• Representativeness disclaimer
  • Material hardship
    • Old questions
    • New questions
  • Food insecurity
  • Social support
  • Hardship and social support

Representativeness disclaimer

These analyses are based on responses collected from 8867 caregivers between the dates of April 06, 2020 and August 13, 2020. These caregivers represent a range of voices: 8.66% are Black/African American, 16.62% are LatinX, and 29.25% live at or below 1.5 times the federal poverty line. Proportions/percentages are calculated based on the item-level response rates, not out of the total sample size. The data for these analyses are not weighted.

Material hardship

Old questions

AprMayJunJulAug0.00.51.01.5
High IncomeLow IncomeNAWeekhardshippoverty150
AprMayJunJulAug010203040
Percent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeek
AprMayJunJulAug0204060
Not BlackBlackPercent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeekblack
AprMayJunJulAug0204060
Not LatinXLatinXPercent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeeklatinx
AprMayJunJulAug01020304050
Not WhiteWhitePercent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeekwhite
AprMayJunJulAug0204060
High IncomeLow IncomePercent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeekpoverty150
AprMayJunJulAug0204060
EmployedOtherUnemployedPercent of households experiencing at least one material hardshipWeekwork_status

New questions

How worried are you about having enough money to pay for food to feed your household for the next month?

0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Worried about foodPercent
0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
High IncomeLow IncomeWorried about foodPercentpoverty150
0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Not BlackBlackWorried about foodPercentblack
0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
EmployedOtherUnemployedWorried about foodPercentwork_status

If you rent the place where you currently live, how worried are you about being evicted in the next month?

0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Worried about being evictedPercent
020406080Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
High IncomeLow IncomeWorried about evictionPercentpoverty150
0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Not BlackBlackWorried about evictionPercentblack
020406080Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
EmployedOtherUnemployedWorried about evictionPercentwork_status

If you own the house you currently live in, how worried are you that the mortgage will be foreclosed in the next month?

0255075Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Worried about foreclosurePercent
0255075Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
High IncomeLow IncomeWorried about foreclosePercentpoverty150
0255075Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Not BlackBlackWorried about foreclosePercentblack
0255075Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
EmployedOtherUnemployedWorried about foreclosePercentwork_status

How worried are you that your utilities (water, electricity, gas) will turn off in the next month?

0204060Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Worried about losing utilitiesPercent
020406080Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
High IncomeLow IncomeWorried about foodPercentpoverty150
020406080Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
Not BlackBlackWorried about utilitiesPercentblack
020406080Not at allSlightlySomewhatVeryExtremely
EmployedOtherUnemployedWorried about utilitiesPercentwork_status

Note that foreclosure and housing were combined into a single variable.

Food insecurity

Aug 1181012
A lotSomePercent of caregivers experiencing ___ food insecuritypercentfood
Aug 111020Aug 11
A lotSomePercent of caregivers experiencing ___ food insecuritypercentHigh IncomeLow Incomefood
Aug 1110152025Aug 11
A lotSomePercent of caregivers experiencing ___ food insecuritypercentNot BlackBlackfood
Aug 11101520Aug 11Aug 11
A lotSomePercent of caregivers experiencing ___ food insecuritypercentEmployedOtherUnemployedfood

Social support

Note that for single caregivers, responses to “partner/spouse” support are removed.

BabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalParent groupCo-worker(s)Spiritual figureChild(ren)Other relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/SpouseBabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalParent groupCo-worker(s)Spiritual figureChild(ren)Other relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/SpouseBabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalParent groupCo-worker(s)Spiritual figureChild(ren)Other relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/Spouse020406080BabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalParent groupCo-worker(s)Spiritual figureChild(ren)Other relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/Spouse020406080020406080020406080020406080
Source of support in the last weekPercent2020-04-062020-04-142020-04-202020-04-272020-05-042020-05-112020-05-192020-05-252020-06-012020-06-082020-06-152020-06-222020-06-292020-07-062020-07-132020-07-202020-07-272020-08-032020-08-11NA
010203040123456789101112131415161718
Age of child providing supportCount
0501001502001234
Number of children providing supportCount
050100150200EmotionalOther household choresWatching other children
Number of children providing supportCount
010203040051015010203040010203040
EmotionalOther household choresWatching other childrenNumber of children providing supportPercentEmotionalOther household choresWatching other childrensupport_type

Hardship and social support

0255075BabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalChild(ren)Co-worker(s)Spiritual figureParent groupOther relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/Spouse0255075
No hardshipHardship
0255075BabysitterChildcare providerReligious groupNeighbor(s)Health professionalChild(ren)Co-worker(s)Spiritual figureParent groupOther relative(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Partner/Spouse0255075
No hardshipHardship
0.00.30.60.9Partner/SpouseCo-worker(s)Parent(s)Friend(s)Spiritual figureOther relative(s)Childcare providerParent groupReligious groupNeighbor(s)Child(ren)Health professionalBabysitter
Average material hardship by source of supportMaterial Hardship