The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2020 Nebraska Rural Poll found that most rural Nebraskans were financially resilient, with enough savings to cover a possible emergency. But the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Nebraskans in many ways, including the temporary or permanent closure of businesses, layoffs, and new methods of operating. For more on how some groups of rural Nebraskans have been financially impacted by the pandemic, Becky Vogt, survey research manager for the Nebraska Rural Poll, joins the podcast. 

Read more at https://cap.unl.edu/rural/financial-impacts-pandemic-rural-nebraska.