Americans’ ratings of their personal finances sustained their largest one-week drop in seven years this week as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index lengthened its steepest downturn on record.CONT. – pdf Langer Research Associates The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. […] Read more »
Possibility of “Second Wave” Now Tops Americans’ Worries
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,014 registered voters conducted May 1-6, 2020. • The possibility of a second wave of the pandemic is now Americans’ top worry.• The public opposes a full reopening of the country, but is more open […] Read more »
Pandemic especially tough on people of color
People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s financial impact, according to a recent survey from the The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The financial picture is especially grim for […] Read more »
Hispanics are almost twice as likely as whites to lose their jobs amid coronavirus pandemic
Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus shutdowns, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll, underlining that the pandemic is wreaking a disproportionate toll on some racial and ethnic groups. The poll finds that 20 percent of Hispanic adults and 16 percent […] Read more »
States of Play: Battleground Survey Shows Voters Concerned About Reopening Economy
Key Takeaways• 68% of voters in the battleground remain seriously concerned about the coronavirus and 52% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the outbreak.• Fears about the economic impact of COVID-19 grow and 71% now say that we are in a recession.• Majorities say it is important for small businesses (97%) […] Read more »
Consumer Spending Pullback Similar to 2009-2010
Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults say they have been spending less money in recent months than they used to, an increase of nearly 20 percentage points from a year ago. The last time a majority of Americans reported spending less than usual was in 2009-2010. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup […] Read more »