Since the Beginning of the Coronavirus: Loss of your savings or retirement funds (June 2020)
category | Total |
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Have experienced | 28% |
Have not experienced | 72% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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Have experienced | 31% | 31% | 25% |
Have not experienced | 69% | 69% | 75% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
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Have experienced | 38% | 24% | 30% |
Have not experienced | 62% | 76% | 70% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
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Have experienced | 21% | 21% | 28% |
Have not experienced | 79% | 79% | 72% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
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Have experienced | 35% | 29% | 22% |
Have not experienced | 65% | 71% | 78% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
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Have experienced | 29% | 35% | 39% |
Have not experienced | 71% | 65% | 61% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
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Have experienced | 19% | 24% | 22% |
Have not experienced | 81% | 76% | 78% |
Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
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Have experienced | 27% | 24% | 32% |
Have not experienced | 73% | 76% | 68% |
Category | Male | Female |
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Have experienced | 27% | 30% |
Have not experienced | 73% | 70% |
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Respondents were asked, "Thinking about your own situation, which of the following have you experienced since the beginning of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic: Loss of your savings or retirement funds?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
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Have experienced | 31% | 28% | 26% |
Have not experienced | 69% | 72% | 74% |
Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
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Have experienced | 29% | 28% | 33% | 22% |
Have not experienced | 71% | 72% | 67% | 78% |
Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
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Have experienced | 29% | 23% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 31% |
Have not experienced | 71% | 77% | 71% | 73% | 67% | 69% |
Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
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Have experienced | 26% | 28% | 38% | 27% |
Have not experienced | 74% | 72% | 62% | 73% |
Category | The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God. | Don't know. |
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Have experienced | 25% | 28% | 34% | 16% |
Have not experienced | 75% | 72% | 66% | 84% |