Just 20% of the public views the coronavirus as a major threat to the health of the U.S. population and only 10% are very concerned about getting a serious case themselves. In addition, a relatively small share of U.S. adults (28%) say they’ve received an updated COVID-19 vaccine since last fall.
During the pandemic, a stable share of U.S. adults have been participating in religious services in some way – either virtually or in person – but in-person attendance is slightly lower than it was before COVID-19. Among Americans surveyed across several years, the vast majority described their attendance habits in roughly the same way in both 2019 and 2022.
Here’s a look at what surveys by Pew Research Center and other organizations have found about Americans’ mental health during the pandemic.
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U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
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.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.
The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
Americans’ expectations for the year ahead include an effective treatment or cure for COVID-19, as well as a vaccine to prevent the disease.
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