Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest
Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.
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The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Pew Research Center’s global polling
Our response to the pandemic has included the difficult decision to suspend much of our international survey work until further notice.
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Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
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Public opinion about coronavirus is more politically divided in U.S. than in other advanced economies
Across 13 countries, people’s assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.
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Most Americans are confident hospitals can handle the needs of the seriously ill during COVID-19 outbreak
71% of U.S. adults say they are confident that medical centers in their area can handle the needs of seriously ill people during the pandemic.
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Nearly three-in-ten Americans believe COVID-19 was made in a lab
While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.
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Hispanics more likely than Americans overall to see coronavirus as a major threat to health and finances
Hispanics are more concerned than Americans overall about the threat COVID-19 poses to Americans’ health, their own finances and daily life.
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Populations skew older in some of the countries hit hard by COVID-19
Some countries where COVID-19 has been deadliest – including the United States and Italy – have populations that skew considerably older than the global average.
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Black Americans have less confidence in scientists to act in the public interest
There’s a 14-point gap between the shares of White and Black adults in the U.S. who say they have a great deal of confidence in scientists.
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People financially affected by COVID-19 outbreak are experiencing more psychological distress than others
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
