Coronavirus and Poverty

According this article, low-income people are more likely to...

• Catch coronavirus

• Die from coronavirus

• Lose their income due to coronavirus

• All of the above

Poverty and inequality during an epidemic lead to...

• Everyone being more likely to get coronavirus

• More people dying from coronavirus

• Both

• Neither

Which three factors make coronavirus deadlier for people who catch it?

• Being over 70 years old

• Having a pre-existing health condition, like diabetes or heart disease

• Being under 10 years old

• Being poor

True or false: People with low-incomes are more likely to have chronic health conditions such as diabetes?

• True

• False

True or false: People with lower incomes tend to develop chronic health conditions five-fifteen years earlier than people with higher incomes.

• True

• False

What are some of the reasons that people with low-incomes continue to work outside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic? Because...

• They won't earn any money if they stay home because they don't have paid sick days

• They get bored at home

• They don't have savings that would allow them to stop working for a little while

• They want to escape from their families

Which percentage of Americans didn't get health care and skipped doctor-recommended tests because they couldn't afford them?

• 0%

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

Research shows that when the government makes businesses give workers paid sick days, what happens?

• The businesses go bankrupt

• Workers take the day off to play football

• Workers take the day off to volunteer at hospitals

• The spread of influenza is reduced by up to 40 percent

Research has shown that when many residents in a neighborhood are poor, the rate of infection from influenza has been...

• Lower than in wealthier areas

• Almost double that of wealthier areas

• The same as wealthier areas

• There is actually no research on this topic

According to this article, poverty and inequality...

• Make only poor people more likely to get sick during a pandemic

• Put everyone at greater risk during pandemics

• Don't have an impact on how quickly diseases spread

• Make poor people less likely to get sick during a pandemic