Three in four Americans approve of Congress’ passing the economic relief package — the measure continues to draw wide support. Large majorities of Democrats and independents, along with nearly half of Republicans, said they approved of the bill’s passage. … As President Biden prepares to address the nation, two-thirds of […] Read more »
Majority Approves Of Biden’s Handling Of Pandemic
There is no more pressing issue for the U.S. — or the world — right now than the COVID-19 pandemic. And politically, how President Biden is perceived to be handling it over the next year or so could define his presidency and his chances for reelection, if he runs. So […] Read more »
Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly
… Recent polling suggests a continued drop in the vaccine hesitant population as more and more people get vaccinated in the US. The past two weeks alone, there were two polls that show just how much vaccine hesitancy has declined. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 55% of adults […] Read more »
The Complexity of Vaccine Hesitancy
… This week, Derek Thompson of The Atlantic explained to Bob that we cannot lump all the people wary of the shots into one category. Instead, the resistance is more a Venn diagram, with different groups coming to the same conclusion with very different reasons. And to reach herd immunity, […] Read more »
The Future of Health Policy in a Partisan United States: Insights From Public Opinion Polls
… Over time, the voting patterns of elected officials have tipped more closely to the views of people who identify with their own political party than those of the public as a whole, emphasizing the importance of analyzing policy preferences by party. … What is not often recognized is how […] 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 »