How Americans see digital privacy issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak has brought privacy and surveillance concerns to the forefront. Here’s what Americans think about those issues.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The coronavirus outbreak has brought privacy and surveillance concerns to the forefront. Here’s what Americans think about those issues.
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.
38% of parents with children whose K-12 schools closed in the spring said that their child was likely to face digital obstacles in schoolwork.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
A large majority of Americans say additional COVID-19 aid is needed – and want Congress to pass it as soon as possible.
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.
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