People move all the time but at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing share of movers returned to their state of birth, a shift that began before the pandemic and gained even more traction at its peak. From…
Category: COVID
Socioeconomic Inequalities Between Remote Workers and Commuters
The share of the workforce working from home has declined in recent years but remains more than double what it was before COVID-19. New data reveal significant inequalities between remote workers and commuters: remote workers tend to be older, are…
Rising Home Equity Boosted Household Wealth During Pandemic
The median net worth of U.S. households increased about $40,000 from 2019 to 2022, primarily due to rising home equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), median household net worth…
Pandemic’s Impact on Indoor and Outdoor Recreation Revenue
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Service Annual Survey (SAS) provides a detailed look at estimated revenue of employer firms for select indoor and outdoor recreation industries affected by COVID-19 and a glimpse into their recovery. Many fitness, recreation and other social activities moved outdoors when…
About 1 in 5 Parents Relied on a Relative for Childcare
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of the nation’s estimated 62.7 million parents with children under age 18 as access to paid, unpaid or subsidized child care and school supervision ended for many. The recent end of pandemic relief funds…
School Enrollment Rates of 3- and 4-year-olds Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed many parents’ home and work lives, with some changes like shuttered schools and remote learning leading to a drop in enrollment of children ages 3 and 4. But new data show enrollment has started to bounce…
Americans’ Concern Over COVID-19 Rises
COVID-19 infections are on the rise with new variants seemingly being announced every other week, Americans are becoming less confident in the direction over the coronavirus situation is going. They are now slightly less likely to believe the pandemic is…
Bipartisan Support for Negative COVID Tests For Travelers From China
Since the end of its controversial and strict “zero-COVID” policy, there have been a surge of new cases in China, causing the United States to implement a new rule requiring travelers from China to have a negative COVID test before…
Worry About Catching COVID-19 Lowest since June 2021
Only 28% of Americans say they are “very” or “somewhat worried” they will catch COVID-19. The lowest Gallup has recorded since the summer of 2021. The finding from the Oct 11-19 COVID-19 probability-based web panel survey come as a new…
Thanksgiving Dinners Back On After Pandemic Pause
ButcherBox, a subscriptions service focused on meats, recently conducted a study that revealed 32% of Americans expect their Thanksgiving gatherings to be larger this year than last. Nearly 30% of respondents said they will be hosting 10-19 people this year.…