JUNE 18, 2020: Forty-two percent (42%) of voters nationwide have a close friend or family member who lost their job during the shutdown ([link removed])_pandemic,_2020) and has since been rehired. A Ballotpedia survey ([link removed])_pandemic,_2020) of 1,200 registered voters found that 49% do not and 9% are not sure.[1] ([link removed])
There is a significant generational divide on this question. Among voters under 45, just over half (51%) know someone close to them who has been rehired. That falls to 27% among senior citizens.[1] ([link removed])
Beyond that, however, there are few noticeable demographic divides.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Republican ([link removed]) voters know someone who lost their job and been rehired. So do 38% of Democrats ([link removed]) and 44% of independents ([link removed]) .[1] ([link removed])
We will continue to track this measure as part of our effort to monitor the reopening ([link removed])_pandemic,_2020) of American society.
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