Many Americans continue to experience mental health difficulties as pandemic enters second year
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
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One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
82% of members of the historically Black Protestant tradition who attend church regularly have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
81% of Black Americans consider the outbreak a major threat to public health and about half see it as a major threat to their personal health.
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.
A majority of U.S. registered voters say climate change will be a very or somewhat important issue when casting their vote for president.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
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.
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