As temperatures drop in much of the United States, American sports enthusiasts are likely weighing the risks of playing indoors during the worst surge of the coronavirus pandemic so far. A majority of Americans – 58 percent – say that people should not participate in indoor team sports this winter, […] Read more »
Views of Pandemic Worsen Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
As the U.S. continues to set records for coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Americans’ perceptions that the situation is worsening have risen to match the previous high point of 73%, even as the U.S. is on the verge of approving COVID-19 vaccines. Findings from Gallup’s Nov. 16-29 COVID-19 tracking survey […] Read more »
Eleven-Country Survey: Americans with Lower Income Are the Sickest, Most Likely to Struggle to Afford Care
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the globe, new findings from the 2020 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey show that Americans with lower income face more severe health and financial hardships compared to their counterparts in other wealthy countries. … Fielded between February and May 2020, during the […] Read more »
Many remain doubtful about getting COVID-19 vaccine
With multiple vaccines undergoing review for emergency use authorization, just 47% of Americans plan to get inoculated against coronavirus when a vaccine becomes available. Twenty-six percent do not plan to vaccinate, and 27% are unsure. An AP-NORC survey conducted in May found nearly the same results. Few Americans are very […] Read more »
Just A Quarter Of Republicans Accept Election Outcome
A solid majority of Americans trust that the results of the 2020 presidential election are accurate, but only about a quarter of Republicans do, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. Sixty-one percent say they trust the results, including two-thirds of independents, but just 24% of Republican respondents say they […] Read more »
Americans want more COVID-19 economic relief. Most think Congress should compromise
Two-thirds of Americans say the federal government has not done enough to ease the economic hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. … A majority of Americans — 61 percent — also said they would get vaccinated against the coronavirus, up from 49 […] Read more »