Table 3 The economic impacts by type of income (N = 613) [14]
From: Experiences, coping strategies and perspectives of people in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you were working before COVID-19, has COVID-19 created any inconvenience for you? | Economic impacts and economic concerns type of income (f) | Total (f) (n = 613) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed salary (n = 475) | Contract and freelance (n = 125) | Other/no income (n = 13) | ||||||
f | % | f | % | f | % | f | % | |
Loss of earnings | 69 | 14.5 | 79 | 63.2 | 7 | 53.8 | 155 | 25.3 |
Loss of job | 18 | 3.8 | 24 | 19.2 | 2 | 15.4 | 44 | 7.2 |
Reduction of working hours | 163 | 34.3 | 60 | 48.0 | 5 | 38.5 | 228 | 37.2 |
Closure of workplace | 214 | 45.1 | 67 | 53.6 | 8 | 61.5 | 289 | 47.1 |