Minority-White income inequality across metropolitan areas: The role of racial/ethnic residential segregation and transportation networks

Negative Employment Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress

“… 34 Such economic implications are especially important for racial and ethnic minority groups, which have long been challenged by income inequality and limited social mobility. 35 , 36 Indeed, income inequality has been found to increase in the wake of economic shocks such as the 2008 financial crisis, and COVID-19 may precipitate similar, even more severe changes, resulting in a downward spiral of workplace trends such as increased burnout, absenteeism, bullying, and turnover. 37 Critically, psychological distress has been suggested to be a strong predictor of suicidal behaviors; in consideration of suicide prevention, it is valuable and vital to target the risk factors of suicide, such as psychological distress, before the psychiatric process advances and becomes potentially irreversible.…”

“…Furthermore, locational disparities in unemployment have been found to remain for many years due to limited migration, suggesting that low-income people living in areas with high job losses may be in greatest need of financial or employment assistance 34 . Such economic implications are especially important for racial and ethnic minority groups, which have long been challenged by income inequality and limited social mobility 35,36 . Indeed, income inequality has been found to increase in the wake of economic shocks such as the 2008 financial crisis, and COVID-19 may precipitate similar, even more severe changes, resulting in a downward spiral of workplace trends such as increased burnout, absenteeism, bullying, and turnover 37 .…”

COVID-19 cases in US counties: roles of racial/ethnic density and residential segregation

“…Segregated neighborhoods tend to have high poverty and unemployment rates (Adelman 2004;De Maio, Ansell, and Shah 2018), and residents are more likely to experience poor housing conditions (e.g. overcrowding or lack of plumbing facilities) and low income (Williams and Collins 2016;Galaskiewicz, Anderson, and Thompson-Dyck 2019). Importantly, neighborhoods with high levels of residential segregation tend to have fewer health-related organizations, such as health care resources, and limited access to medical care and adequate treatment (Anderson 2017;Caldwell et al 2017).…”

Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and the First Wave of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates: A Spatial Analysis of Four U.S. Cities

“…Finally, segregated communities have more limited access to jobs within close proximity of their residence, and because of diminished socioeconomic resources, individuals are more likely to rely on public transportation on a regular basis to go to work or access resources outside their community ( M. Anderson 2016 ; Galaskiewicz, Anderson, and Thompson-Dyck 2021 ; Kain 1992 ). For instance, a study on the incidence of tuberculosis among individuals who use public transportation in the city of Houston found the duration of bus rides to be correlated to large cluster strains of tuberculosis ( Feske et al 2011 ).…”