The data, released on Wednesday, is from the second wave of a survey on the effect of Covid-19 on employment and income of South Africans, and gives some insight into the financial hit households have taken through the lockdown.
A quarter of participants in a new survey by Stats SA have seen their incomes reduced during the nationwide lockdown, which is now into its eighth week.
The near total halt in business activity, bar essential services, which was instituted to slow the spread of the coronavirus, is expected to see the economy shrink by anywhere between 5.4% and 16.7% in 2020. Stats SA conducted the survey online through the agency's website, between April 29 and May 6, garnering 2,688 respondents. Most of the participants, almost 70%, were in paid employment before the lockdown, with a further 15.3% listed as self-employed.
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