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A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Three months in, Republicans were much more likely than Democrats to report being comfortable going out
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- A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Early on, Democrats praised news coverage of pandemic, but Republicans were much more skeptical
- In the first weeks of outbreak, bipartisan agreement on the necessity of travel restrictions, business closures
- During summer 2020 surge, most said COVID-19 cases were rising due to new infections, not just more testing
- In summer 2020, most Democrats said path to economic recovery was through reduced infections; Republicans more divided on whether to open sooner
- Three months in, Republicans were much more likely than Democrats to report being comfortable going out
- In July 2020, share of young adults living with a parent rose to levels not seen since the Great Depression era
- A month into outbreak, economic fallout was hitting lower-income adults harder
- Chart shows as the pandemic core on, more working parents said it was difficult to handle child care responsibilities
- A year of wide political divisions over threat to public health from coronavirus outbreak
- By early 2021, 78% of Black Americans knew someone who had been hospitalized or died from COVID-19
- Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center In Portland Administers Area’s First COVID-19 Vaccines