COVID-19 pandemic, according to an August 2020 survey. With the additional payments having expired on July 31, 2020, 33 percent of respondents believed that Congress should renew the payments at the full amount of 600 U.S. dollars per week, while another 34 percent thought the payments should be renewed but at a lower amount.
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YouGov. (August 5, 2020). Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/
YouGov. "Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020." Chart. August 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/
YouGov. (2020). Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/
YouGov. "Support among U.S. Adults for Continuing Increased Unemployment Payments Due to Covid-19, as of August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/
YouGov, Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020 [Graph], YouGov, August 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139413/support-us-adults-continuing-increased-unemployment-payments-coronavirus/