Plus, how people in 34 countries view homosexuality
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June 27, 2020
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** Republicans, Democrats move even further apart in coronavirus concerns ([link removed])
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The coronavirus outbreak increasingly looks very different ([link removed]) to Republicans and Democrats. Republicans have grown less concerned about the health impacts of the virus and are more likely to say the worst is now behind us. Democrats remain concerned about health impacts and still largely say the worst is yet to come.
* Views on why Black Americans face higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates vary by party, race and ethnicity ([link removed])
* Most Americans say they regularly wore a mask in stores in the past month; fewer see others doing it ([link removed])
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** Recent protest attendees are more racially and ethnically diverse, younger than Americans overall ([link removed])
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Some 6% of U.S. adults say they have attended a protest ([link removed]) or rally that focused on issues related to race or racial equality in the last month, and those who have are more likely to be nonwhite and younger than Americans overall. They are also more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.
* Black, Hispanic and white adults feel the news media misunderstand them, but for very different reasons ([link removed])
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** The global divide on homosexuality persists ([link removed])
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Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality ([link removed]) in society remains sharply divided by country, region and level of economic development. But in many nations, including the U.S., there has been an increasing acceptance of homosexuality.
** Two-thirds of Americans think government should do more on climate ([link removed])
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A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change ([link removed]) in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. Large shares of both Republicans and Democrats say they would favor initiatives such as large-scale tree planting efforts and tax credits for businesses that capture carbon emissions.
* Democrats, Republicans continue to differ over role human activity plays in climate change ([link removed])
* Millennial and Gen Z Republicans stand out from their elders on climate and energy issues ([link removed])
* Younger, more educated U.S. adults are more likely to take part in citizen science research ([link removed])
** As COVID-19 emerged in U.S., Facebook posts about it appeared in a wide range of public pages, groups ([link removed])
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In March 2020, Facebook posts about the coronavirus outbreak appeared in a wide range of public Facebook pages and groups. Roughly three-quarters (74%) of these posts linked to news organizations’ websites ([link removed]) , while just 1% linked directly to health care or science websites. The reliance on the news media for information was also evident in the reactions these posts received.
** As states move to expand the practice, relatively few Americans have voted by mail ([link removed])
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** Sharp decline in remittances expected in 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdowns in top sending nations ([link removed])
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The share of U.S. adults who say ordinary Americans have a great deal of impact ([link removed]) on the spread of the coronavirus.
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