How people in 14 countries view the state of the world in 2020
2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory. Here’s what people in 14 countries say about the state of the world amid the pandemic.
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2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory. Here’s what people in 14 countries say about the state of the world amid the pandemic.
Among all married or cohabiting adults, 53% say things in their marriage or relationship currently are going very well.
Germany’s pandemic response and its role in the EU are also rated positively.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
Around half of Hispanics say they or someone in their household has taken a pay cut or lost a job – or both – because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.
Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.
The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
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