5 facts about Black Americans and health care
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
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More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
A new survey, along with a related series of focus groups, shows the many nuanced views Black Americans hold about science.
81% of Black Americans consider the outbreak a major threat to public health and about half see it as a major threat to their personal health.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.
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