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March 17, 2020

U.S. Public Sees Multiple Threats From the Coronavirus – and Concerns Are Growing

Personal health concerns over the coronavirus higher among black and Hispanic people than white people

Personal health concerns over the coronavirus higher among black and Hispanic people than white people

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U.S. Public Sees Multiple Threats From the Coronavirus – and Concerns Are Growing
More view coronavirus outbreak as a major threat to the nation than to their own health and finances
Broad public confidence in how CDC, state and local officials are responding to coronavirus outbreak
About half say Trump has not taken risks from the coronavirus seriously enough; a majority says news media have exaggerated the risks
Threat seen to public health and other areas rose over the course of the survey period
Republicans, Democrats confident that CDC officials are doing a good job responding to the coronavirus
Democrats far more likely than Republicans to view COVID-19 as major threat to health of Americans
A majority of employed people earning less than $50,000 say they wouldn’t get paid if the coronavirus caused them to miss work for at least two weeks
Personal health concerns over the coronavirus higher among black and Hispanic people than white people
Those most attentive to coronavirus news are more likely than less attentive people to say it poses a major threat