Recent Events Flash Wave 2205A – October 13, 2022

Wave 2205A of our Recent Events Flash Study is now available in your account.

Resonate’s Recent Events data provides a timely pulse on notable marketplace events and emerging trends related to consumer sentiment to help you form in-the-moment, meaningful connections with our fresh, relevant insights. 

Wave 2205A provides insights on the U.S. population and their experiences with recent events and the pandemic, including insights around inflation and the economy, the Flu, Monkeypox, COVID-19, and the latest political views on gun violence, political ads, and the seized Trump documents. Wave 2205A was fielded between September 21 and October 4 and had approximately 4,000 respondents.

This pulse-of-the consumer market research, combined with the full Resonate Elements data set reveals critical insights on consumer behavior, sentiment, and intent – making it easy for you to take the next right action.

Below is a list of the data included in REFS Wave 2205A:

Daily Life

• Financial
  • Accommodations for More Expensive Regular Purchases
    • Buying Cheaper/Store Or Alternative Brands
    • Buying Fewer 'Luxury' Items
    • Buying In Bulk
    • Cutting Out All Non-Essential Purchases
    • Cutting Out Some But Not All Non-Essential Purchases
    • Delaying One Or More Large Purchases
    • Going Into Debt
    • Have Made No Changes To Accommodate Higher Prices
    • Have Not Experienced Higher Prices
    • Other
    • Using Coupons More
  • Actions Taken Due to Inflation
    • Have Not Experienced Higher Prices
    • Other
    • Postponed/Cancelled A Planned Vacation
    • Postponed/Cancelled Buying A New House, Condo, Or Townhouse
    • Postponed/Cancelled Buying A New/Used Vehicle
    • Postponed/Cancelled Home Improvements
    • Postponed/Cancelled Moving To A New Residence
    • Taken Out A Loan From A Bank To Help With Expenses
  • Change in Spending Habits
    • Spending Less Than 6 Months Ago
    • Spending More Than 6 Months Ago
    • Spending The Same As 6 Months Ago
  • Expected Change to Personal Financial Situation
    • About the Same
    • Significantly Better Off
    • Significantly Worse Off
    • Somewhat Better Off
    • Somewhat Worse Off
  • Personal Financial Situation
    • Getting By
    • Living Comfortably
    • Times are Hard
• General
  • Concern About Being In Public Spaces
    • Extremely Concerned
    • Not At All Concerned
    • Not That Concerned
    • Somewhat Concerned
    • Very Concerned
  • Planning to Leave Current Job due to work situation post COVID-19
    • Do Not Work
    • Don't Know Or Not Sure
    • No
    • Yes
• Health
  • Concern About Spread of COVID-19
    • Extremely Concerned
    • Not At All Concerned
    • Not That Concerned
    • Somewhat Concerned
    • Very Concerned
  • Concern About Spread of Flu
    • Extremely Concerned
    • Not At All Concerned
    • Not That Concerned
    • Somewhat Concerned
    • Very Concerned
  • Concern About Spread of Monkeypox
    • Extremely Concerned
    • Not At All Concerned
    • Not That Concerned
    • Somewhat Concerned
    • Very Concerned
  • Likelihood To Receive Flu Shot
    • Completely Likely
    • Not At All Likely
    • Slightly Likely
    • Somewhat Likely
    • Very Likely
• Shopping
  • Shopping Online vs In-Store Next 6 Months
    • Almost All Shopping Will Be In-Store
    • Almost All Shopping Will Be Online
    • Equally Online and In-Store
    • Most Shopping Will Be In-Store, Some Online
    • Most Shopping Will Be Online, Some In-Store
• Travel
  • Avoided Public Location Due to Fear of Contracting COVID-19 Last 30 Days
    • No
    • Yes
  • Canceled Plans Due to Fear of Contracting COVID-19 Last 30 Days
    • No
    • Yes
• Vaccination
  • Current COVID-19 Vaccination Status
    • Fully Vaccinated
    • Fully Vaccinated Plus One Booster
    • Fully Vaccinated Plus Two or More Boosters
    • Partially Vaccinated
    • Unvaccinated

Political Views

• Abortion
  • Support or Oppose Roe v. Wade Overturn
    • Neither Support Nor Oppose
    • Somewhat Oppose
    • Somewhat Support
    • Strongly Oppose
    • Strongly Support
• Politics
  • Concern About Gun Violence
    • Extremely Concerned
    • Not At All Concerned
    • Not That Concerned
    • Somewhat Concerned
    • Very Concerned
  • Seized Trump Documents
    • Agree Equally or Don't Know
    • Legitimate Criminal Investigation - Somewhat Agree
    • Legitimate Criminal Investigation - Strongly Agree
    • Made-up Scandal/Witch-Hunt - Somewhat Agree
    • Made-up Scandal/Witch-Hunt - Strongly Agree
  • Trust or Distrust Political Ads on Facebook
    • Neither Trust nor Distrust
    • Somewhat Distrust
    • Somewhat Trust
    • Strongly Distrust
    • Strongly Trust
  • Trust or Distrust Political Ads on YouTube
    • Neither Trust nor Distrust
    • Somewhat Distrust
    • Somewhat Trust
    • Strongly Distrust
    • Strongly Trust
  • Watch Political Ads on Facebook
    • Don't Know or Unsure
    • No
    • Yes