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Financial situation during Covid-19 outbreak

Apr 14, 2020

Q. Which of the following best describes your financial situation during the Covid-19 outbreak?

NET: Agree	13/04	06/04	29/03	22/03
I do not expect the Covid-19 will impact my income	23%	24%	26%	24%
I have sufficient savings to deal with a short-term loss of income	29%	28%	32%	26%
I will struggle with a short-term loss of income, but will get by	33%	31%	23%	29%
I will be in serious financial stress with short-term loss of income	16%	16%	20%	21%
Base (n)	1,068	1,069	1,086	1,034

		Household			Employment
	Total	Have dependent children	Do not have dependent children	In paid employment		Not in paid employment	Retired
I do not expect the Covid-19 will impact my income	23%	15%	27%	13%		19%	49%
I have sufficient savings to deal with a short-term loss of income	29%	30%	29%	32%		20%	34%
I will struggle with a short-term loss of income, but will get by	33%	39%	29%	41%		34%	11%
I will be in serious financial stress with short-term loss of income	16%	17%	15%	13%		27%	6%
Base (n)	1,068	362	706	543		254	225

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