SECTION 2
INEQUITIES IN POVERTY, MATERIAL HARDSHIP, AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
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HIGHLIGHTS
n In 2022, economic disadvantage continued to be significantly more common among Asian, Black, and Latino New Yorkers than among white New Yorkers, pointing to structures of inequity that reproduce economic disadvantage along racial and ethnic lines. n Latino New Yorkers were twice as likely to live in poverty compared to white New Yorkers (26% vs. 13%), and rates were similarly elevated among Asian and Black New Yorkers (24% and 23%, respectively). n Female New Yorkers experienced higher rates of all forms of disadvantage than male New Yorkers, and histories of gender-based income and social inequity may provide some explanation for these significant differences. n New Yorkers born outside of the U.S. also faced higher rates of poverty than U.S. born residents, but a lower prevalence of health problems. n Differences in the levels of disadvantage among New Yorkers were also present by location, with experiences of all forms of disadvantage being highest in the Bronx.
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