Most Americans say coronavirus outbreak has impacted their lives

Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say their life has changed at least a little as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including 44% who say their life has changed in a major way. Many Americans have concerns about routine daily activities such as eating out in a restaurant or going to the grocery store. See all of our coronavirus coverage.

• Many Americans are praying and staying away from religious services in response to coronavirus
• People financially affected by COVID-19 outbreak are experiencing more psychological distress than others
• Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus

More than nine-in-ten people worldwide live in countries with travel restrictions amid COVID-19

At least nine-tenths (93%) of the world’s population lives in countries with restrictions on people arriving from other countries who are neither citizens nor residents, such as tourists, business travelers and new immigrants. Roughly 3 billion people, or 39%, live in countries with borders completely closed to noncitizens and nonresidents.

• With billions confined to their homes worldwide, which living arrangements are most common?

Most voters say postponing presidential primaries amid coronavirus 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, including majorities of both Republican and Democratic voters. Overall, 63% of registered voters say they would personally feel uncomfortable going to a polling place to vote.

• Tweets by members of Congress tell the story of an escalating COVID-19 crisis
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Perceptions of COVID-19 outbreak, views of 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. Those who name MSNBC as their main news source are far more likely than the Fox News group to answer correctly that the coronavirus originated in nature rather than a laboratory and that it will take a year or more for a vaccine to become available.

• Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age
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Americans turn to technology during COVID-19 outbreak and say an outage would be a problem

While many Americans are relying on digital connections during this time of social distancing, relatively few say interacting via these technologies will be as effective as in-person contact. About two-thirds think the internet and phones will help but are not a replacement for face-to-face encounters.

• 8 charts on internet use around the world as countries grapple with COVID-19

Growing share of adults have heard something about the 2020 census recently

Amid a blitz of advertising about the 2020 census, a rising share of U.S. adults have heard something recently about it: Two-thirds say this in our new survey, up from half a few weeks earlier. Republicans and Democrats are about equally likely to say they plan to respond.

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Three-quarters of U.S. Catholics view Pope Francis favorably, though partisan differences persist

QAnon’s conspiracy theories have seeped into U.S. politics, but most don’t know what it is

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