Financial hardship experienced by people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with disabilities are poorer and more financially insecure than nondisabled people. While people with disabilities were adversely affected by the pandemic and were more likely to experience poverty prior to the pandemic, less is known about their experiences with financial hardship during the pandemic.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the financial hardship of people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including differences with nondisabled people and those based on people with disabilities' sociodemographics.

Methods

We analyzed Household Pulse Survey data from 52,890 adults (18+) with disabilities and 391,532 nondisabled adults using complex samples descriptive statistics and binary logistic regressions.

Results

Dur

SUBMITTER: Friedman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9220755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature