24.10.11

housing market crash is bad for our health

Wall Street Journal: Is the Housing Crisis Making People Sick?

Of those who had, 22% developed depressive symptoms over the next two years, compared to only 3% of those who weren’t delinquent. Twenty-eight percent reported food insecurity — meaning they were hungry or did not have adequate access to food in their households — compared to 4% for those who weren’t behind on their payments.

And about a third said they were not taking medications properly due to cost, compared to 5% of those who weren’t delinquent.

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