Plus, as schools close, some U.S. students face a digital ‘homework gap’
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March 21, 2020
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** U.S. public sees multiple threats from the coronavirus – and concerns are growing ([link removed])
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Seven-in-ten U.S. adults say the COVID-19 outbreak poses a major threat ([link removed]) to the nation’s economy and 47% say it is a major threat to the overall health of the U.S. population, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 10-16. So far, Americans are less concerned about how the new coronavirus is affecting their health, finances and local communities.
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* Bipartisan confidence in CDC, state and local officials ([link removed])
* Fewer Republicans than Democrats see ‘major’ threats from coronavirus ([link removed])
* How an extended job absence would impact workers ([link removed])
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** Americans immersed in COVID-19 news; most think media are doing fairly well covering it ([link removed])
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Roughly half of U.S. adults (51%) are following news about the coronavirus pandemic ([link removed]) very closely, with another 38% following it fairly closely. Americans give the news media relatively high marks for their coverage of COVID-19, though most think their reporting has at least somewhat exaggerated the risks.
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* Many Americans suspect human role in COVID-19 origins ([link removed])
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** Before the coronavirus, telework was an optional benefit, mostly for the affluent few ([link removed])
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COVID-19 may do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful ([link removed]) of U.S. workers. Only 7% of civilian workers, or roughly 9.8 million people, have access to a “flexible workplace” benefit, or telework. And those workers are largely managers, white-collar professionals and the highly paid.
* As schools close due to the coronavirus, some U.S. students face a digital ‘homework gap’ ([link removed])
** Before the pandemic, three-quarters of Americans said people would cooperate with each other in a crisis ([link removed])
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One finding from a late 2018 survey about public trust in the United States may offer some hope as the country confronts the new coronavirus: Three-quarters of Americans said people would cooperate with each other ([link removed]) in a crisis, even if they didn’t trust each other. Wide majorities across demographic and partisan groups expressed this view.
** Urban residents in states hit hard by COVID-19 most likely to see it as a threat to daily life ([link removed])
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** Most white evangelicals satisfied with Trump’s initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak ([link removed])
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** Looking back on impeachment, a quarter of Americans say Trump did nothing wrong ([link removed])
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** When Americans think about a specific religion, here are some of the first people who come to mind ([link removed])
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** About half of U.S. adults are wary of health effects of genetically modified foods, but many also see advantages ([link removed])
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