New Study: People in Georgia Struggle More to Pay for Food and Healthcare
The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality says Georgia also has higher health care and food burdens than the nation, with 19% facing three or more costs.
- About 70% of Georgians face at least one basic-needs burden related to housing, food, health care or child care, according to the Georgetown Center Family Economic Well-Being Index released Thursday.
- Researchers used 2023 American Community Survey data to measure affordability thresholds, revealing how overlapping expenses create financial pressure that traditional poverty metrics alone often miss.
- Health care costs burden 48% of Georgians, compared with 41% nationally, while food costs affect 36% and housing burdens impact 32% of residents.
- Overlapping costs hit families especially hard, with 19% of Georgians facing burdens in at least three categories and 28% of children enduring three or more burdens simultaneously.
- While Georgia matches the national 70% burden rate overall, the state stands out with higher health care and food costs but maintains a lower child care burden among households with children younger than 6.
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Georgia families hit harder by food and healthcare costs than the rest of the US
New research from a Georgetown University policy organization reports that people in Georgia are struggling more than the nation as a whole to pay for food and healthcare. The new Family Economic Well-Being Index, out Thursday, reports that more than a third of Georgians are burdened or severely burdened by food costs and nearly half […]Read more at The Georgia Sun
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New study: people in Georgia struggle more to pay for food and healthcare
ATLANTA — New research from a Georgetown University policy organization reports that people in Georgia are struggling more than the nation as a whole to pay for food and healthcare. The new Family Economic Well-Being Index, out Thursday, reports that…
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As many as 70% of Georgia residents are struggling to afford basic necessities, such as food, housing, healthcare or childcare, according to new data from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality. The data was released as part of the…
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