TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe great recession and racial and ethnic disparities in health services use
AU  - Mortensen K, Chen J
Y1  - 2013/02/25
N1  - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1414
JO  - JAMA Internal Medicine
SP  - 315
EP  - 317
VL  - 173
IS  - 4
N2  - 
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

SN  - 2168-6106
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1414
ER  -