Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Those ages 18 to 29 differ from older Americans in their news consumption habits and in their responses to major news events and coverage.

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.

Some 61% of U.S. adults say they follow COVID-19 news at both the national and local level equally, and 23% say they pay more attention to local news.

About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

The official U.S. unemployment rate understated the situation for women, Asian Americans, immigrants and workers without a bachelor’s degree.

After three months of news and information, 64% of U.S. adults say the CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about President Trump and his administration.

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.

A majority of Republicans now say that when thinking about the problems facing the country from the coronavirus, “the worst is behind us.” Just 23% of Democrats say the same.