Economic Vulnerability of Households With Essential Workers
Grace McCormack, Christopher Avery, Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Amitabh Chandra
Abstract
This study uses 2018 national survey data to characterize the proportion of essential workers in the US overall and living in economically vulnerable households, defined as income <$40 000 or at least 1 member uninsured or older than age 65.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineVulnerability (computing)Environmental healthHousehold incomeSocioeconomicsSociologyComputer securityHistoryArchaeologyComputer scienceEmployment and Welfare StudiesFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism