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
|