RT Journal
A1 Mortensen K, Chen J
T1 THe great recession and racial and ethnic disparities in health services use
JF JAMA Internal Medicine
JO JAMA Internal Medicine
YR 2013
FD February 25
VO 173
IS 4
SP 315
OP 317
DO 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1414
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1414
AB 
The “Great Recession” of 2007 to 2009 affected Americans of all backgrounds, across education, age, race/ethnicity, and household type, but took a far greater toll on African Americans and Hispanics than on whites.1- 2 In 2009, unemployment rates of African Americans (14.8%) and Hispanics (12.1%) were significantly higher than the rate for whites (8.7%).3 Median wealth fell 66% among Hispanic households, 53% among African American households, and 16% among white households.2 Rates of employment-based health insurance declined more steeply for minorities than for whites, as 25% of African Americans and Hispanics lost their job during the recession compared with 15% of whites, and minorities were more likely to become uninsured.4