Table 5.
Reported likelihood of remaining open by industry and hypothetical crisis duration
Industry | n | 1 mo | 4 mo | 6 mo |
Raw data | ||||
Retailers, except grocery | 490 | 0.68 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
Arts and entertainment | 281 | 0.66 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
Banking/finance | 148 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.60 |
Construction | 383 | 0.72 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
Health care | 395 | 0.78 | 0.47 | 0.35 |
Other | 1,384 | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.38 |
Personal services | 168 | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.19 |
Professional services | 201 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
Real estate | 93 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
Restaurant/bar/catering | 163 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
Tourism/lodging | 145 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.25 |
Total | 3,851 | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.39 |
Reweighted to Census by size and region | ||||
Retailers, except grocery | 485 | 0.69 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
Arts and entertainment | 271 | 0.66 | 0.45 | 0.36 |
Banking/finance | 144 | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.62 |
Construction | 372 | 0.72 | 0.42 | 0.46 |
Health care | 386 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.37 |
Other | 1,361 | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.39 |
Personal services | 167 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.19 |
Professional services | 197 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.56 |
Real estate | 93 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.59 |
Restaurant/bar/catering | 160 | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.19 |
Tourism/lodging | 143 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.23 |
Total | 3,779 | 0.71 | 0.47 | 0.39 |
This table reports results of expectations about remaining open in December under different hypothetical durations of the COVID crisis. This question was asked at the end of the survey, after policy questions were conducted. The randomization is between subjects.