Americans, by a large 30-point margin, are resistant to re-opening the country now, believing the risk to human life of opening the country outweighs the economic toll of remaining under restrictive lockdowns — a concern that starkly divides along partisan lines, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos released Friday. CONT. […] Read more »
Worsening Economic Numbers Belied By Irrational Exuberance
… Partisanship drives irrational exuberance. Whether (or not) you believe in a fast recovery depends on your political stripes. Indeed, 58% of Republicans believe that there will be a fast recovery, while only 32% of Democrats think the same. CONT. Clifford Young, Ipsos The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown […] Read more »
Massachusetts: Only Half Of Mass. Nurses Say Workplace Has Enough Protective Equipment
A new WBUR poll of over 400 Massachusetts nurses finds that only about half say their workplace has enough personal protective gear. Many feel constantly or most of the time that they’re in danger of being infected by the coronavirus at work. And yet, morale remains strong. CONT. Carey Goldberg, […] Read more »
Worry and Stress Fuel Record Drop in U.S. Life Satisfaction
… The percentage of people experiencing significant stress and worry the day before — typically very stable rates — experienced unprecedented increases in the first half of March with stress rising 14 percentage points to 60% and worry rising 20 points to 58%. In practical terms, about 51 million more […] Read more »
Pandemic Pollwatch: Civil liberties implications of contact-tracing apps
This is the eighth in a series of weekly papers from GQR summarizing and analyzing all available data on global opinion on COVID-19, with a particular focus on the political implications of global opinion linked to the pandemic. … As a global debate heats up over the civil liberties implications […] Read more »
Americans remain concerned that states will lift restrictions too quickly, but partisan differences widen
A sizable majority of Americans (68%) continue to say their greater concern is that state governments will lift coronavirus-related restrictions on public activity too quickly. Fewer than half as many (31%) say their greater concern is that states will not lift restrictions quickly enough, according to a new Pew Research […] Read more »