31%
29%
Rates of material hardship in New York City also increased in 2022, as roughly 29% of adults and 31% of children experienced material hardship – up from 24% and 26% in 2021, respectively.
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Nearly a quarter (24%) of adult New Yorkers experienced a health problem , defined as reporting poor health or having a work-limiting health condition.
More than half (52%) of adult New Yorkers faced at least one form of disadvantage (poverty, material hardship, or health problems) in 2022.
GUIDE TO THIS REPORT
GUIDE TO THIS REPORT
In sections 1, In section 1,
we focus on three types of disadvantage: income poverty, material hardship, and health problems (including psychological distress), and we present trends since 2015 for each type of disadvantage. w e analyze how these experiences differ for New Yorkers of different demographic groups. w e analyze how these experiences differ for New Yorkers of different demographic groups. we spotlight the challenges faced by New Yorkers in affording a decent standard of living above the poverty line. we examine overlapping experiences of disadvantage among New Yorkers, again looking at poverty, material hardship, and health problems. w e examine overlapping experiences of disadvantage among New Yorkers, again looking at poverty, material hardship, and health problems. w e focus on three types of disadvantage: income poverty, material hardship, and health problems (including psychological distress), and we present trends since 2015 for each type of disadvantage. we spotlight the challenges faced by New Yorkers in affording a decent standard of living above the poverty line.
In section 2,
In section 2,
In section 3,
In section 3,
In section 4,
In section 4,
THE STATE OF POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE IN NEW YORK CITY 5
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