Chart: Weighted and unweighted survey results | Economic Policy Institute

Table 1

Weighted and unweighted survey results

		Weighted		Unweighted
	Answer	Share	Number	Share	Number
1	I applied successfully	0.104	1889	0.094	2304
2	I tried but I could not get through	0.038	693	0.034	842
3	I tried but my application was rejected	0.017	301	0.016	393
4	I did not apply because it was too difficult	0.020	362	0.019	468
5	I did not apply because I am not eligible	0.138	2506	0.152	3747
6	I did not apply because I did not lose a job	0.682	12343	0.685	16853

Note: The survey targeted 25,000 people and as of this writing 98% of those targeted had completed it (24,607 respondents).

Source: Google Survey of 24,607 people conducted by EPI between April 14 and April 24, 2020.

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