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03.06.2020 / 12:01

Americans Still Social Distancing, but Intensity Is Evolving

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans continue to avoid situations where they may encounter other people and are wary of resuming their normal activities, according to the latest week of Gallup's COVID-19 tracking. However, the percentages isolating themselves have come down from their peaks in April, with a further decline in avoiding small gatherings seen in the past week.

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In U.S., More Optimism About Pandemic, Less About Duration

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' impressions of the coronavirus situation in the U.S., which have waxed and waned over the past seven weeks, are currently on a more positive trajectory as all states have now begun to ease some restrictions aimed at reopening their economies. More U.S. adults now say the situation is getting better (42%) than say it is getting worse (36%), while 21% say it is staying about the same.

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Concern About COVID-19 at Medical Facilities Drops

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the national COVID-19 curve has flattened in the U.S., fewer Americans are concerned about being exposed to the virus while receiving necessary medical treatment. Although 64% of Americans are very (22%) or moderately (42%) concerned, this marks a 20-percentage-point drop from late March/early April.

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Age Versus Politics in Determining Virus-Related Attitudes

Epidemiologists have firmly established that the probabilities of getting severe symptoms and dying from the coronavirus are positively correlated with age. This age relationship has a number of causes, including that older people are more susceptible to respiratory issues; have decreased immunity in general; are more likely to have underlying chronic diseases that make them more susceptible to severe consequences of the virus; and are in many instances living in close-quartered retirement and nursing homes.

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How to Maintain Happiness and Wellbeing in Lockdown

Americans' satisfaction with their life has taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic -- but their anticipation of their future life remains intact. How can people use life challenges as opportunities for personal progress? Gallup Senior Scientist and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, Arthur C. Brooks, joins the podcast to discuss maintaining happiness during a pandemic.

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Use of Low-Contact Commerce Climbs in U.S. During Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the coronavirus pandemic wears on in the U.S., more Americans are adopting low-contact services aimed at obtaining essential goods and services while limiting the spread of the virus. Of the six conveniences Gallup has tracked, food pickup at restaurants (44%) and curbside pickup at stores (36%) remain atop the list of those used more often in recent weeks.

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More Americans Venturing Out in Public; Most Still Isolating

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Significantly fewer Americans say they are avoiding public places, with the largest weekly declines seen to date in Gallup's trends. These include an eight-point decline in the percentage avoiding small gatherings, a six-point decline in the percentage avoiding public places and a five-point decline in the percentage avoiding air travel or public transportation.

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U.S. Adults Report Less Worry, More Happiness

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As many states have begun to reopen their economies and many more are making plans to do so, Americans are reporting improvements in their emotional health. Although the coronavirus crisis persists, less than half of U.S. adults (47%) now say they worried a lot of the previous day -- down from 59% in late March/early April, when Gallup recorded an unprecedented increase in self-reported worry.

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In U.S., a Small Retreat From Social Distancing

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) say that they have avoided small gatherings of people in the past week, but this figure has gradually declined by 10 percentage points from late-March to late-April. The decline in the percentage avoiding small gatherings has been accompanied by a similar increase in the percentage saying they haven't considered doing so, from 9% to 17%.

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Worry and Stress Fuel Record Drop in U.S. Life Satisfaction

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of U.S. adults who evaluate their lives well enough to be considered "thriving" has dropped to 46.4%, matching the low point measured in November 2008 during the Great Recession. Today's thriving rate has worsened about three percentage points since the first half of March and nearly 10 points since the spring of 2019.

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As Curve Flattens, Americans See Progress but Longer Battle

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Recent shifts in Americans' views on the coronavirus situation align with new evidence that there has been a flattening of the infection curve at the national level, including positive news about declining cases in the U.S. epicenter of the crisis, New York City.

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Americans Still Social Distancing, but Less Vigilant

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The vast majority of Americans continue to say they are avoiding social interactions, retail outings and mass transportation, with little reduction in the percentages reporting these behaviors since they peaked three weeks ago. However, Americans' vigilance in adhering to social distancing guidelines may be waning. Fewer say they are completely or mostly isolating themselves than did so three weeks ago, and the percentage who say they have been "always" practicing social distancing over the previous 24 hours has slipped.

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More Americans Financially Ready to Endure Social Distancing

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the wake of congressional legislation passed to ease the financial burden of COVID-19 and states beginning to loosen restrictions tied to stay-at-home orders, slightly more Americans now (59%) than two weeks ago (54%) say they can adhere to social distancing requirements and business/school closures "as long as is necessary" before experiencing financial hardship.

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The Compliance Curve: Will People Stay Home Much Longer?

Over the past month, Americans have heard a lot about "flattening the curve" and reducing the strain on the healthcare system by limiting their exposure to COVID-19. Despite being instructed to continue practicing social distancing, Americans' support for prolonged government-mandated restrictions has been neither complete nor unwavering.

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In U.S., 14% With Likely COVID-19 to Avoid Care Due to Cost

This is the first article in a special two-part series, conducted in partnership with West Health, a family of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations focused on lowering healthcare costs for seniors, on the rising cost of healthcare in the U.S. The second article examines public perceptions of rising prescription drug costs and the progress that the Trump Administration has made to curtail them.

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Increased Use of Low-Contact Services May Prove Permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As social distancing guidelines persist in the U.S., growing numbers of consumers are increasingly turning to virtual, delivery and pickup options for essential goods and services. Gallup began tracking six of these measures on its probability-based web panel in late March, and the latest April 13-19 update finds Americans reporting more frequent use of each.

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Americans' Social Contacts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adults practicing social distancing generate at least 90% fewer contacts per day than those who are making little effort to social distance, according to new Gallup data. Those who completely or mostly isolate themselves generate about five contacts per day, compared with an average of 52 for those not attempting to isolate themselves.

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Americans Feeling Less Connected as Quarantine Life Wears On

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans increasingly say they feel less connected to family and friends as most of the country is under stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than a third of U.S. adults (37%) say they have felt less connected to family and friends in the past week -- an eight-point increase from the 29% Gallup found in late March.

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Americans' Reported Use of Face Masks Surges in Past Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Since news of the novel coronavirus first broke in the U.S., Americans have received conflicting opinions about the efficacy of face masks in containing the spread of the disease. However, as federal, state and local authorities have increasingly advised -- and in some cases mandated -- the use of face masks in public when social distancing is not possible, Americans have quickly adopted the guidelines.

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Americans Less Pessimistic About COVID-19 Situation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans remain more pessimistic than optimistic about the trajectory of the coronavirus situation in the U.S., but their assessments improved considerably over the course of the past week.

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In U.S., More Fear COVID-19 Illness Than Financial Harm

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the country endures an unprecedented shutdown of public life to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, more Americans are worried about contracting the illness (57%) than about experiencing severe financial problems from the disruption caused by it (48%).

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Americans Say COVID-19 Hurting Mental Health Most

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Government and public health officials in the U.S. have begun discussing when to reopen society, but as social distancing directives persist and school and business shutdowns wear on, Americans indicate their mental health will suffer before their physical or financial health does.

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Africans Face COVID-19 With Health and Healthcare Problems

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Since sub-Saharan Africa reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in late February in Lagos, Nigeria, African governments and much of the international health community have prepared for a potential humanitarian calamity. And yet, two and a half months later, the region has roughly 10,000 confirmed cases and fewer than 700 deaths to date.

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In U.S., Life Ratings Plummet to 12-Year Low

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of U.S. adults who evaluate their lives well enough to be considered "thriving" has dropped to 48.8%, the lowest level since the Great Recession in December 2008. Today's thriving rate has edged down from 49.3% in early March and has declined by 6.5 percentage points since October's 55.3%, the most recent gauge before the start of the COVID-19 crisis. It is the sixth-lowest percentage recorded in near-monthly measurements since January 2008. The lowest five all occurred in 2008.

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Social Distancing Efforts Have Cemented Into U.S. Life

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Avoiding public transportation such as planes, buses, subways or trains (89%) and small gatherings (84%) has become the norm for more than eight in 10 Americans. Nearly as many Americans are avoiding public places such as stores and restaurants (78%) out of concern about COVID-19. A smaller majority of U.S. adults (61%) have stocked up on food, medical or cleaning supplies.

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Pandemic Highlights Gaps in Trust in Southeast Asia

Thousands of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across Southeast Asia, with the highest levels, thus far, occurring in Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. The disease is virtually guaranteed to continue to spread in the region, despite widespread efforts to prevent it.

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Three in Four in U.S. Have Self-Isolated in Their Household

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three in four Americans say they have completely (28%) or mostly (47%) isolated themselves from people outside their household. The percentage who are self-isolating rapidly increased between March 16 and 26, but has shown only modest change since then.

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Over 8 in 10 Parents Now Say Child Is Learning Remotely

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to upend life in the U.S. and growing numbers of schools have announced closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, formal, school-sponsored distance learning programs for K-12 children are ramping up.

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Eight in 10 in U.S. Experiencing Significant Disruption

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Eighty-one percent of U.S. adults say their lives have been disrupted either a great deal (33%) or a fair amount (48%) by the coronavirus situation. The percentage experiencing at least a fair amount of disruption has increased from 56% in March 13-15 interviewing. Most of the change occurred between the first and second week of polling, with little movement since then.

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Three in Four Americans Worry About COVID-19 Exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- About three in four Americans say they are "very" (26%) or "somewhat worried" (48%) that they or a family member will be exposed to the coronavirus. The combined 74% worried in the latest polling is similar to the 70% to 73% figures recorded since March 20, but up 12 percentage points from mid-March.

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Americans Worry Doctor Visits Raise COVID-19 Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than four in five Americans consider visits to medical facilities risky right now given the potential of being exposed to COVID-19. When asked how they would feel if they needed medical treatment, 42% of U.S. adults interviewed last week said they would be "very concerned" about being exposed to the novel coronavirus at a doctor's office or hospital, and another 41% said they would be "moderately concerned." Just 17% would be "not too concerned" or "not concerned at all."

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U.S. Workers Discovering Affinity for Remote Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- American workers are increasingly doing their jobs from home as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and the latest Gallup Panel data show that they are warming up to the experience.

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Estimating COVID-19 Prevalence in Symptomatic Americans

Efforts to accurately track the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. have been hampered by a lack of access to testing. While the number of tests performed in the U.S. has scaled up rapidly in the past two weeks, so has the underlying number of infected individuals in need of testing. New data from Gallup suggest that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases measured March 31 would more than double (or more precisely increase by a factor of 2.5) if people who requested a test, were symptomatic, and visited with a healthcare provider were actually tested.

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COVID-19 Effects at Workplaces Accelerate

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thursday's record unemployment figures from the U.S. Department of Labor revealed the harsh reality that roughly 10 million Americans filed for unemployment in the last two weeks of March. With the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging U.S. businesses, Gallup's latest data show that U.S. workers are increasingly seeing the effects at their workplaces.

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Amid School Closures, Children Feeling Happiness, Boredom

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a time when nearly all U.S. children are homebound as COVID-19 has led to school closures, children still largely experience positive emotions, according to reports from their parents.

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Most in U.S Report No Change in Connectedness Amid COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Although most Americans are experiencing some level of disruption in their daily lives as a result of the novel coronavirus, they largely do not yet feel out of touch with their family and friends. Fifty-four percent report that they do not feel any change in their connectedness to family and friends in the past week, but 28% say they are now less connected and 18% feel more connected.

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Few Report Improved Diet, Exercise Amid COVID-19 Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Americans' normal routines are being increasingly limited by public officials. So far, these restrictions have changed the diets and exercise regimes of Americans more for the worse than the better.

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U.S. Emotions Mixed After a Tense Month of COVID-19 Response

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amid this unprecedented disruption in U.S. society, Americans are experiencing a mix of positive and negative emotions. Majorities of Americans report that they felt happiness and enjoyment, but also stress and worry, when asked about the feelings they experienced the previous day.

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42% of Parents Worry COVID-19 Will Affect Child's Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the novel coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of nearly all U.S.

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U.S. Employees Increasingly Seeing COVID-19 Effects at Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly three in 10 employed Americans now say that their employer has cut jobs, reduced hours or frozen hiring as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, marking an 18-percentage-point increase since mid-March. Part-time workers are more likely than those employed full time to report these negative effects on their workplace.

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11 Million in U.S. at Severe Risk If Infected With COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over 11 million U.S. adults are at severe risk of critical illness or death if infected with COVID-19. This is based on a special analysis of Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index data examining rates of chronic conditions believed to be key risk factors in addition to smoking rates and population age distribution.

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Most U.S. Adults Expect Long-Term COVID-19 Disruption

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As COVID-19 ravages the U.S., more state and local officials are placing stringent restrictions on residents' activities in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. Two-thirds of Americans say they are following news stories about the pandemic "very closely," with the same percentage saying the situation has disrupted their lives -- either a great deal (30%) or a fair amount (36%). Nearly as many expect it to take a few more months (51%) or longer (12%) for the level of disruption to travel, work, school and public events to improve, while 36% say it will only be a few more weeks.

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Most U.S. Workers Not Yet Drastically Impacted by COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As employers in the U.S. scramble to adapt their businesses to survive in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than eight in 10 American workers are very (37%) or somewhat (45%) confident they will be able to successfully continue to meet their job requirements should the outbreak continue. A slim 53% majority of workers agree that they are well prepared to do their jobs.

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Americans Rapidly Answering the Call to Isolate, Prepare

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the span of a week, Americans have gone from tepid adoption of social distancing to majorities engaging in nearly every major practice advocated by government and health officials as ways to contain community spread of the novel coronavirus. But there is a long way to go to approach full compliance.

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Americans' Confidence in Getting Tested for COVID-19

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Americans' Avoidance of Public Places Because of COVID-19 Concern

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Americans Step Up Their Social Distancing Even Further

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans this past weekend stepped up their already considerable efforts to engage in social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus. Seventy-two percent of U.S. adults now say they are avoiding public places like stores and restaurants, well ahead of the 54% reporting this last week. Nearly as many (68%) are forgoing small gatherings of friends and family, up from 46%.

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Americans' Worry About Exposure to COVID-19

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0