Survey: Few Coronavirus-era Workers Have Returned to Their Pre-virus Workplace

Men are more optimistic about an economic rebound than women, according to a new research series by Yahoo Finance and Harris Poll conducted from June 15 to 17. Here are some more highlights from the poll.

Only 4{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} of workers have returned to their normal work sites

54{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Percentage of survey respondents who say they’re currently working from home because of the coronavirus
40{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Are working from home full-time
13{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Are working from home part-time
32{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Working at their normal workplace, with no change in routine
4{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Have returned to their normal work sites

Higher-paid and higher-educated workers are more likely to work from home

60{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Percentage of college graduates who say they’re working at home full-time because of the virus
26{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Percentage of high school graduates who say they’re working at home full-time because of the virus

A slight majority of at-home workers prefer the work change

51{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say that it is better than traditional workplace
30{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say it is worse
19{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say it’s about the same

Few of those surveyed believe their lost jobs are permanent

3{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say it’s a permanent job loss
7{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say it’s a temporary job loss
16{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say they’re working fewer hours
6{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513}| Say they’re working more hours

Two-thirds of survey respondents believe they will be back to their spending levels in less than a year

66{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Percentage of respondents expect their spending to fully recover within 12 months
17{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Think it will take more than one year
5{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say it will never return to pre-virus levels

Higher-income Americans see a quicker than return to traditional workplace

74{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Higher-income Americans who see a recovery in their spending in less than a year
59{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Lower-income Americans see a recovery of their spending in less than a year
5{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} | Say their spending will never return to pre-virus levels.

Find out more from the Yahoo Finance-Harris Poll.
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