WASHINGTON, Dec 15, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Unemployed U.S. workers are
experiencing a range of mental health issues and other negative life
consequences, a New York Times/CBS News poll indicates.
The Times said the poll, released Tuesday, sheds a light on the depth of the
trauma being endured by millions of Americans who have been laid off from their
jobs, such as findings that more than half have borrowed money from friends or
relatives with a similar number cutting back on doctor visits.
The poll also indicated nearly half of those surveyed have suffered from
depression or anxiety, with about 40 percent noticing changes in their
children's behavior that are attributable to their parents' unemployment. The
Times said about half responded the recession has caused fundamental changes in
their lives.
The findings also indicated nearly half of respondents did not have health
insurance, with most saying that was because they had lost their jobs.
The poll surveyed 708 unemployed adults Dec. 5-10 and had a margin of sampling
error of 4 percentage points.
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