This is Memorial Day weekend. Truly a transitional point of the year. … There is much cause for optimism. We find ourselves in a markedly different place than last year. COVID is receding, Americans are making plans to travel and get out more than they did during the pandemic. Many […] Read more »
Americans are increasingly coming out from under the COVID pandemic
Spring has brought a surge in Americans connecting with friends, family, and getting out of the home as fewer see coronavirus as a major risk. Almost half report receiving the vaccine with virtually all knowing someone who has, potentially helping lower the levels of concern around the pandemic. Additionally, Americans […] Read more »
As COVID Cases Drop, Strict Social Distancing Mostly Steady
At a time when U.S. coronavirus infections have decreased sharply from their peak and the public perceives the COVID-19 situation as improving, there has been relatively little change in Americans’ practice of strict social distancing. Currently, 47% of U.S. adults say they are “completely” or “mostly” isolating themselves from people […] Read more »
Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have
More than a year after the coronavirus first arrived in the United States, there are signs of growing public dissatisfaction with the country’s response. Performance ratings for how top health and state and local officials have responded to the outbreak continue to decline. And there’s less consensus than there was […] Read more »
Optimism About COVID-19 Situation Reaches New High
One year after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the U.S., Americans have become markedly more upbeat in their views of the trajectory of the situation, and their worries about access to testing and medical supplies and services have eased. At the same time, Americans’ reports of the extent to […] Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Improved in February
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® improved again in February, after increasing in January. The Index now stands at 91.3 (1985=100), up from 88.9 in January. … “After three months of consecutive declines in the Present Situation Index, consumers’ assessment of current conditions improved in February,” said Lynn Franco, Senior […] Read more »