While health concerns are at the forefront for Canada’s older generation during the COVID-19 crisis, younger people are worried about their ability to pay their bills, according to participants in a new survey by Statistics Canada.
The agency is calling its voluntary online survey a “crowdsourcing data initiative.” It says 200,000 people responded to the first round of questions, which began three weeks ago.
Because of the way the data was collected, the findings aren’t necessarily reflective of the Canadian population at large. “Examining how various population groups are reacting to the pandemic is important because not all Canadians will experience COVID-19 the same way,” the agency said in a statement.