More than half of Americans, 53%, now see the disruption due to COVID-19 lasting past the middle of 2021, up from 33% who said the same in late December. This is largely due to a shift away from perceptions that the disruption would be over by mid-year, with 37% of […] Read more »
Views of Pandemic Worsen Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
As the U.S. continues to set records for coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Americans’ perceptions that the situation is worsening have risen to match the previous high point of 73%, even as the U.S. is on the verge of approving COVID-19 vaccines. Findings from Gallup’s Nov. 16-29 COVID-19 tracking survey […] Read more »
Farming Rises, Sports Tumbles in Industry Ratings
For the first time in Gallup’s 20 years of tracking Americans’ views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is the clear leader. The former top-ranking industries — restaurants and computers — remain in the top four, with the grocery industry rounding out the group. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical […] Read more »
Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19
With the national death toll from COVID-19 passing the grim 150,000 mark, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds broad support for a single, national strategy to address the pandemic and more aggressive measures to contain it. Two-thirds of respondents said they believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other countries, […] Read more »
Would You Go to a Movie Right Now? Republicans Say Yes. Few Others Do.
Democrats and Republicans are reacting very differently to the coronavirus pandemic. And the divide goes far beyond whether to wear a mask. A majority of Republicans say they would feel comfortable flying on an airplane, eating indoors in a restaurant or seeing a movie in a theater. Large majorities of […] Read more »
U.S. COVID-19 Outlook Deteriorates as Infections Spike
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise sharply in the U.S., so too has Americans’ pessimism about the trajectory of the coronavirus situation. Americans’ view that the situation is getting worse has more than doubled to 73%, the highest Gallup has recorded since it began tracking these views in early April. […] Read more »