A person using a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Avenue in Chicago Thursday. In all major political groups, most people say they support shelter-in-place orders to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey.
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An individual using a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Opportunity in Chicago Thursday. In all significant political groups, the majority of people state they support shelter-in-place orders to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey.
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A bulk of Americans– 8 in 10– state stringent shelter-in-place guidelines deserve it, to keep individuals safe from COVID-19 and manage the spread of the infection, according to a brand-new Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll. The very same portion, of around 80%of Americans, likewise say they can follow the limitations for a minimum of one more month.
Only around 20%of Americans say the broad shelter-in-place measures are an unneeded burden that is “causing more harm than good,” the Kaiser Family Structure reports.
One-third of respondents state they could comply with the constraints for an extra six months. 14%of Americans in the poll say they can just observe the restrictions for less than a month– and 3%state they can’t do it at all.
Bulks of all significant political groups state they support the stay-at-home orders, although that sentiment is stronger amongst Democrats (94%authorize the concept) and independents (84%) than Republicans (61%), according to the survey.
That picture has changed drastically, the Kaiser Household Structure reports:
” Majorities of Democrats (64%) and independents (56%) continue to state the ‘worst is yet to come,’ but now one-fourth (27%) of Republicans state ‘the worst is yet to come’ (down 39 portion points from the March 25-30 KFF Survey). Just 35%said they would offer their neighbors an “A”– but another 35%said their neighbors have made a “B.”
The Kaiser poll was carried out from April 15 to 20, through phone calls with 1,202 adults.
