This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,011 registered voters conducted May 15-May 18, 2020. • Barack Obama is significantly more popular than Donald Trump, and the public places far more blame on the Trump administration for America’s failure to prepare for coronavirus than on the Obama […] Read more »
Latinos in America Continue to Face Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19
A month after national pandemic recovery efforts have started, Latinos in America are reporting still being left out of meaningful relief, a national poll released today by SOMOS, UnidosUS and MoveOn fund. According to the poll, 50% of households are still having difficulty buying or finding necessities such as food, […] Read more »
As job losses mount, one industry bears the brunt of slowdown
The economic impacts of COVID-19 become more apparent with each new set of job and sales figures, but the pain is not spread evenly. Some industries have taken much harder hits than others, leaving many people insulated from the worst impacts — at least for now. The past week’s unemployment […] Read more »
Anti-Mask Republicans Least Likely to Want Vaccine
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,011 registered voters conducted May 12-May 15, 2020. • The share of Americans who believe the “worst is yet to come” continues to tick back up, as a second wave of infection and an economic […] Read more »
Majority of Americans who lost a job or wages due to COVID-19 concerned states will reopen too quickly
Last week’s report on unemployment underscored the catastrophic impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on the U.S. economy. The focus in many states has now turned to reopening businesses and getting people back to work. However, most Americans – including 68% of those who have lost their jobs or taken […] Read more »
COVID Impacts Quickly Hit the Economy, American People
Households across the United States continue to face severe economic and social hardships as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to late-April, results from the COVID Impact Survey’s second week of data collection (May 4-10, 2020) suggest that economic, health, and well-being measures improved little across the country. CONT. […] Read more »