As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise and schools, workplaces and public gathering spaces across the United States remain closed, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the coronavirus outbreak is having profound impacts on the personal lives of Americans in a variety of ways. Nearly […] Read more »
Our Great American Adaptation: Everything got worse this week
… I don’t want to spend too much time and space teasing out all the nuances of what our new abnormal means. The situation is changing too fast. So, for the sake of brevity, I present the five data points that I believe are worth seeing. 1. Consumer confidence tanks: […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: March 28 Update
… This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,022 registered voters conducted March 24-27, 2020. … • There is near universal support for social distancing, and Americans want it to continue as long as public health experts say is necessary. • State […] Read more »
U.S. Employees Increasingly Seeing COVID-19 Effects at Work
Nearly three in 10 employed Americans now say that their employer has cut jobs, reduced hours or frozen hiring as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, marking an 18-percentage-point increase since mid-March. Part-time workers are more likely than those employed full time to report these negative effects on their […] Read more »
Six Emerging Conclusions: Public Opinion and COVID-19
Available survey data confirm that public health messaging associated with the COVID-19 virus is getting through. Americans are paying attention, and the public is generally taking the actions recommended by authorities. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Coronavirus impacts: Disrupted lives, elevated stress, and soaring worry
The coronavirus crisis weighs heavily on the American public: Seventy-seven percent in an ABC News/Washington Post poll say their lives have been disrupted, seven in 10 report personal stress and as many are worried that they or an immediate family member may become infected. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »