Amid coronavirus outbreak, nearly three-in-ten young people are neither working nor in school
Between February and June 2020, the share of young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed has more than doubled.
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Between February and June 2020, the share of young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed has more than doubled.
Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.
The outbreak has altered life in the U.S. in many ways, but in key respects it has affected black and Hispanic Americans more than others.
Those ages 18 to 29 differ from older Americans in their news consumption habits and in their responses to major news events and coverage.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.
65% of U.S. adults say that they have personally worn a mask in stores or other businesses all or most of the time in the past month.
Most U.S. adults say that they expect to go back to attending religious services in person as often as they did before the outbreak.
Nearly one-in-four U.S. workers are employed in the industries most likely to feel an immediate impact from the COVID-19 outbreak.
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