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Would lose access to unemployment benefits or other government programs - Did each of the following contribute to you (not working/ working less than 35 hours per week) in the last month?
Fear of losing benefits as a reason for not working · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 20,115 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of D22_f first asked in 2023: wording or answer options differ from shed:D22_f.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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 | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 93% | 7% | 7090 | ±1 | |
| White | 95% | 5% | 4826 | ±1 | |
| Black | 91% | 9% | 855 | ±4 |
| Hispanic | 90% | 10% | 936 | ±3 |
| Asian | 98% | 2% | 280 | ±6 |
| Other | 93% | 7% | 193 | ±8 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. 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.