COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in America
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.
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Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines
Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, before COVID-19 emerged. Other prominent groups – including the military, police officers and public school principals – have also seen their ratings decline.
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Nearly a quarter of Americans get news from podcasts
The share of Americans who say they often get news from a podcast is quite small, at just 7%; 16% of adults say they sometimes do.
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Around four-in-ten Latinos in U.S. worry that they or someone close to them could be deported
Nearly four-in-ten Latinos (39%) say they worry that they, a family member or someone close to them could be deported.
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Deep partisan divide on whether greater acceptance of transgender people is good for society
There is no public consensus on whether greater social acceptance of transgender people is good or bad for society.
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For Black Americans, family and friends are a primary source of information on U.S. Black history
About half of Black Americans (51%) say they are very or extremely informed about the history of Black people in the U.S.
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One year in, Biden job approval down among Black Protestants, other Christians and religious ‘nones’
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
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Increasing Public Criticism, Confusion Over COVID-19 Response in U.S.
Americans are increasingly critical of the response to COVID-19 from elected officeholders and public health officials. Positive ratings of public health officials, such as those at the CDC, have fallen 10 points since August. And 60% of U.S. adults say they’ve felt confused as a result of changes to recommendations on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Fewer Americans now say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot
Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
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Up until the postwar era, U.S. Supreme Court confirmations usually were routine business
It’s worth remembering that vacancies on the Supreme Court didn’t always devolve into partisan slugfests.
