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April 13, 2020
** Global Attitudes & Trends
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A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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** COVID-19 and Americans’ worldview
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With the United States at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic, it comes as little surprise that Pew Research Center's new survey ([link removed]) finds Americans more concerned about the spread of infectious disease than other global threats. But it’s not the only issue that’s seen increased concern. Americans are more worried about a range of challenges – from climate change to the global economy to China’s growing influence abroad. As we seek to understand how Americans and others are responding to the COVID-19 crisis, we’re committed to bringing a global perspective to the pandemic and its connection to other changes in the world.
James Bell
Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center
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** Americans see spread of disease as top international threat, along with terrorism, nuclear weapons, cyberattacks ([link removed] )
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Americans continue to see many international issues – including terrorism, the spread of nuclear weapons and cyberattacks – as major threats to the well-being of the nation. But as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, the greatest threat named by Americans in a new Pew Research Center poll ([link removed]) is the spread of infectious diseases.
* The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ([link removed])
* Most voters say postponing presidential primaries amid COVID-19 outbreak has been necessary. ([link removed])
* U.S. Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus ([link removed])
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** Internet use around the world as countries grapple with COVID-19 ([link removed])
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People in the United States and around the world are turning to the internet to do their work and stay connected with others as the COVID-19 outbreak forces people to stay home and away from the office and crowds. A median of 77% across 34 countries use the internet at least occasionally or own an internet-enabled smartphone,according to a spring 2019 Pew Research Center survey. ([link removed]) But there are stark digital divides. Younger people, those with higher incomes and those in wealthier countries are more likely to be digital technology users.
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** More than nine-in-ten people worldwide live in countries with travel restrictions amid COVID-19 ([link removed])
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The movement of people across borders has come to a standstill in much of the world as countries close their borders to visitors – and sometimes their own citizens – in response to the coronavirus outbreak. At least nine-tenths (93%) of the world’s population,or 7.2 billion people, ([link removed]) 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.
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** Most European students learn English in school ([link removed])
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Across Europe, 91% of students in primary and secondary school were studying English in 2017 – more than all other foreign languages learned combined by a large margin, according to data from Eurostat ([link removed]) . The next-most studied languages in European schools are French, German and Spanish, each garnering no more than 15% of students participating in 2017.
** The U.S. in one word: Canadians say ‘Trump,’ Mexicans point to ‘money’ and ‘work’ ([link removed])
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Canadians and Mexicans give different answers when they are asked for the first word that comes to mind when thinking about the United States, according to Pew Research Center data. ([link removed]) President Donald Trump’s name is by far the most frequently mentioned word among Canadians, followed by a range of primarily negative descriptors. Mexicans mention Trump, too, but more often cite words related to economics.
** In the news
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Americans’ coronavirus anxieties cross party allegiances, but are split on class lines ([link removed])
The Globe and Mail
'Trump,' 'chaos,' 'money:' What Mexico and Canada said when asked for one word to describe US ([link removed])
USA Today
Coronavirus restrictions on movement may jeopardize the lives of the most vulnerable ([link removed])
Washington Post
** Notable global research
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Political protests have become more widespread and more frequent ([link removed])
The Economist
Jordanians remain frustrated with the economy and government ([link removed])
International Republican Institute
Seven in ten in G7 say personal income has or will be affected by coronavirus ([link removed])
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** From our research
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The share of Americans who name infectious disease a major threat ([link removed]) to the United States, 27 percentage points higher than the level of concern about infectious disease seen during West Africa’s Ebola outbreak in 2014.
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