Economic insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers by educational attainment.

ABSTRACT: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers with less formal education (eg, nursing assistants and home care aides) vs more formal education (eg, physicians and nurses) were more likely to experience economic insecurity, the real and/or perceived risk of financial losses. Given the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers, we sought to describe economic insecurity among these workers during the pandemic. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey from July 2021 to July 2023, we examined economic insecurity among healthcare workers by educational attainment. Higher proportions of healthcare workers with an associate degree or below reported difficulty paying usual expenses, food insufficiency, and being behind on rent/mortgage payments compared to h

SUBMITTER: Mroz TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630277 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature