Inequity in Washington state covid-19-related crowdfunding.

ABSTRACT: The first seven months of the US COVID-19 pandemic saw a massive increase in COVID-19-related crowdfunding campaigns. Despite their popularity, these campaigns were rarely successful in reaching their monetary goals, with nearly 40% of them not receiving a single donation. Previous research has indicated that crowdfunding has increased inequities and disparities in wealth, and this study set out to examine the situation in Washington State, an area greatly divided socio-economically, culturally, and geographically. Using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) models with Quantile classification, we created geospatial representations of composite independent variables representing the impacts of COVID-19 and social marginalization on Washington state counties. We then examined the relati

SUBMITTER: Luchsinger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11737521 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature