by mixed-race, White, and Asian respondents. Transgender individuals encountered the highest hurdles among genders. Separated individuals experienced the most financial challenges based on marital status, while renters struggled more than homeowners regarding property status. Geographical variances revealed that the District of Columbia experienced the simplest challenges while Mississippi faced the most difficult ones. Dominance analysis highlighted household income and education levels as pivotal factors and indicated an inverse correlation between total household income and expense difficulty among low-income households. Disparities arose when oil and gas prices decreased, while the difficulty of paying full energy bills did not follow that trend. The most substantial discrepancy was observed between people’s difficulty with expenses and CPI data, which implied questions about the accuracy of CPI in reflecting consumer trends. Future research that considers additional variables would be helpful to gain a more comprehensive understanding of individuals’ perceptions of inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data-Driven Investigation of Inflation Concerns Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

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Tang,

Jiang

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Racial Capitalism and Black–White Health Inequities in the United States: The Case of the 2008 Financial Crisis

DeAngelis

2024

J Health Soc Behav

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Scholars cite racist political-economic systems as drivers of health inequities in the United States (i.e., racial capitalism). But how does racial capitalism generate health inequities? I address this open question within the historical context of predatory lending during the 2008 financial crisis. Relevant hypotheses are tested with multiple waves of data from Black and White participants of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 8,877). Across socioeconomic strata, I find that Black participants report higher rates of foreclosure, eviction, repossession, delinquent bills, lost income, and new debts in the wake of the financial crisis. Using structural equation and quasi-experimental models, I then show that Black participants also self-report rapid health declines and increases in prescription drug abuse throughout this period, much of which is explained by chronic financial stress. I conclude that racial capitalism can generate health inequities by ensnaring Black Americans in a toxic web of financial exploitation and stress proliferation.

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Inflation hardship, gender, and mental health

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References 76 publications

Data-Driven Investigation of Inflation Concerns Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

Data-Driven Investigation of Inflation Concerns Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

Racial Capitalism and Black–White Health Inequities in the United States: The Case of the 2008 Financial Crisis

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