Global Behaviors and Perceptions at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

We conducted a large-scale survey covering 58 countries and over 100,000 respondents between late March and early April 2020 to study beliefs and attitudes towards citizens’ and governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most respondents reacted strongly to the crisis: they report engaging in social distancing and hygiene behaviors, and […] Read more »

Coronavirus: More from the latest CBS News Poll

China: A large 75% of Americans believe China knew more about Coronavirus than it told the world. This cuts across party lines. … Impact: Americans do see – and acknowledge – a disproportionate impact of the virus on different communities. 81% say there will be a lot of impact in […] Read more »

Just Over Half of the Nation’s Workforce Have Lost a Job or Income Due to Coronavirus

With many businesses shut down and job losses mounting nationwide, just over half of the nation’s workers (55%) now say they have lost a job or had their incomes reduced as a result of the health and economic crises sparked by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the latest KFF Health Tracking […] Read more »

PPIC/Ipsos KnowledgePanel survey: 3 in 4 Californians Worried About Family Illness, Personal Finances during COVID-19 Pandemic

As the number of known COVID-19 cases statewide continues to grow, overwhelming majorities of Californians are worried about a family member getting sick or about their personal finances worsening due to the coronavirus. … About a half of Californians (48%) say their lives have been disrupted a lot by the […] Read more »