8 facts about Americans with disabilities
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Americans are increasingly critical of the response to COVID-19 from elected officeholders and public health officials. Positive ratings of public health officials, such as those at the CDC, have fallen 10 points since August. And 60% of U.S. adults say they’ve felt confused as a result of changes to recommendations on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Asked what more the government should do to support parents and children, Americans often mention forms of social or direct financial support.
While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
As has often been the case on policy questions about how to deal with the pandemic, partisans are far apart in their views on mask mandates.
Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.
Americans now see reducing the budget deficit as a higher priority for the president and Congress to address than in recent years. But strengthening the economy continues to be the public’s top policy priority.
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
The U.S. is seen positively in advanced economies for its technology, entertainment, military and universities, but negatively for its health care system, discrimination and the state of its democracy.
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