The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the negative social and economic effects of COVID-19 continue in the latest Household Pulse Survey that ended in April. Of pressing concern – adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 30.6% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely.
Based on responses collected April 14-26, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that:
- Of adults living in households with children, 11% were in households where children were unable to attend daycare/another childcare arrangement because of the coronavirus pandemic in the last 4 weeks.
- Of adults living in households with children, 24% were in homes where children had an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or other health professional by video or phone in the last 4 weeks.
- Of adults living in households with children enrolled in public/private school, 25.7% were in households where students received food assistance from school in the last 7 days.
- 7% of American adults had an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or other health professional by video or by phone in the last 4 weeks.
- 2% of adults are planning to take overnight trips or trips to places more than 100 miles away in the next 4 weeks
- 8% of American adults expect someone in their household to experience a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks.
- 27% of adults live in households where at least one adult teleworked because of the coronavirus pandemic in the last 7 days.
- 1% of American adults lived in households where there was either sometimes or often not enough to eat in the previous 7 days.
- 7% of adults are not current on their rent or mortgage payment and have slight or no confidence in making their next payment on time.
- Of adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 6% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely.
- 2% of adults live in households where it has been somewhat or very difficult to pay usual household expenses in the last 7 days.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Census Bureau – 26% of Adults Struggle on Expenses
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the negative social and economic effects of COVID-19 continue in the latest Household Pulse Survey that ended in April. Of pressing concern – adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 30.6% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely.
Based on responses collected April 14-26, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that:
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.