The impact of material hardship severity and frequency on health outcomes: Evidence from New York City.

ABSTRACT: Material hardship - the struggle to meet basic household needs - regularly impacts millions of Americans. Despite a growing body of research on the impacts of economic deprivation, a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which the experience of material hardship impacts health is still lacking in extant literature. To address these shortcomings, this manuscript analyzes data from the NYC Poverty Tracker, a longitudinal survey designed to capture the experience of material hardship among New York City residents, to explore the relationship between five major forms of hardship (food, energy, housing, financial, and medical) and physical and mental health outcomes. Findings show a clear association between all five forms of hardship and diminished health outcomes. Further, the frequency

SUBMITTER: Memmott T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574881 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature