According to a poll conducted in October 2021, Americans with lower incomes have been harder hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, with 12 percent of respondents with an income of less than 50,000 U.S. dollars reporting that they have personally lost a job due to the pandemic, and a further 11 percent reporting a family member has lost a job.
Share of U.S. adults who know someone who has lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2021, by income group and relation
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YouGov. (October 18, 2021). Share of U.S. adults who know someone who has lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2021, by income group and relation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109939/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-income/
YouGov. "Share of U.S. adults who know someone who has lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2021, by income group and relation." Chart. October 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109939/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-income/
YouGov. (2021). Share of U.S. adults who know someone who has lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2021, by income group and relation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109939/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-income/
YouGov. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Know Someone Who Has Lost a Job as a Result of The Covid-19 Outbreak in October 2021, by Income Group and Relation." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109939/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-income/
YouGov, Share of U.S. adults who know someone who has lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2021, by income group and relation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109939/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-income/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
