If the respondent experienced a lot or a little financial hardship at FINHARDB...
What is the main cause of this financial hardship?

	%
Loss of job	15
Home schooling	3
Caring responsibilities	12
COVID-19 or related illness	6
Working fewer hours	24
Self-isolation or shielding	13
Furlough	11
Redundancy	3
Don't know	10
Not answered/refused	4

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Loss of job	21	11
Home schooling	0	5
Caring responsibilities	7	16
Covid-19 or related illness	4	7
Working fewer hours	25	23
Self-isolation or shielding	15	11
Furlough	9	13
Redundancy	2	3
Don't know	12	9
Not answered/refused	6	2

 

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Results for people of different ages

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Loss of job	20	*	5	*	*	0
Home schooling	0	*	11	0	0	0
Caring responsibilities	9	*	20	*	*	*
Covid-19 or related illness	5	*	5	*	*	0
Working fewer hours	33	*	22	*	*	*
Self-isolation or shielding	11	*	11	*	*	*
Furlough	6	*	16	*	*	0
Redundancy	4	*	0	*	*	0
Don't know	5	*	8	*	*	*
Not answered/refused	6	0	2	*	*	0

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Loss of job	10	13	27
Home schooling	5	2	1
Caring responsibilities	10	17	10
Covid-19 or related illness	10	5	3
Working fewer hours	18	25	29
Self-isolation or shielding	17	10	5
Furlough	12	12	10
Redundancy	0	2	7
Don't know	13	11	7
Not answered/refused	5	2	1

 

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