About half of lower-income parents in the U.S. say there have been times in the past year when they did not have enough money for food or housing

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December 6, 2022

One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year

About half of lower-income parents in the U.S. say there have been times in the past year when they did not have enough money for food or housing

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One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year
45% of lower-income working parents say they would be extremely or very worried about losing pay if they needed to take time off to care for their child
About one-in-five Hispanic working parents are extremely or very worried about losing their job if they needed to take time off to care for their child

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