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We're conducting, every two weeks, a scientific survey to help us understand how COVID-19 is impacting the personal and economic well-being of Tampa Bay residents.
Our first survey reveals some meaningful data.
- 1 in 4 working residents in the Tampa Bay metro area has been laid off or furloughed from their job since the pandemic began, and without their previous income, they can only support their household for 19 days;
- 1 in 3 working residents has had their pay or hours reduced, and can only support their household for 28 days;
- 69% of working residents who've been laid off or furloughed aren't sure they'll be able to find a new job at the same pay when the crisis is over;
- 96% of residents are "somewhat" or "very" concerned about the pandemic, reflecting deep and broad concern;
- and 80% of residents feel we have not yet reached the halfway point in this crisis.
Concern is high, confidence is low, and most residents believe we have a long way to go before we put this crisis in the rear-view mirror.
What else did we find out? Learn more below.
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COVID-19 Tampa Bay Sentiment Survey
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman received the highest overall ratings from Tampa Bay residents for their response to COVID-19, followed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Nearly all residents were concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on themselves or their household, with 3 in 5 residents being "very concerned."
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Their biggest concerns? Getting sick and meeting basic needs.
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Multiple responses permitted.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 situation, 1 in 4 working residents has been laid off or furloughed, and 1 in 3 working residents has had their hours or pay reduced.
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African-American workers are more likely to have experienced a job loss, with 1 in 3 having been laid off or furloughed.
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Multiple responses permitted. The combined estimates provided reflect the removal of duplicate responses.
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Residents who have been laid off or furloughed can financially support their household for 19 days. Residents who have had their hours or pay reduced can support their household for 28 days.
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Among working residents who have been laid off or furloughed, 69% aren't sure that they'll be able to find a new job at the same pay when the crisis is over.
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80% of residents believe Tampa Bay is less than halfway through the COVID-19 situation.
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The majority of residents believe the COVID-19 situation will be worse in the next 30 days. However, the majority of residents believe the COVID-19 situation will be better in 60 days.
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9 in 10 residents support Governor DeSantis's statewide stay-at-home order, and his executive order that requires visitors from virus hotspots to self-quarantine.
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7 in 10 residents support the idea of a full national shutdown ordered by President Trump and imposing criminal penalties for residents violating stay-at-home orders.
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Approximately 70% of residents believe the $2 trillion stimulus package recently passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Trump will help lower income residents, unemployed residents and small businesses.
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Multiple responses permitted.
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But more than half of residents do not believe or are unsure that the stimulus package will personally benefit them.
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The COVID-19 Tampa Bay Sentiment Survey, conducted by Downs & St. Germain Research of Tallahassee, surveyed a demographically representative group of 384 adult residents in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties on April 1 and 2, 2020. The survey has a 95 percent confidence interval with a 5 percent margin of error. The survey will be conducted every two weeks to track over time the impact of COVID-19 on the region and resident sentiment regarding public policy issues associated with the pandemic.
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