Pandemic Privilege Checklist
Record a tally mark for each of the following statements that apply to you.
- If you live indoors.
- If you have health insurance.
- If your racial group has not been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
- If you have easy access to private outdoor space.
- If you do not live alone.
- If you have not been quarantined from someone you live with.
- If you are below the age of 65.
- If you have not experienced an income / wage loss in the past 2 months.
- If you do not have a compromised immune system.
- If you are not a student.
- If you have not worn a mask for more than a few hours at a time.
- If you have home access to high speed WiFi.
- If you have not felt unsafe because of your job in the past 2 months.
- If you have received professional counselling in the past 2 months.
- If no one you now personally has contracted and died from COVID-19.
- If you have not received food assistance in the past 2 months.
- If you have exercise equipment in your home.
- If you have not experienced a disruption in your healthcare / insurance.
- If you received a stimulus check from the U.S. Government and placed it in a savings account.
- If you do not have someone in your home that needs adult supervision.
- If you do not worry that people will perceive you as a threat if you wear a mask in public.
- If you have not experienced a heightened fear of police in the past 2 months.
- If you have not felt like the target of anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.
- If you are a U.S. citizen.
- If you have a pet.
22-25 - Privileged AF
18-21 - Pretty damn privileged
14-17 - Still somewhat privileged