A bar graph in Figure 2 shows the percentage of renters not caught up on rent, by disability, showing a correlation between not being caught up on rent and increased severity of symptoms.
Figure headline: Disabled renters struggle to pay rent on time.
Figure subtitle: Percentage of renters who report not being caught up on rent, by disability.
All renters: 15 percent. Difficulty seeing: no difficulty, 13.1 percent; some difficulty, 16.8 percent; a lot of difficulty, 20.8 percent; cannot do at all, 67.1 percent. Difficulty hearing: no difficulty, 14.4 percent; some difficulty, 14.3 percent; a lot of difficulty, 42.1 percent; cannot do at all, 12.8 percent. Difficulty remembering or concentrating: no difficulty, 14.4 percent; some difficulty, 14.7 percent; a lot of difficulty, 19.4 percent; cannot do at all, 25.8 percent. Difficulty walking or climbing stairs: no difficulty, 13.5 percent; some difficulty, 17.7 percent; a lot of difficulty, 22.2 percent; cannot do at all, 21.8 percent.
Source: Author's calculations are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, "Household Pulse Survey: April 28 – May 10, 2021," available at https://www.census.gov/householdpulsedata (last accessed May 2021).