U.S. adults' opinion on the pay of people asked to work during COVID-19 outbreak 2020

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Abigail Tierney,
Jul 5, 2024
According to an opinion poll conducted late March/early April 2020, 74 percent of U.S. adults believed that private companies who ask people to work during the COVID-19 outbreak should increase their employees' pay during this time.

Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020

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Release date

April 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 31 to April 1, 2020

Number of respondents

2,233 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: 'Do you think private companies that ask people to go to work during the outbreak...'

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