Since March 13, 2020, did you receive Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits? Select only one answer.
Asked of: All person's born before 2003
Received unemployment insurance since March 2020 · Asked in 15 waves, 2020–2021 · 202,959 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21, week22, week23, week24, week25, week26, week27.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 80% | 20% | 11305 | ±2 | |
| AK | 78% | 22% | 226 | ±9 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29 | web | 77,104 | 11,305 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 26 (2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15 | web | 78,306 | 11,870 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 25 (2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01 | web | 77,788 | 12,100 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 24 (2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15 | web | 77,122 | 12,044 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 23 (2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01 | web | 80,567 | 12,929 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 22 (2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18 | web |
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.
| AL | 56% | 44% | 134 | ±12 |
| AR | 69% | 31% | 114 | ±13 |
| AZ | 74% | 26% | 230 | ±10 |
| CA | 87% | 13% | 1132 | ±6 |
| CO | 82% | 18% | 235 | ±10 |
| CT | 78% | 22% | 207 | ±11 |
| DC † | 71% | 29% | 111 | ±18 |
| DE † | 75% | 25% | 127 | ±16 |
| FL | 76% | 24% | 346 | ±10 |
| GA | 72% | 28% | 265 | ±12 |
| HI | 84% | 16% | 169 | ±11 |
| IA | 81% | 19% | 165 | ±11 |
| ID | 82% | 18% | 137 | ±12 |
| IL | 81% | 19% | 287 | ±9 |
| IN | 86% | 14% | 173 | ±11 |
| KS | 71% | 29% | 149 | ±11 |
| KY | 81% | 19% | 165 | ±12 |
| LA | 85% | 15% | 152 | ±12 |
| MA | 81% | 19% | 391 | ±8 |
| MD | 80% | 20% | 227 | ±10 |
| ME | 83% | 17% | 97 | ±13 |
| MI | 82% | 18% | 459 | ±8 |
| MN | 85% | 15% | 284 | ±8 |
| MO † | 74% | 26% | 133 | ±15 |
| MS † | 74% | 26% | 81 | ±17 |
| MT † | 78% | 22% | 107 | ±14 |
| NC | 77% | 23% | 172 | ±11 |
| ND † | 74% | 26% | 82 | ±15 |
| NE | 84% | 16% | 125 | ±12 |
| NH | 83% | 17% | 184 | ±13 |
| NJ | 82% | 18% | 306 | ±9 |
| NM | 84% | 16% | 187 | ±11 |
| NV | 75% | 25% | 278 | ±10 |
| NY | 88% | 12% | 322 | ±8 |
| OH | 78% | 22% | 170 | ±11 |
| OK † | 67% | 33% | 104 | ±14 |
| OR | 79% | 21% | 326 | ±8 |
| PA | 77% | 23% | 356 | ±9 |
| RI † | 85% | 15% | 145 | ±17 |
| SC | 71% | 29% | 137 | ±12 |
| SD † | 87% | 13% | 56 | ±21 |
| TN | 75% | 25% | 132 | ±12 |
| TX | 73% | 27% | 557 | ±9 |
| UT | 67% | 33% | 179 | ±13 |
| VA | 74% | 26% | 224 | ±13 |
| VT | 91% | 9% | 127 | ±14 |
| WA | 78% | 22% | 465 | ±7 |
| WI | 83% | 17% | 180 | ±11 |
| WV † | 77% | 23% | 108 | ±16 |
| WY † | 77% | 23% | 80 | ±16 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) · 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.
| 68,348 |
| 11,331 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 12,583 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 12,680 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 12,496 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 9,993 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 14,734 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web | 95,604 | 15,904 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 16,560 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 18,419 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable UI_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 18,011 |