Share of people that think coronavirus shows societal gaps U.S. April 2020

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Aug 6, 2024
In an April 2020 online survey, 64 percent of respondents said that they believed that those with less education, less money, and fewer resources in the United States were being unfairly burdened due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020

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Release date

May 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 15 to 23, 2020

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original questions: Please indicate your level of agreement with the statements below using a nine-point scale where one means “strongly disagree” and nine means “strongly agree”.

*This pandemic has made me realize how big the gap in this country is between the rich and the working class, and that something must be done to more fairly distribute our country’s wealth and prosperity.

**Those with less education, less money and fewer resources are being unfairly burdened with most of the suffering, risk of illness, and need to sacrifice due to the pandemic.

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