Social Distancing Varies by Income in U.S.

Katherine E Kerlin — July 29, 2020 - 12:08pm

Wealthier communities went from being the most mobile before the COVID-19 pandemic to the least mobile, while poorer areas have gone from the least mobile to the most mobile, according to a study by the University of California, Davis.

The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used anonymized data from mobile device location pings between January and April 2020 to find that social distancing in the United States varies strongly by income.

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Social Distancing Varies by Income in U.S.