Experiences with the COVID-19 outbreak can vary for Americans of different ages
Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
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Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic sent many on the move to places other than their usual residence – and they may not know where or how to be counted.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
Between February and June 2020, the share of young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed has more than doubled.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
65% of U.S. adults say that they have personally worn a mask in stores or other businesses all or most of the time in the past month.
Nearly one-in-four U.S. workers are employed in the industries most likely to feel an immediate impact from the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
68% of those who have lost jobs or taken a pay cut due to COVID-19 are concerned that state governments will lift restrictions too quickly.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
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