People financially affected by COVID-19 outbreak are experiencing more psychological distress than others
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
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Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
Black adults are particularly likely to say slavery continues to have an impact: More than eight-in-ten say this is the case.
Women in STEM jobs are more likely than their male counterparts to have experienced discrimination in the workplace and to believe that discrimination is a major reason there are not more women in STEM.
Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults say workers should receive paid leave when they need to take time off to care for a sick family member.
Broad economic concerns of rural white Americans aligned with cornerstones of the Trump campaign, and the gender gap played a key role in the 2016 narrative.
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