reportApr 7, 2020 Polling Shows Signs of Public Trust in Institutions amid the Pandemic Americans see “social distancing” measures urged by public health officials to limit the spread of COVID-19 as generally appropriate.
short readApr 7, 2020 Younger Americans view coronavirus outbreak more as a major threat to finances than health Older Americans are more likely than younger adults to feel their health is at risk, while younger people are focused on economic threats.
short readApr 6, 2020 Older people account for large shares of poll workers and voters in U.S. general elections Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.
short readApr 6, 2020 The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
short readApr 3, 2020 Most voters say postponing presidential primaries amid COVID-19 outbreak has been necessary Nearly seven-in-ten registered voters say postponing state primary elections has been a necessary step to address the coronavirus outbreak.
short readApr 3, 2020 U.S. Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus Around half of Hispanics say they or someone in their household has taken a pay cut or lost a job – or both – because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
short readApr 2, 2020 Tweets by members of Congress tell the story of an escalating COVID-19 crisis More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
short readApr 2, 2020 8 charts on internet use around the world as countries grapple with COVID-19 A median of 77% across 34 countries surveyed use the internet at least occasionally or own an internet-enabled smartphone.
short readApr 1, 2020 More than nine-in-ten people worldwide live in countries with travel restrictions amid COVID-19 The movement of people across borders has halted in much of the world as countries close their borders in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
reportApr 1, 2020 Cable TV and COVID-19: How Americans perceive the outbreak and view media coverage differ by main news source Responses to cable news coverage and the pandemic vary notably among Americans who identify Fox News, MSNBC or CNN as their main source of political news.