As the first U.S. coronavirus inoculations take place, a majority thinks the country failed to take the virus seriously enough — and fewer than one in five says the virus is under control. In addition, the number planning to get vaccinated is up to 61 percent. That’s according to the […] Read more »
Americans’ Satisfaction With Health Costs at New High
As 2020 comes to a close, Americans’ assessments of their healthcare are generally elevated, including record levels rating their healthcare coverage positively and feeling satisfied with their healthcare costs. A record-low percentage say their healthcare costs went up this year. CONTINUED Jeffrey M. Jones & Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Partisan pandemic: How partisanship and public health concerns affect individuals’ social mobility during COVID-19
Rampant partisanship in the United States may be the largest obstacle to the reduced social mobility most experts see as critical to limiting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing a total of just over 1.1 million responses collected daily between April 4th and September 10th reveals not only that […] Read more »
After a year of distancing, holiday trends look very different
Covid-19 has taken a massive toll on lives and on the healthcare system in the United States, but as Americans try to cope with the virus, they may subtly be remaking the economy as well. More Americans are working from home and avoiding congregating in large groups, particularly indoors, and […] Read more »
How more Americans are willing to get the coronavirus vaccine
… The effort to vaccinate Americans to prevent them from getting the coronavirus will be a complicated effort. There will need to be enough vaccines, a plan to get Americans those vaccines and, finally, Americans willing to take them. The first two parts of that equation are largely out of […] Read more »
Almost 40% of Americans plan to spend less this holiday season as the Covid pandemic lingers
Almost 40% of Americans plan to spend less on gifts this holiday season than they did last year, the largest such percentage since 2013, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey. Just 11% plan to spend more, as Americans continue to cope with surging Covid-19 cases and widespread unemployment. The […] Read more »