Household Pulse Survey Updates

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Based on responses collected September 16 through September 28, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that:

• 24.0% of American adults expect someone in their household to experience a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks
• 36.6% of adults live in households where at least one adult substituted some or all in-person work for telework because of the coronavirus pandemic
• 10.1% of American adults lived in households where there was either sometimes or often not enough to eat in the previous 7 days
• 6.8% of adults are either not current on their rent or mortgage payment, or have slight or no confidence in making their next payment on time
• Of adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 32.1% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is either somewhat or very likely
• 31.9% of adults live in households where it has been somewhat or very difficult to pay usual household expenses during the coronavirus pandemic
• 81.7% of adults in households with post-secondary educational plans had those plans canceled or changed significantly this fall

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