The public’s view of the U.S. economic situation has taken a nosedive over the past two months as the coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on the global economy. After more than 60% of the public described the national economy as good in January, a figure that had been holding […] Read more »
U.S. Consumer Confidence Plummets
Impacts of the coronavirus crisis pushed the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index to a 21-month low with its biggest two-week decline in 34 years of weekly surveys. Two consecutive weeks of record-large drops in public views of the national economy led the way, while ratings of personal finances and the buying […] Read more »
4 in 10 Americans Report Losing Their Jobs or Work-Related Income Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
With coronavirus cases rising and businesses shutting down, four in 10 (39%) U.S. residents say they already have lost a job or income due to the crisis, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes most part-time workers (54%), as well as nearly half of parents with children under […] Read more »
Half of Americans say coronavirus outbreak will get worse over the next month
Americans are bracing for a difficult April. Fifty-one percent say the coronavirus outbreak will get worse in the next month, and another 21% expect it to continue as it is now; only 28% say things will get better in the coming weeks. Seventy-seven percent say doctors and nurses don’t have […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: Public Looks to Fauci
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,010 registered voters conducted March 27-April 1, 2020. • Americans say they are concerned by Trump’s failure to take responsibility and by his chaotic handling of the pandemic. • Those with “mixed views on Trump” […] Read more »
Getting Cartered
Key Points • President Trump’s approval numbers have remained steady or have even improved in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. • That said, the potential threat that the combined health and economic crisis poses to his reelection odds is obvious. • Trump may find himself in the position of […] Read more »