High-need New Yorkers experience housing hardship at higher rates than non-high-need New Yorkers. Figure 1 Figure 1: High-need New Yorkers experience housing hardship at higher rates than non-high-need New Yorkers.
Persistent Hardship Some Housing Hardship Stable Housing
100%
90%
80%
70%
77%
82%
64%
72%
60%
50%
40%
30%
22%
14%
20%
36%
28%
17%
11%
23%
10%
18%
14%
14%
7%
7%
Peak (2021-2022)
Warning (2023-2024)
Peak (2021-2022)
Warning (2023-2024)
While our measure of housing hardship captures housing instability, it does not fully describe the broader challenges many New Yorkers face in their homes. We also examine housing quality-related challenges by assessing exposure to poor living conditions. The Poverty Tracker asks respondents about six aspects of their physical housing conditions (see text box). 12 Using these data, we construct a Poor Housing Conditions Index that counts the number of adverse conditions a respondent experiences, with scores ranging from zero to six. High-Need Source:Poverty Tracker longitudinal survey data, cohorts three, four, and five. High-need refers to New Yorkers with high healthcare needs, such as multiple chronic health conditions, serious psychological distress, or a work-limiting health condition. Not High-Need Source: Poverty Tracker longitudinal survey data, cohorts three, four, and five. High-need refers to New Yorkers with high healthcare needs, such as multiple chronic health conditions, serious psychological distress, or a work-limiting health condition.
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12 Data on housing conditions are only available for the latter part of our study period, and as such we cannot differentiate across periods for this analysis.
HOW HOUSING IS LINKED TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AMONG NEW YORKERS SINCE THE PANDEMIC 7
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