Most Americans approve of how President Joe Biden is handling infrastructure and there is strong bipartisan support to include road, bridge, and port improvement and clean drinking water to the infrastructure bill being considered in Congress. Funding eldercare and affordable housing are also popular with the public but these features […] Read more »
Biden nets positive marks for handling pandemic, but vaccine resistance, Delta concern remains
Six months into President Biden’s administration, Americans are less apprehensive about the year than they were at the start of it. They think the battle against the pandemic is going somewhat well, though that’s tempered now by concern about the Delta variant. Most say their finances are okay, and most […] Read more »
Post-Covid economy: Cities, mass-transit, car prices all changed by pandemic
As vaccination rates rise and the country emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, there are a lot of questions about what “normal” is going to look like. Social distancing and masking will wane and “days at the office” will become more common again, but sliding back into old routines and patterns […] Read more »
America’s reopening shows little sign of slowing down
For the first time since the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index began, the number of Americans reporting socially distancing in the past week is below 50 percent, according to the latest poll. At the same time, fewer are also wearing masks at all times when leaving the house – a decline mostly […] Read more »
Support for Vaccination Proof Varies by Activity
COVID-19 vaccinations continue to climb in the U.S., but significant vaccine hesitancy persists. Majorities of Americans support businesses requiring people to show proof of vaccination in order to participate in some public activities, but not others. … Republicans and Democrats have opposing views on requiring proof of vaccination in various […] Read more »
Americans’ Confidence in Their Finances Has Mostly Recovered
After slipping last April, the percentage of Americans feeling positive about their finances has fully rebounded to where it was in 2019. Fifty-seven percent now describe their current financial situation as excellent or good. That is one percentage point higher than the 56% recorded in 2019 and significantly better than […] Read more »