According to an opinion poll conducted late March/early April 2020, 84 percent of U.S. adults who support the Democratic Party believe that private companies who ask people to work during the COVID-19 outbreak should increase their employees' pay during this time. This figure drops to 63 percent for supporters of the Republican Party.
Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party
Characteristic
Should increase their employees’ pay during this time
Do not need to increase their employees’ pay during this time
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YouGov. (April 3, 2020). Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/
YouGov. "Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party." Chart. April 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/
YouGov. (2020). Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/
YouGov. "Opinion of Adults on If Private Companies Should Increase Pay of Employees Working during The Covid-19 Outbreak in The United States as of April 2020, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/
YouGov, Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Opinion of adults on if private companies should increase pay of employees working during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as of April 2020, by political party [Graph], YouGov, April 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110074/opinion-pay-people-asked-work-covid-19-us-party/
