… Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not happening by a ratio of more than 4 to 1. Seven in ten Americans (70%) think global warming is happening. By contrast, 15% of Americans think global warming is not happening. … A majority of […] Read more »
What Do Americans Think About Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19?
The African American Research Collaborative (AARC) and the Commonwealth Fund, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson and W.K. Kellogg foundations, recently released findings from a nationwide poll of more than 12,000 Americans on COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The poll had the largest sample of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Pacific […] Read more »
Americans optimistic about job prospects, and many would keep working from home
CBS News finds Americans mostly optimistic about jobs in their area and their own ability to find a new job, if they want to. Many Americans would also consider changing jobs, or moving, if the opportunity arises. And remote working would be here to stay for awhile, if many had […] Read more »
‘I don’t buy’ that 70% of Americans will be vaccinated by July 4
538’s Nate Silver on whether or not the United States can reach the White House’s COVID-19 goal to have 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4, 2021. This Week, ABC News Read more »
Vaccinated or not, Americans venture out
… Most believe businesses that handle travel and crowds ought to be taking an array of safety measures and that employers can mandate vaccines for their workers. In terms of who is out and about, vaccinated people tend to be comfortable, but non-vaccinated people — of whom there are still […] Read more »
Most blue states will make Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal. The red ones won’t.
The United States looks increasingly unlikely to reach President Joe Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal. We need at least 70% of all adults to have one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and we’re on pace to have somewhere between 67% and 68%. The overall picture masks, however, an underlying pattern: […] Read more »