COVID-19: concern about job loss or pay cut U.S. party 2020

According to a survey conducted May 2020, 22 percent of U.S. adults who support the Democratic Party are very concerned that they will lose a job or receive a major reduction in their paid work hours due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This figure drops to 15 percent for respondents who support the Republican Party.

Share of adults in the United States who are concerned they may lose a job or have a major pay cut due to the COVID-19 outbreak as of May 2020, by concern and party

Characteristic	Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned	Already lost a job	Already got reduced hours
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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 11 to 13, 2020

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Values are taken from the toplines and crosstabs of the poll.

Original question: 'How concerned are you that in the next few months you, or someone in your household, may lose a job or have a major reduction in paid work hours because of the coronavirus outbreak?'

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