The Brookings Institution researcher Lauren Bauer published a research report on the 6th that the economic shutdown caused by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic has caused harm to children in the United States. An investigation found that as of April, in Among households with children 12 years old and younger, 17.4% of the children are not full, and during the Great Depression, this data was only 5.7%. These families said that since the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, "my children are not full because we cannot afford enough food."
Ball told the New York Times, "This is shocking." These families reduced the amount of food and let the children eat less meals. This number is much higher than I expected. "She believes that part of the reason for this phenomenon may be due to suspension of classes, and children are unable to eat for free at school.
Ball's analysis of a national sample of the Covid Impact Survey, another survey, found that nearly 23% of households said they did not have enough money to buy enough food, and this proportion was the worst in the Great Depression. About 16%. Among families with children, the proportion of undernourished families is close to 35%, up from 21% during the last recession. (CCTV reporter Wang Fengzhi)