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reportMay 20, 2020

Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.
short readsJun 24, 2020

As states move to expand the practice, relatively few Americans have voted by mail

The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
reportJun 3, 2020

Partisan Differences Over the Pandemic Response Are Growing

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
reportApr 22, 2020

Older Americans continue to follow COVID-19 news more closely than younger adults

More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.
reportApr 14, 2020

Health Concerns From COVID-19 Much Higher Among Hispanics and Blacks Than Whites

The public is divided over who should get ventilators if they are scarce.
short readsApr 23, 2020

The financial risk to U.S. business owners posed by COVID-19 outbreak varies by demographic group

More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
reportSep 21, 2020

1. Views on international cooperation

In the countries surveyed, people generally agree that it is important to take other countries’ interests into account when dealing with major international issues, even if it means making compromises. A median of 58% agree that their country should take other countries’ interests into account. Clear majorities hold this view in 10 of the 14 […]
short readsJul 14, 2020

As the U.S. copes with multiple crises, partisans disagree sharply on severity of problems facing the nation

Democrats are generally far more likely than Republicans to view several concerns, including COVID-19, as very big problems in the country.
reportApr 15, 2020

Early in outbreak, Americans cited claims about risk level and details of coronavirus as made-up news

A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.
reportMay 8, 2020

1. Americans are more likely than not to think the news media are fulfilling key roles during the coronavirus outbreak, but partisans are starkly divided

The American public is more likely than not to say that the news media are serving key functions through their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak. But dramatic partisan differences emerge, which is consistent with deep-rooted partisan gulfs in attitudes toward the news media prior to the outbreak. Survey respondents were asked about their views of […]

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Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic

As states move to expand the practice, relatively few Americans have voted by mail

Partisan Differences Over the Pandemic Response Are Growing

Older Americans continue to follow COVID-19 news more closely than younger adults

Health Concerns From COVID-19 Much Higher Among Hispanics and Blacks Than Whites

1. Views on international cooperation

As the U.S. copes with multiple crises, partisans disagree sharply on severity of problems facing the nation

Early in outbreak, Americans cited claims about risk level and details of coronavirus as made-up news

1. Americans are more likely than not to think the news media are fulfilling key roles during the coronavirus outbreak, but partisans are starkly divided