As the pandemic persisted, financial pressures became a bigger factor in why Americans decided to move
Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
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Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
Most Americans are at least somewhat happy with their lives, but some have grappled with issues like loneliness and work-life balance.
Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
As 2020 draws to a close, here are 20 striking findings from our studies, covering notable trends that emerged during the year.
The official U.S. unemployment rate understated the situation for women, Asian Americans, immigrants and workers without a bachelor’s degree.
Around half of Hispanics say they or someone in their household has taken a pay cut or lost a job – or both – because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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