Record inflation is taking an especially heavy toll on racial minorities in the United States. More than two-thirds of Native Americans and half of Blacks and Latinos report that recent price increases have caused "serious financial problems," according to a survey from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Although some results relate to long-term barriers and inequities, the disparities uncovered in the survey also point to a handful of short-term, pressing problems that are deeply concerning, says Robert J. Blendon, co-director of the survey and emeritus professor at the Harvard school.
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