Fact Based List:
7 Socioeconomic Obstacles Affecting Families' Health: Survey
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 16:45
- unable to pay one or more of their bills: 32%
- skipped a doctor/dentist appointment because they couldn’t afford to pay for visits or find transportation: 32
- trouble paying for or getting to a doctor/dentist appointment or paying for medicine: 30%
- worried about running out of food: 23%
- worried about their/their family’s personal safety: 17%
- trouble finding work or affordable child care: 17%
- unable to access a grocery store with healthy food options: 10%
Notes: from a national online survey of 1000 participants conducted by Harris Poll and commissioned by Nemours Children’s Health System. 68% of parents said that at least one of the above factors affected them in the past year.
Source: Nemours Children's Health System News Release, November 18, 2019
Source URL: http://nemours.mediaroom.com/media-releases?item=122778
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