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People in Advanced Economies Say Their Society Is More Divided Than Before Pandemic
Those who say economic situation is bad more likely to say their society is more divided
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- People in Advanced Economies Say Their Society Is More Divided Than Before Pandemic
- Sharp increases in share who say their country more divided than before pandemic
- Publics split on levels of coronavirus restrictions
- Assessments of own country’s coronavirus response more negative, except in UK
- Publics with fewer COVID-19-related deaths more positive about handling of pandemic overall
- Sense of national division in Europe and North America, while many in Asia-Pacific see unity
- Those who say economic situation is bad more likely to say their society is more divided
- Sizable shares say there should have been more restrictions under COVID-19
- Ideological right more likely to think there should have been fewer COVID-19 restrictions
- More pessimism about economic effects of COVID-19 in Europe than in Asia-Pacific
- Those who say COVID-19 restrictions were too stringent are more pessimistic about pandemic’s economic effects
- EU economic relief efforts in response to pandemic generally seen favorably
- Coronavirus responses in Asia-Pacific receive high ratings, though Japan a notable exception
- Shares who think their country has handled COVID-19 well have fallen
- Publics across the world say pandemic has affected their lives more than not
- Increasing shares say their lives have changed as a result of the pandemic; Australia an exception
- Young adults more likely than older adults to feel their lives have changed as a result of the pandemic
- Those with negative economic attitudes more likely to say their lives changed due to COVID-19
- Most confident in health care system’s resilience in future emergencies
- American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
- Invitation and reminder dates
- Weighting dimensions
- Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
- Final dispositions
- Cumulative response rate