The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Straining Families' Abilities to Afford Basic Needs
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- Copyright
- 2020
- Published By
- Urban Institute
This issue brief examines the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on families’ employment and abilities to meet basic needs, as well as racial/ethnic and family income–related disparities in the economic impact of the pandemic.
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