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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 22 > Survey finds hard times preceded the recession

Survey finds hard times preceded the recession

By Sam Roberts / The Bulletin
November 22, 2009

Even before the recession, more than one in five Americans needed help from family, friends or outsiders to pay for basic needs, according to a survey by the Census Bureau.

In addition, 14 percent of all Americans and 26 percent of blacks who responded to the 2005 survey reported that at some....

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