Fears of eviction. Trouble affording groceries. Unmet medical needs.
A national poll — from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — finds those are all too common experiences for high proportions of Black, Latino and Native American adults as the U.S. weathers a grueling stretch of high prices and economic uncertainty.
In fact, more than half of Black and Latino households report the recent price increases driven by inflation have caused them “serious financial problems.” It’s even higher among Native Americans, with that number rising to more than two-thirds of those surveyed. CONTINUED
Will Stone, NPR News
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