reportApr 30, 2020 53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak Americans with lower incomes are particularly likely to have concerns related to the digital divide and the digital “homework gap.”
short readsApr 30, 2020 Few Americans say their house of worship is open, but a quarter say their faith has grown amid pandemic 24% of U.S. adults overall say their faith has become stronger because of the coronavirus pandemic; just 2% say their faith has become weaker.
short readsApr 29, 2020 Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
reportApr 29, 2020 About Seven-in-Ten U.S. Adults Say They Need to Take Breaks From COVID-19 News 61% give equal attention to national and local coronavirus news.
short readsApr 27, 2020 Most states have religious exemptions to COVID-19 social distancing rules Only 10 states are preventing in-person religious gatherings in any form, according to our analysis of recent state-level regulations.
short readsApr 24, 2020 Not all unemployed people get unemployment benefits; in some states, very few do Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
short readsApr 24, 2020 Americans are divided by religion on who should get critical care if there is a shortage of ventilators Who should be given priority if some hospitals do not have enough ventilators for all patients who need help breathing?
short readsApr 23, 2020 The financial risk to U.S. business owners posed by COVID-19 outbreak varies by demographic group More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
reportApr 22, 2020 Older Americans continue to follow COVID-19 news more closely than younger adults More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.
reportApr 21, 2020 About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.