Views on why Black Americans face higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates vary by party, race and ethnicity
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
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While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
65% of U.S. adults say that they have personally worn a mask in stores or other businesses all or most of the time in the past month.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
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.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say their life has changed at least a little as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including 44% who say their life has changed in a major way.
About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
About six-in-ten U.S. adults say there’s too much economic inequality in the country these days, and among that group, most say addressing it requires significant changes to the country’s economic system, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
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