{"id":9286,"date":"2021-01-19T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/most-americans-say-another-round-of-covid-19-economic-relief-will-be-needed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:44:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:44:01","slug":"most-americans-say-another-round-of-covid-19-economic-relief-will-be-needed","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/01\/19\/most-americans-say-another-round-of-covid-19-economic-relief-will-be-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans say another round of COVID-19 economic relief will be needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the passage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/21\/us\/politics\/coronavirus-stimulus-deal.html\">second stimulus package<\/a> in December in response to the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topics\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/\">coronavirus outbreak<\/a>, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary. Just 20% say another package will not be needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16166\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/01\/19\/most-americans-say-another-round-of-covid-19-economic-relief-will-be-needed\/ft_2021-01-19_stimulus_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2d7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_01.png?resize=480,458 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_01.png?resize=782,747 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_01.png?resize=840,802 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"401\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Partisan differences over need for more COVID-19 aid, but majorities in both parties view it as necessary\" class=\"wp-image-16166 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The level of support for an additional package today is <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/11\/20\/key-post-election-issues-the-pandemic-and-the-economy\/\">nearly identical to the share of Americans (80%)<\/a> who said more coronavirus aid was needed in the weeks leading up to passage of a $900 billion stimulus bill late last year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While majorities of both Republicans and Democrats say they think another economic assistance package will be necessary, Republicans are less likely to say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"How we did this\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President-elect Joe Biden has said he will push for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/14\/politics\/biden-vaccination-economic-rescue-package\/index.html\">$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package<\/a> once in office. To measure support among Americans for new stimulus legislation just weeks after the last one was approved, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,360 U.S. adults from Jan. 8 to 12, 2021. Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covid-topline.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID-methods-w-income.pdf\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (65%) say an additional package will be necessary, compared with about nine-in-ten (92%) Democrats and Democratic leaners who say more coronavirus aid will be needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderate and liberal Republicans (77%) are more likely than conservative Republicans (56%) to say more COVID-19 aid will be needed. Large majorities of both conservative and moderate Democrats (89%) and liberal Democrats (96%) say additional assistance will be needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was the case in opinions about the previous coronavirus aid package, higher-income adults \u2013 particularly higher-income Republicans \u2013 are less likely than those with lower family incomes to view more coronavirus aid as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16164\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/01\/19\/most-americans-say-another-round-of-covid-19-economic-relief-will-be-needed\/ft_2021-01-19_stimulus_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaeae9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaeae9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_02.png?resize=480,556 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_02.png?resize=620,718 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"359\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/01\/ft_2021.01.19_stimulus_02.png?w=310\" alt=\"As was the case before last stimulus, higher-income Republicans less likely to say more COVID-19 aid will be needed\" class=\"wp-image-16164 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly nine-in-ten adults (88%) in lower-income households say an additional package will be necessary, while smaller majorities of those in middle- (78%) and upper-income households (70%) say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the relationship between family income and views of additional economic aid is strongest among Republicans and Republican leaners. A large majority of Republicans in lower-income households (81%) say additional aid will be necessary. A smaller share of Republicans in upper-income households (48%) say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly identical shares of Democrats across all income groups say that a third economic assistance package is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/covid-topline.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID-methods-w-income.pdf\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the passage of a second stimulus package in December, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary. 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