Poll: Inflation Forcing Sick Americans to Work
An overwhelming majority of Americans say that they are less likely to take an unpaid sick day due to inflation.
An overwhelming majority of Americans say that they are less likely to take an unpaid sick day due to inflation.
WHY IT MATTERS – Inflation doesn’t just affect our pocketbooks. Health and wellbeing are other parts of life that suffer.
SICKENING STATS - According to a recent poll of 2,000 employed Americans…
64 percent say that taking a sick day would cause financial strain.
67 percent say that inflation makes them less likely to take an unpaid sick day due to their concern about financial security.
64 percent are more reluctant to stay home for fear of criticism from their bosses and possible termination.
RACIAL DIVIDE - This trend of working while sick disproportionally affects people of color, as Latina women, for example, report being more hesitant than White woman to take a sick day from work due to ongoing layoffs.
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