Table 1.
Characteristics of US adults: Pew's ATP Survey, March 19–24, 2020 (N=10,609).
| Characteristic | % |
|---|---|
| Age group | |
| 18–29 | 20.0 |
| 30–49 | 34.7 |
| 50–64 | 25.9 |
| 65+ | 19.4 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 48.7 |
| Female | 51.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| NH white | 64.0 |
| NH black | 11.5 |
| Hispanic | 15.8 |
| Other | 8.7 |
| Family income | |
| <$30,000 | 30.2 |
| $30–$74,999 | 35.9 |
| $75,000+ | 33.9 |
| Education | |
| College graduate and above | 36.2 |
| Some college | 31.7 |
| High school or less | 32.1 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 46.6 |
| Living with a partner | 10.3 |
| Divorced | 11.1 |
| Separated | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 5.2 |
| Never been married | 46.6 |
| Children under the age of 12 in the household | |
| No | 75.3 |
| Yes | 24.7 |
| Party affiliation | |
| Republican or lean Republican | 43.9 |
| Democrat or lean Democrat | 52.8 |
| Don't know/refused/no lean | 3.4 |
| How closely have you been following news on COVID-19? | |
| Not closely | 7.8 |
| Less closely | 35.0 |
| Very closely | 57.2 |
| Has the following happened to you or someone in your household because of COVID-19? | |
| a.Been laid off or lost a job | |
| No, has not happened | 80.4 |
| Yes, has happened | 19.6 |
| b.Had to take a cut in pay due to reduced hours or demand for your work | |
| No, has not happened | 72.8 |
| Yes, has happened | 27.2 |
| Census region | |
| Northeast | 17.3 |
| Midwest | 21.0 |
| South | 38.2 |
| West | 23.5 |