Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
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3. As COVID-19 hits Trump and White House, slight shift in opinion on whether the outbreak has been exaggerated
With the coronavirus outbreak having spread to the White House, Americans are now almost equally divided on the question of whether the outbreak has been exaggerated or underplayed. And after trending downward for several months, the percentage of Americans very closely following news about the coronavirus outbreak has remained steady. Among all U.S. adults, 37% […]
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2. Americans are more negative in their broader views of journalists than they are toward COVID-19 coverage
Even as Americans are more likely to give the news media positive than negative marks on key aspects of COVID-19 reporting, views of journalists broadly remain more negative – specifically in Americans’ confidence in journalists and their views of their ethical standards. Furthermore, major partisan divides are just as stark as before the outbreak began, […]
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Appendix B: Typology group creation and analysis
The 2021 political typology divides the public into nine groups. The assignment of individuals to one of the nine groups is based on their responses to 27 questions about social and political values. The table below lists the items used in the construction of the typology groups. Items included in the typology construction measure a […]
