Academic, emotional concerns outweigh COVID-19 risks in parents’ views about keeping schools open
53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
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53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
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.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
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.
Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
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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