data essayMar 5, 2021 A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
short readsOct 30, 2020 Key findings about Americans’ views on COVID-19 contact tracing As the U.S. battles COVID-19, effective contact tracing has proven to be a major challenge for those trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
reportNov 20, 2020 Sharp Divisions on Vote Counts, as Biden Gets High Marks for His Post-Election Conduct A large majority of Americans say additional COVID-19 aid is needed – and want Congress to pass it as soon as possible.
short readsJan 19, 2022 Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
short readsMar 11, 2021 A majority of Americans expect it will be at least a year before life returns to the way it was before COVID-19 Just 9% of the public says it will be less than six months before most public activities operate about as they did before the outbreak.
reportDec 3, 2020 Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
short readsDec 22, 2020 As CDC warned against holiday travel, 57% of Americans say they changed Thanksgiving plans due to COVID-19 A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”
short readsNov 17, 2020 Europeans approved of EU’s handling of COVID-19 this summer – but much has changed since Most people in 8 EU countries thought their country – and the bloc as a whole – had done a good job dealing with the pandemic this summer.
short readsOct 16, 2020 Many globally are as concerned about climate change as about the spread of infectious diseases Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, people around the world are still concerned by the threat of global climate change.
reportJan 28, 2021 Economy and COVID-19 Top the Public’s Policy Agenda for 2021 There are wide partisan gaps over most of the 19 items asked about – particularly addressing racial issues and dealing with global climate change.