Plus, worldwide optimism about future of gender equality
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May 2, 2020
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** Two-thirds of Americans expect presidential election will be disrupted by COVID-19 ([link removed])
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With just over six months until Election Day, two-thirds of Americans – including 80% of Democrats and half of Republicans – say it is very or somewhat likely that the coronavirus outbreak will significantly disrupt ([link removed]) people’s ability to vote in the presidential election. Seven-in-ten favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to, including 44% who strongly support this policy.
* An update on how Pew Research Center is covering COVID-19 ([link removed])
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** Worldwide optimism about future of gender equality, even as many see advantages for men ([link removed])
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While people around the world embrace the idea of gender equality ([link removed]) , at least four-in-ten think men generally have more opportunities than women in their country when it comes to getting high-paying jobs and being leaders in their community. A median of 40% across 34 countries surveyed think men should have more right to a job than women when jobs are scarce, but a majority (56%) disagree with this notion.
* The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Pew Research Center’s global polling ([link removed])
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** 53% of Americans say the internet has been essential during the COVID-19 outbreak ([link removed])
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Roughly half of U.S. adults say the internet has been essential ([link removed]) for them personally during the pandemic, while another 34% describe it as “important, but not essential.” Amid rekindled debates about the digital divide, more than six-in-ten Americans say it is not the federal government’s responsibility to ensure that all Americans have cellphone services or a high-speed internet connection at home during the outbreak.
* From virtual parties to ordering food, how Americans are using the internet during COVID-19 ([link removed])
** About seven-in-ten U.S. adults say they need to take breaks from COVID-19 news ([link removed])
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A majority of Americans say they need to take breaks from news ([link removed]) about the coronavirus outbreak. Many say this news makes them feel worse emotionally. In addition, half say they find it difficult to sift through what is true and what is not. Americans are focusing attention on both national and local news related to the pandemic: 61% say they pay about equal attention to news at both levels.
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* Some claims about ways to fight COVID-19 reach more Americans than others ([link removed])
** Most Americans say COVID-19 has changed news reporting, but many are unsure how it’s affected the industry ([link removed])
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About seven-in-ten U.S. adults say journalists have had to change the way they report ([link removed]) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, only around a third say the virus has hurt news organizations financially, despite reports of the economic toll the outbreak has taken on the industry.
* 10 charts about America’s newsrooms ([link removed])
* For World Press Freedom Day, 5 charts on global views of press freedom ([link removed])
** Most states have religious exemptions to COVID-19 social distancing rules ([link removed])
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Most states have carved out exemptions ([link removed]) for religious gatherings in their stay-at-home orders or other directives. Only 10 states are preventing in-person religious gatherings in any form.
* Few Americans say their house of worship is open, but a quarter say their religious faith has grown amid pandemic ([link removed])
** Millennials overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation ([link removed])
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** Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries ([link removed])
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** Few U.S. sermons mention abortion, though discussion varies by religious affiliation and congregation size ([link removed])
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** The challenges of using real-time epidemiological data in a public health crisis ([link removed])
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