More Americans say they are regularly wearing masks in stores and other businesses
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
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As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
The pandemic has had a divisive effect on a sense of national unity in many of the countries surveyed: A median of 46% feel more national unity now than before the coronavirus outbreak, while 48% think divisions have grown.
Americans are now more likely to expect foreign election interference than they were in October 2018, when 67% expected it.
Most U.S. adults say that they expect to go back to attending religious services in person as often as they did before the outbreak.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
A majority of Americans say the country still hasn’t gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men.
52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.
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