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What is your main reason for not working for pay or profit? Select only one answer. - Selected Choice
Asked of: ANYWORK = 2
Main reason for not working for pay (2020) · Asked in 5 waves, 2020 · 194,613 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week01, week02, week03, week04, week05.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) Source variable RSNNOWRK. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02 | web | 105,066 | 44,756 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 4 (2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26) Source variable RSNNOWRK. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26 | web | 101,215 | 43,188 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 3 (2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19) Source variable RSNNOWRK. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19 | web | 132,961 | 55,581 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 2 (2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12) Source variable RSNNOWRK. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12 | web | 41,996 | 18,850 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 1 (2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05) Source variable RSNNOWRK. Universe: ANYWORK = 2. | 2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05 | web | 74,413 | 32,238 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | I did not want to be employed at this time | I did not work because I am/was sick with coronavirus symptoms | I did not work because I am/was caring for someone with coronavirus symptoms | I did not work because I am/was caring for children not in school or daycare | I did not work because I am/was caring for an elderly person | I am/was sick (not coronavirus related) or disabled | I am retired | I did not have work due to coronavirus pandemic related reduction in business (including furlough) | I am/was laid off due to coronavirus pandemic | My employment closed temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic | My employment went out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic | Other reason, please specifiy) | n | MoE | |
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| All respondents | 5% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 33% | 14% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 12% | 44756 | ±1 | |
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Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
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