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Kim Bojórquez
The Sacramento Bee
A new study shows that Latinos working in essential sectors and living in larger households during the coronavirus pandemic may contribute to why they continue to face higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths.
âLatinos have the highest labor force participation of any group and large, big supportive families, but crammed into very small households,â said to Dr. David E. Hayes-Bautista, an author of the study and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA. âCOVID is just loving this is. Itâs very opportunistic.â
Throughout the pandemic, Latinos have faced the brunt of the virusâ health and financial toll. Many have continued work in agricultural, hospitality and sanitation fields, where remote work is not possible, in order to keep food on the table.
By Cynthia Hubert
Parents in low-wage jobs frequently must miss work and forfeit income to care for their children, a conflict that is costly to individual families and the overall economy, according to new research led by a Sacramento State faculty member.
The report, issued by the National Research Center for Hispanic Children and Families, found that about a quarter of parents with low incomes experience issues with child care that regularly disrupt their work schedules. For about one in 10 households, these disruptions occur as frequently as two work weeks per quarter, the research found.
Professor Kevin Ferreira van Leer. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Ferreira van Leer)