As school districts around the country begin to announce their plans for educating students this fall, a broad majority of U.S. schoolteachers say they are worried about being exposed to the coronavirus while working. Three-quarters of kindergarten through high school teachers say they are “very” (57%) or “moderately” (18%) concerned […] Read more »
U.S. COVID-19 Outlook Deteriorates as Infections Spike
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise sharply in the U.S., so too has Americans’ pessimism about the trajectory of the coronavirus situation. Americans’ view that the situation is getting worse has more than doubled to 73%, the highest Gallup has recorded since it began tracking these views in early April. […] Read more »
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?
Americans have changed their behavior in ways that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. Masks are an essential accessory. Social distancing is the norm. And even as states moved to reopen their economies in May and June, many Americans continued to think it was better for people […] Read more »
Coronavirus Concerns on the Rise Again Amid Spike in New Cases
A growing number of Americans report wearing masks outside their home in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and 75% support a face mask requirement according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research July 16-20, 2020. As the infection rate from the coronavirus rises nationwide, […] Read more »
American Communities Experience Deaths of Despair at Uneven Rates
There’s a long list of measures that examine who is struggling in the United States — from poverty rates to income inequality — but in recent years a complicated set of personal struggles and challenges has come to be measured in one phrase, Deaths of Despair. This phrase describes deaths […] Read more »
By Nearly a 2-1 Margin, Parents Prefer to Wait to Open Schools to Minimize COVID Risk
As state and local officials prepare for the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents with children who normally attend school overwhelmingly prefer that schools wait to restart in-person classes to reduce infection risk (60%) rather than open sooner so parents can work and students can return to the […] Read more »