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December 29, 2020

When it comes to determining which businesses should be allowed to remain open during the pandemic, 49% of voters trust public health officials more than individual Americans. A PoliticalIQ survey found that 37% place more trust in individuals deciding for themselves which businesses are safe enough to visit. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure.[1]

Sixty-three percent (63%) of government employees place more trust in public health officials. That view is shared by 51% of private-sector workers and 42% of retirees.[1]

Seventy-three percent (73%) of Democrats trust the public health officials, while 63% of Republicans have more confidence in individual Americans. Independent voters are more evenly divided: 44% trust the public health officials, while 36% trust individual Americans.[1]

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Hispanic voters trust the public health officials more, as do 60% of Black voters. White voters are evenly divided: 45% say public health officials, while 41% trust individual Americans.[1]

A recent Number of the Day noted that 58% of voters are looking forward to the end of social distancing more than receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
 

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