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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.

About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.

U.S. lawmakers have received roughly 2 million more love than anger reactions to posts in the first seven months of 2020.

38% of parents with children whose K-12 schools closed in the spring said that their child was likely to face digital obstacles in schoolwork.

While teens in the United States take after their parents religiously in many ways, they stand out in some others.

80% of Americans say social media platforms are very or somewhat effective for raising public awareness about political or social issues.

73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.

Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.

The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.

Assessments of national economies have seen swift downturns in many countries, and few see improvements anytime soon.