As the number of known COVID-19 cases in California increases, solid majorities of Californians are worried about illness and about personal finances, with concerns varying by race and ethnicity. An overwhelming majority of Californians believe people in their area should always wear a mask when they go out in public […] Read more »
View On The State Of The Pandemic And Government Response
… With a mounting death toll and coronavirus cases surging throughout much of the U.S., a majority of the public (60%) think that the worst is yet to come, up from 50% in May, though not as high as the 74% of adults in early April who thought things were […] Read more »
Would You Go to a Movie Right Now? Republicans Say Yes. Few Others Do.
Democrats and Republicans are reacting very differently to the coronavirus pandemic. And the divide goes far beyond whether to wear a mask. A majority of Republicans say they would feel comfortable flying on an airplane, eating indoors in a restaurant or seeing a movie in a theater. Large majorities of […] Read more »
Virus Concerns Outpace Economic Worries
As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, the public’s attitudes toward the national economy and their own finances have remained fairly static over the past two months. However, uncertainty about the future has risen a bit and people who have experienced lay-offs are becoming less confident about getting their jobs back. Still, […] Read more »
By Nearly a 2-1 Margin, Parents Prefer to Wait to Open Schools to Minimize COVID Risk
As state and local officials prepare for the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents with children who normally attend school overwhelmingly prefer that schools wait to restart in-person classes to reduce infection risk (60%) rather than open sooner so parents can work and students can return to the […] Read more »
Republicans remain far less likely than Democrats to view COVID-19 as a major threat to public health
With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths on the rise in the United States, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak. More than eight-in-ten Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party (85%) say the […] Read more »