Five percent of unvaccinated adults said they have left a job over a vaccine mandate, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Five percent of unvaccinated adults said they have left a job due to a vaccine mandate, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
People shout slogans against the government as they arrive to the City Hall in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandate in New York City, October 25, 2021.Five percent of unvaccinated adults say they have left a job due to a vaccine mandate, according to aThis early read on whether workers will actually quit their jobs over mandates comes as more employers are requiring shots.
Workers already covered by a mandate are more likely to have higher household incomes, identify as Democrats, and already be vaccinated, the data shows. The survey results also illustrate the ongoing partisan divide toward Covid-19 vaccines, with 32% of Republican respondents reporting they know someone who has quit over a mandate compared to 14% of Democrats who said the same.U.S.
The National Association of Manufacturers, in a letter to the federal government last week, said that losing even a small share of workers could have significant consequences for some of its member companies.