Although Americans’ assessments of their current finances are not much lower than last year, 50% of Americans now say their financial situation is getting worse. This latest reading is, by one percentage point, the highest Gallup has measured in a trend stretching back two decades. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 4
Few situations have affected the American people in such tangible and profound ways as the national response to COVID-19. … It will be some time before the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis can be assessed and compared with historical events. At the moment, Gallup’s daily polling is seeing vast […] Read more »
Personal Impacts of the Coronavirus Outbreak
As more children transition to distance learning, more employees are working from home, and more people are practicing social distancing, the coronavirus outbreak has upended many people’s lives. Most Americans are actively avoiding others as much as possible and taking additional steps to protect themselves from the coronavirus, as concerns […] Read more »
Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 2
Gallup has covered a lot of ground this past week in our daily measurement of Americans’ experience of the COVID-19 crisis. Here is what we know as of April 2. CONT. Gallup editors Read more »
4 in 10 Americans Report Losing Their Jobs or Work-Related Income Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
With coronavirus cases rising and businesses shutting down, four in 10 (39%) U.S. residents say they already have lost a job or income due to the crisis, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes most part-time workers (54%), as well as nearly half of parents with children under […] Read more »
Majority Favors Permanent Paid Medical and Family Leave
While Congress passed legislation requiring temporary paid family and medical leave for those affected by the coronavirus, a new in-depth survey by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland (PPC) finds that two-thirds of Americans believe such paid leave should be permanent—fueled by a marked shift among […] Read more »