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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Share of respondents who agree
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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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Edelman. (May 5, 2020). Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/
Edelman. "Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020." Chart. May 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/
Edelman. (2020). Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/
Edelman. "Share of People in The United States That Believe The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Spotlighted Societal Inequities as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/
Edelman, Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people in the United States that believe the coronavirus outbreak has spotlighted societal inequities as of April 2020 [Graph], Edelman, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169926/share-people-believe-covid-19-shows-societal-inequalities-us/