A new CNN/SSRS poll finds that 61% of Americans favor President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package. Just 37% oppose. This fits with the average polling, which almost universally shows more than 60% of Americans approved of the package. … So what the heck is the GOP seeing to make them […] Read more »
Americans see better days ahead in pandemic and economy
Though “exhausted” from a year-long pandemic, confidence about containing the coronavirus is hitting new highs as more vaccines roll out, and Americans say they’re also “grateful” and widely optimistic about the coming months. The economy seems poised for its own shot in the arm, with Americans bullish about its prospects, […] Read more »
A majority of Americans expect it will be at least a year before life returns to the way it was before COVID-19
A year after COVID-19 forced the first lockdowns, school and business closures and event cancellations across the country, most Americans are not optimistic about a quick return to the way things were before the outbreak. And the public is even less optimistic about when the job situation may return to […] Read more »
Americans Experiencing Contrasting Financial Impacts of the Pandemic
Americans are experiencing the financial impacts of the pandemic very unevenly. Overall, they are about as likely as before the coronavirus pandemic to describe their personal financial situation favorably and 68% have even experienced positive impacts such as being able to reduce spending or save more money than usual. The […] Read more »
Americans’ Evolving Views of the Economy Amid Pandemic
With more than half a million deaths in the U.S. now attributed to COVID-19, the pandemic has caused a public health crisis like none other in modern history. At the same time, efforts to limit the spread of the disease have plunged the nation into an economic crisis. And though […] Read more »
Data shows the costs of year-long economic shutdown
This coming week marks one year since the word “lockdown” started to become synonymous with Covid-19 in 2020. As events and sports seasons and, ultimately, work in offices were suspended and postponed, the scale of the pandemic became clear. The numbers around the virus today tell the story of a […] Read more »