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Coronavirus Pandemic          See also:  Health care  |  President Biden  |  President Trump


 

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. Aug. 26-31, 2021. N=1,241 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.8.

             

"Do you think employers should or should not require employees to get the coronavirus vaccine in order to return to work in person?"

 
    Should Should
not
Unsure    
    % % %    
 

8/26-31/21

50 44 6    
             

"Due to coronavirus, do you support or oppose schools requiring students, teachers, and staff to wear masks?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure    
    % % %    
 

8/26-31/21

65 32 3    
             

"Due to coronavirus, do you support or oppose a national mandate to require people to wear a mask in indoor public places?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure    
    % % %    
 

8/26-31/21

56 42 2    
             

"Which comes closer to your view? Getting vaccinated against coronavirus is a personal choice. Getting vaccinated against coronavirus is part of everyone's responsibility to protect the health of others."

 
    Personal
choice
Everyone's
responsibility
Both
(vol.)
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 

ALL

43 53 2 1  
 
 

Registered voters

42 54 2 1  
 

  Democrats

12 84 2 2  
 

  Republicans

74 24 1 2  
 

  Independents

44 50 4 1  

 

NBC News Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Aug. 14-17, 2021. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

             

"Which of the following best describes your feelings about the coronavirus in the United States: the worst is behind us, the worst is yet to come, or the coronavirus is not that major of a problem?"

 
    Worst
behind us
Worst
yet to come
Not a major
problem
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 

8/14-17/21

37 42 17 4  
 

4/17-20/21

61 19 16 4  
             

"Now that a vaccine for the coronavirus is available to all adults, which best describes what you will do? You will take the vaccine as soon as you can. You will wait until it has been available for a while to see if there are major problems or side effects. You will get the vaccine eventually, but only if you are required to do so. You will not take the vaccine. Or, have you already gotten the vaccine?"

 
      %      
 

Take as soon as can

2      
 

Wait to see if major problems

10      
 

Get only if required

3      
 

Will not take

13      
 

Have already gotten

69      
 

Unsure

3      
             

"In general, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose requiring that everyone who is now eligible must get a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Strongly
favor
Somewhat
favor
Somewhat
oppose
Strongly
oppose
Unsure/
Refused
    % % % % %
 

8/14-17/21

36 12 12 38 2

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 27-Aug. 2, 2021. N=1,290 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.7.

             

"Which comes closest to your situation: you are not planning to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or you are planning to receive or have already received a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Don't
plan to
Plan to/
Already
have
Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

21 72 7    
             

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the CDC is handling mask guidelines?"

 
    Approve Disapprove Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

44 49 7    
             

"Are you concerned about the strain of COVID-19 called the Delta variant, or not?"

 
    Are
concerned
Are not Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

58 39 3    
             

"Do you support or oppose requiring health care workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

60 35 5    
             

"Do you support or oppose requiring government employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

53 42 5    
             

"Do you support or oppose universities requiring their students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

48 49 3    
             

"Do you support or oppose businesses requiring their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

45 50 5    
             

"Do you support or oppose airlines requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination from their passengers?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

52 45 3    
             

"The CDC is recommending that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people living in areas with high rates of COVID-19 transmission wear masks indoors. Do you think this recommendation is a good idea or a bad idea?"

 
    Good
idea
Bad
idea
Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

61 34 5    
             

"The CDC is recommending that all public school students, staff, and teachers wear masks in school, regardless of vaccination status. Do you think this recommendation is a good idea or a bad idea?"

 
    Good
idea
Bad
idea
Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

7/27 - 8/2/21

55 41 3    

 

Monmouth University Poll. July 21-26, 2021. N=804 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

             

"How concerned are you about someone in your family becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus outbreak: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"

 
    Very
concerned
Somewhat
concerned
Not too
concerned
Not at all
concerned
Has
happened
already (vol.)
    % % % % %
 

7/21-26/21

30 23 21 24 2
 

1/21-24/21

60 19 12 7 2
 

11/12-16/20

50 25 13 10 1
 

9/3-8/20

47 27 13 12 0
 

8/6-10/20

41 28 18 13 1
 

6/26-30/20

41 26 17 15 1
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

37 32 14 16 0
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

42 28 14 16 0
 

4/3-7/20

50 33 9 7 0
 

3/18-22/20

38 32 18 12 0
             

"Please tell me if each of the following has done a good job or bad job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. ..."

 
    Good job Bad job Depends/
Mixed (vol.)
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 
 

"President Biden"

 

7/21-26/21

55 38 4 3  
 

1/21-24/21

58 23 5 15  
 
 

"Your state's governor"

 

7/21-26/21

54 42 3 2  
 

1/21-24/21

57 38 3 2  
 

9/3-8/20

61 35 3 1  
 

8/6-10/20

57 35 5 3  
 

6/26-30/20

65 28 5 2  
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

67 28 3 1  
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

73 22 3 2  
 

4/3-7/20

72 21 4 3  
 

3/18-22/20

72 18 4 6  
 
 

"Health agencies in the federal government"

 

7/21-26/21

57 33 7 3  
 

1/21-24/21

52 40 6 3  
 

8/6-10/20

46 43 6 4  
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

57 34 5 3  
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

63 25 7 4  
 

4/3-7/20

66 25 4 4  
 

3/18-22/20

65 24 8 4  
 
 

"The American public"

 

7/21-26/21

32 51 12 5  
 

1/21-24/21

32 60 6 2  
 

9/3-8/20

31 57 10 2  
 

8/6-10/20

26 62 11 1  
 

6/26-30/20

28 59 11 3  
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

46 43 8 2  
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

51 33 13 2  
 

4/3-7/20

38 48 12 2  
 

3/18-22/20

38 45 14 3  
             

"Would you say that federal health agencies, like the C.D.C., have been largely consistent in the messages they have been giving about Covid risks, or have they been giving mixed messages about Covid risks?"

 
    Largely
consistent
Mixed
messages
Unsure    
    % % %    
 

7/21-26/21

39 59 3    
             

"Have you received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, or not?" If have not: "Do you plan to get the Covid vaccine as soon as possible, will you continue to let other people get it first to see how it goes, or is it likely you will never get the vaccine if you can avoid it?"

 
    Already
received
Plan to get
ASAP
Continue
to wait
Likely will
never get
Unsure
    % % % % %
 

7/21-26/21

68 2 9 17 4
             

"How concerned are you personally about catching one of the new variants of the Covid virus: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"

 
    Very
concerned
Somewhat
concerned
Not too
concerned
Not at all
concerned
 
    % % % %  
 

7/21-26/21

18 30 24 28  
             

"How concerned are you about another surge happening if not enough people get vaccinated: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"

 
    Very
concerned
Somewhat
concerned
Not too
concerned
Not at all
concerned
Unsure
    % % % % %
 

7/21-26/21

44 21 13 20 1
             

"Do you support or oppose instituting or reinstituting facemask and social distancing guidelines in your state at the current time?"

 
    Support Oppose Unsure    
    % % %    
 

7/21-26/21

52 46 2    
             

"The number of Covid cases has been rising in some parts of the country. How much of this rise is due to people not being willing to get a Covid vaccine: most of it, some of it, not much of it, or none of it?"

 
    Most of it Some of it Not much
of it
None of it Unsure
    % % % % %
 

7/21-26/21

46 23 12 12 7
             

"And how much of this rise would have happened anyway regardless of how many people are vaccinated: most of it, some of it, not much of it, or none of it?"

 
    Most of it Some of it Not much
of it
None of it Unsure
    % % % % %
 

7/21-26/21

22 35 29 9 5

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2021. N=1,075 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

             

"Do you think that the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is a crisis, a problem but not a crisis, or not a problem at all?"

 
    A crisis A problem,
not a crisis
Not a
problem
Unsure/
No answer
 
    % % % %  
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

68 25 6 1  
             

"How often would you say you wear a mask when you go out in public where six feet of social distancing can't always be maintained: all the time, most of the time, sometimes, hardly ever, or never?"

 
    All
the time
Most of
the time
Sometimes Hardly
ever
Never
    % % % % %
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

75 12 4 4 3
             

"Compared to a few months ago, are you wearing a mask when you go out in public more often, less often, or about as often?"

 
    More
often
Less
often
About
as often
Unsure/
No answer
 
    % % % %  
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

25 7 66 2  
             

"Are you willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or not?"

 
    Are
willing
Are not Already
got it (vol.)
Unsure/
No answer
 
    % % % %  
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

59 30 7 5  
             

"At this time, how confident are you in the federal government's ability to oversee the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines: very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all?"

 
    Very
confident
Somewhat
confident
Not so
confident
Not
confident
at all
Unsure/
No answer
    % % % % %
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

21 45 17 14 3
             

"As you may know, President Biden has pledged that there will be enough vaccines for 300 million Americans by the end of the summer. Do you believe that President Biden will be able to do this, or don't you think so?"

 
    Believe
he will
Don't
think so
Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

57 34 9    
             

"How concerned are you that the new strains of COVID-19 will make the coronavirus pandemic in the United States worse: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?"

 
    Very
concerned
Somewhat
concerned
Not so
concerned
Not
concerned
at all
Unsure/
No answer
    % % % % %
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

34 38 13 14 2
             

"Has the coronavirus pandemic caused any financial struggles for you or anyone in your immediate family, or not?"

 
    Yes No Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

58 42 1    
             

"Is the coronavirus pandemic harming the mental health of you or someone in your family, or not?"

 
    Yes No Unsure/
No answer
   
    % % %    
 

1/28 - 2/1/21

51 48 1    

 

Monmouth University Poll. Jan. 21-24, 2021. N=809 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

             

"Thinking about you personally, has the coronavirus outbreak had a major impact, minor impact, or no real impact on your own daily life?"

 
    A major
impact
A minor
impact
No real
impact
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 

1/21-24/21

65 26 9 0  
 

11/12-16/20

54 29 17 0  
 

9/3-8/20

55 29 16 0  
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

50 35 15 0  
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

56 31 13 0  
 

4/3-7/20

62 27 10 1  
 

3/18-22/20

53 32 15 0  
             

"Please tell me if each of the following has done a good job or bad job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. ..."

 
    Good job Bad job Depends/
Mixed (vol.)
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 
 

"Former President Trump" 2020: "President Trump"

 

1/21-24/21

34 63 2 1  
 

9/3-8/20

37 56 6 1  
 

8/6-10/20

40 57 2 1  
 

6/26-30/20

40 54 4 3  
 

5/28 - 6/1/20

42 56 2 0  
 

4/30 - 5/4/20

42 51 4 2  
 

4/3-7/20

46 49 3 1  
 

3/18-22/20

50 45 3 1  
             

"How confident are you that Joe Biden can put the country on the road to recovery from the pandemic: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"

 
    Very
confident
Somewhat
confident
Not too
confident
Not at all
confident
Unsure
    % % % % %
 

1/21-24/21

36 35 13 15 1
 

9/3-8/20

21 31 14 32 2
             

"When do you think the country will get the outbreak under control and be able to return to normal – in the next month or two, by the summer, before the end of the year, later than that, or never?"

 
    In next
month or two
By the
summer
Before end
of the year
Later
than that
Never
    % % % % %
 

1/21-24/21

6 23 39 24 6
             

"Thinking about the Covid vaccine, do you plan to get the vaccine as soon as you are allowed, will you let other people get it first to see how it goes, or is it likely you will never get the vaccine if you can avoid it?"

 
    As soon
as allowed
See how
it goes
Never, if
can avoid it
Already got
it (vol.)
Unsure
    % % % % %
 

1/21-24/21

50 19 24 6 2

Coronavirus continued

 


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