This summary national report, Household Experiences in America During the Delta Variant Outbreak, is based on a five-part polling series conducted in August-September 2021 for NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It details the experiences of households across the nation during the delta variant outbreak in different areas of their lives, including serious problems with finances, healthcare, racial/ethnic discrimination, education, caregiving, work, and well-being.
Key Findings
While historic economic assistance led to a decline in poverty in 2020, 38 percent of households across the United States have not been adequately protected from financial problems.
Households with incomes below $50,000 and Black and Latino households with children continue to be hit the hardest, with approximately 60 percent of households across those categories reporting serious financial problems.
48% of households with children report they do not have any savings to fall back on, including 73% of Black households with children, 68% of Latino households with children.
70% of households with children with annual incomes below $50,000 report serious financial problems, compared with 20% of those with annual incomes of $50,000 or more.
50% of households without health insurance report serious problems affording medical care vs. 13% with insurance.
27% of renters nationally reported serious problems paying their rent.
70% of households whose children fell behind last school year believe it will be difficult for children in their household to catch up on education losses from last school year.
To read the Publisher: NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, Publication: Public Opinion Poll Series, and Author(s): Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health, please click here.
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