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February 4, 2021
** 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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** Publics differ on government’s role in responding to COVID-19
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A new ([link removed]) survey ([link removed]) by Pew Research Center reveals important differences in the reactions and lessons that publics in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France are taking away from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite an uptick in the share of people who say the coronavirus outbreak has affected their lives, Germans continue to feel more insulated than others from the pandemic.
This may help explain why 77% of Germans approve of how their government has handled the coronavirus outbreak, compared with roughly half or fewer who say the same in the other nations. One government action Germans are not keen on? Mandated vaccinations. A majority of Germans oppose such a measure, similar to prevailing sentiment in France and the U.S. Only in the UK do a majority back the government requiring citizens to be vaccinated against COVID-19 ([link removed]) .
James Bell
Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center
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** As pandemic continues, more in U.S. and Europe feel major impact on their lives ([link removed])
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Significant shares of the public in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK say their lives have changed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) . And the shares who feel this way have grown notably since summer, when the Center reported already-high levels of impact in people’s lives.
* A rising share of working parents in the U.S. say it’s been difficult to handle child care during the pandemic ([link removed])
* Most Americans say another round of COVID-19 economic relief will be needed ([link removed])
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** More Americans than people in other advanced economies say COVID-19 has strengthened religious faith ([link removed])
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause deaths and disrupt billions of lives globally, a Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) conducted in the summer of 2020 reveals that more Americans than people in other economically developed countries say the outbreak has bolstered their religious faith and the faith of their compatriots.
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** Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College ([link removed])
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The Electoral College has played an outsize role in several U.S. presidential elections in recent memory, and a majority of Americans ([link removed]) say they would welcome a change to the way presidents are elected.
* Racial, ethnic diversity increases yet again with the 117th Congress ([link removed])
* Turnout soared in 2020 as nearly two-thirds of eligible U.S. voters cast ballots for president ([link removed])
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** Assessing the consistency of online opt-in polls ([link removed])
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Survey researchers are frequently interested in measuring changes in public attitudes and behaviors over time. To do so reliably, they try to use the same methodology ([link removed]) for every survey. This increases confidence that any observed changes are true changes and not the result of methodological differences.
** In the news
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** Notable global research
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In Georgia, economic concerns prevail; pandemic challenge at the forefront ([link removed])
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Africans see growing corruption, poor government response, but fear retaliation if they speak out ([link removed])
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** From our research
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