Coronavirus Pandemic

What's your impression of the coronavirus situation in the U.S. today? Is it -- getting a lot worse, getting a little worse, staying about the same, getting a little better or getting a lot better?

	A lot worse	A little worse	Staying about the same	A little better	A lot better
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	17	25	22	26	10
2020 May 4-10	19	23	23	28	7
2020 Apr 27-May 3	12	21	23	34	11
2020 Apr 20-26	14	24	21	34	7
2020 Apr 13-19	15	25	20	32	8
2020 Apr 6-12	25	31	15	24	4
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Which of these do you think is better advice right now for people who do not have symptoms of coronavirus and are otherwise healthy -- to stay home as much as possible to avoid contracting or spreading the coronavirus or to lead their normal lives as much as possible and avoid interruptions to work and business?

	Stay home	Lead normal lives
	%	%
2020 May 11-17	71	29
2020 May 4-10	73	27
2020 Apr 27-May 3	73	27
2020 Apr 20-26	80	20
2020 Mar 23-29	91	9
2020 Mar 16-22	87	13
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Next, thinking about everything you've done in the past 24 hours, which of the following comes closest to describing your in-person contact with people outside your household?

	Completely isolated yourself	Mostly isolated yourself	Partially isolated yourself	Isolated a little	No attempt to isolate
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	17	38	24	12	9
2020 May 4-10	17	41	23	12	6
2020 Apr 27-May 3	20	45	21	8	6
2020 Apr 20-26	22	46	19	8	4
2020 Apr 13-19	24	45	18	8	4
2020 Apr 6-12	27	47	17	7	3
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	28	47	17	6	3
2020 Mar 23-29	25	46	19	8	3
2020 Mar 16-22	18	40	22	13	7
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In the past seven days there are some things people may do because of their concern about the coronavirus. For each one of the following, please indicate if this is something you have done, are considering doing or have not considered. [RANDOM ORDER]

	Have done	Considered doing	Have not considered
	%	%	%
Avoided going to public places, such as stores or restaurants
2020 May 11-17	65	10	25
2020 May 4-10	71	11	18
2020 Apr 27-May 3	74	8	17
2020 Apr 20-26	75	9	16
2020 Apr 13-19	75	11	14
2020 Apr 6-12	78	12	11
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	79	13	8
2020 Mar 23-29	77	14	9
2020 Mar 16-22	62	24	13
2020 Mar 13-15	31	39	30
Avoided small gatherings of people, such as with family or friends
2020 May 11-17	63	11	26
2020 May 4-10	71	9	19
2020 Apr 27-May 3	74	9	17
2020 Apr 20-26	80	6	14
2020 Apr 13-19	81	7	11
2020 Apr 6-12	84	7	10
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	84	8	8
2020 Mar 23-29	80	10	10
2020 Mar 16-22	57	23	20
2020 Mar 13-15	23	26	51
Avoided traveling by airplane, bus, subway or train
2020 May 11-17	76	3	21
2020 May 4-10	81	3	16
2020 Apr 27-May 3	84	2	14
2020 Apr 20-26	86	1	12
2020 Apr 13-19	89	1	10
2020 Apr 6-12	89	1	10
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	91	2	7
2020 Mar 23-29	89	3	8
2020 Mar 16-22	80	9	11
2020 Mar 13-15	55	24	21
Stocked up on food, medical supplies or cleaning supplies
2020 May 11-17	50	18	32
2020 May 4-10	50	23	28
2020 Apr 27-May 3	53	21	26
2020 Apr 20-26	54	20	26
2020 Apr 13-19	60	19	22
2020 Apr 6-12	61	21	19
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	63	21	16
2020 Mar 23-29	61	21	18
2020 Mar 16-22	55	26	19
2020 Mar 13-15	40	29	31
Worn a mask on your face when outside your home
2020 May 11-17	79	8	14
2020 May 4-10	80	9	11
2020 Apr 27-May 3	77	10	13
2020 Apr 20-26	75	12	13
2020 Apr 13-19	64	20	16
2020 Apr 6-12	51	31	18
Worked from home ^
2020 Apr 20-26	63	3	34
2020 Apr 13-19	62	4	34
2020 Apr 6-12	62	4	34
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	62	5	32
2020 Mar 23-29	59	8	33
2020 Mar 16-22	49	17	34
2020 Mar 13-15	31	25	44
Stayed home from work and unable to work ^
2020 Apr 20-26	18	4	78
2020 Apr 13-19	18	5	78
2020 Apr 6-12	19	8	73
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	21	8	70
2020 Mar 23-29	24	9	67
2020 Mar 16-22	21	14	65
2020 Mar 13-15	9	18	72
Avoided going to events with large crowds, such as concerts, festivals or sporting events
2020 Mar 23-29	91	2	7
2020 Mar 16-22	85	8	7
2020 Mar 13-15	59	24	16
Canceled or postponed travel plans
2020 Mar 23-29	75	11	14
2020 Mar 16-22	64	15	20
2020 Mar 13-15	39	26	35
Kept your child home from school #
2020 Mar 23-29	84	3	12
2020 Mar 16-22	79	5	16
2020 Mar 13-15	37	22	41
Taken money out of the stock market
2020 Mar 23-29	4	9	87
2020 Mar 16-22	6	9	85
2020 Mar 13-15	3	7	89
^ Asked of those who are employed; # Asked of those with children under age 18; May 13-April 5 wording: There are some things people may do because of their concern about the coronavirus. For each one of the following, please indicate if this is something you have done, are considering doing or have not considered.
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If there were no government restrictions and people were able to decide for themselves about being out in public, how soon would you return to your normal day-to-day activities -- right now, after the number of new cases declines significantly in [the U.S./your state], after there are no new cases in [the U.S./your state] for a period of time or after a coronavirus vaccine is developed?

	Right now	After new cases decline	After no new cases	After vaccine developed
	%	%	%	%
In your state
2020 May 11-17	28	30	28	13
2020 May 4-10	24	36	30	11
2020 Apr 27-May 3	27	29	35	9
2020 Apr 20-26	21	36	31	12
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	13	40	40	7
In the U.S.
2020 May 4-10	24	40	26	10
2020 Apr 27-May 3	25	40	26	9
2020 Apr 20-26	21	38	37	14
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	14	45	35	7
Half of respondents were asked about new cases in the U.S.; half were asked about new cases in their state
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How long can you follow social distancing practices and business/school closures before experiencing significant financial hardship?

	Already experiencing hardship	A few more weeks	A few more months	As long as is necessary
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	11	13	19	57
2020 May 4-10	10	14	19	57
2020 Apr 27-May 3	9	15	22	54
2020 Apr 20-26	8	13	20	59
2020 Apr 13-19	8	14	22	55
2020 Apr 6-12	9	15	22	54
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How long can you follow social distancing practices and business/school closures before your emotional or mental health suffers?

	Already suffering	A few more weeks	A few more months	As long as is necessary
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	22	13	17	49
2020 May 4-10	18	13	18	51
2020 Apr 27-May 3	17	15	17	51
2020 Apr 20-26	18	15	19	49
2020 Apr 13-19	17	16	19	48
2020 Apr 6-12	15	18	19	48
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How long can you follow social distancing practices and business/school closures before your physical health suffers?

	Already suffering	A few more weeks	A few more months	As long as is necessary
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	10	10	13	66
2020 May 4-10	8	10	14	68
2020 Apr 27-May 3	7	9	15	68
2020 Apr 20-26	8	10	14	68
2020 Apr 13-19	7	9	17	67
2020 Apr 6-12	6	12	15	68
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To what extent has your own life been affected or disrupted by the coronavirus situation?

	A great deal	A fair amount	Not much	Not at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	24	46	27	3
2020 May 4-10	24	47	26	2
2020 Apr 27-May 3	23	48	27	1
2020 Apr 20-26	27	45	26	1
2020 Apr 13-19	29	46	23	2
2020 Apr 6-12	34	46	18	2
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	35	45	18	2
2020 Mar 23-29	33	45	21	2
2020 Mar 16-22	32	43	22	3
2020 Mar 13-15	18	37	36	8
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How long do you think the level of disruption occurring to travel, school, work and public events in the U.S. will continue before it starts to improve?

	A few more weeks	A few more months	For the rest of this year	Longer than this year
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	15	29	33	23
2020 May 4-10	18	35	30	17
2020 Apr 27-May 3	20	39	28	12
2020 Apr 20-26	22	41	23	14
2020 Apr 13-19	23	47	20	10
2020 Apr 6-12	26	51	18	5
2020 Mar 30-Apr 6	18	57	19	6
2020 Mar 23-29	27	57	12	4
2020 Mar 16-22	32	53	12	3
2020 Mar 13-15	37	50	9	4
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How worried are you that you will get the coronavirus -- very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, not worried at all?

	Very worried	Somewhat worried	Not too worried	Not worried at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	10	41	34	16
2020 May 4-10	11	42	34	13
2020 Apr 27-May 3	11	38	36	15
2020 Apr 20-26	13	43	33	12
2020 Apr 13-19	12	42	34	12
2020 Apr 6-12	12	45	33	10
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How worried are you that you will experience severe financial hardship as a result of the disruption caused by the coronavirus -- very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, not worried at all?

	Very worried	Somewhat worried	Not too worried	Not worried at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	17	36	32	15
2020 May 4-10	14	36	33	17
2020 Apr 27-May 3	17	35	32	16
2020 Apr 20-26	16	34	33	16
2020 Apr 13-19	18	32	34	16
2020 Apr 6-12	17	31	33	18
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How worried are you about the following in your local area? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Very worried	Moderately worried	Not too worried	Not worried at all
	%	%	%	%
Your safety walking in your neighborhood
2020 May 11-17	1	9	27	62
2020 May 4-10	2	7	27	64
2020 Apr 27-May 3	1	7	27	65
2020 Apr 20-26	1	8	28	62
2020 Apr 13-19	2	7	28	62
2020 Apr 6-12	2	10	29	59
Lack of social distancing
2020 May 11-17	14	33	26	26
2020 May 4-10	14	34	32	20
2020 Apr 27-May 3	15	33	31	21
2020 Apr 20-26	14	35	31	20
2020 Apr 13-19	14	33	34	19
2020 Apr 6-12	15	35	33	16
Availability of coronavirus tests
2020 May 11-17	22	29	23	26
2020 May 4-10	25	27	27	20
2020 Apr 27-May 3	27	28	26	18
2020 Apr 20-26	32	30	23	15
2020 Apr 13-19	31	28	25	16
2020 Apr 6-12	32	29	25	15
Availability of hospital supplies,services and treatment
2020 May 11-17	17	29	28	26
2020 May 4-10	20	28	31	22
2020 Apr 27-May 3	20	31	29	20
2020 Apr 20-26	24	32	26	17
2020 Apr 13-19	27	31	26	17
2020 Apr 6-12	30	33	23	13
Home break-ins or robberies
2020 May 4-10	2	12	43	43
2020 Apr 27-May 3	1	12	44	43
2020 Apr 20-26	2	13	40	45
2020 Apr 13-19	2	12	40	46
2020 Apr 6-12	3	12	42	43
Looting of local businesses in your area
2020 May 4-10	2	10	37	52
2020 Apr 27-May 3	1	9	39	51
2020 Apr 20-26	2	11	35	52
2020 Apr 13-19	2	11	39	49
2020 Apr 6-12	2	12	41	45
Delivery or package theft
2020 May 4-10	4	22	46	28
2020 Apr 27-May 3	4	21	47	28
2020 Apr 20-26	5	19	43	33
2020 Apr 13-19	5	20	42	33
2020 Apr 6-12	5	21	43	32
Gallup Panel

During the coronavirus situation, have you been doing each of the following more often, less often or about the same as you were a month ago? [RANDOM ORDER]

	More often	About the same	Less often	Have never done/Doesn't apply
	%	%	%	%
Had groceries delivered
2020 May 11-17	14	8	2	75
2020 Apr 13-19	14	6	3	76
2020 Apr 6-12	14	7	4	76
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	12	7	4	78
2020 Mar 23-29	8	8	5	80
Had food from a restaurant or pizzeria delivered
2020 May 11-17	23	26	17	34
2020 Apr 13-19	17	23	21	40
2020 Apr 6-12	15	21	22	41
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	14	23	22	41
2020 Mar 23-29	10	25	22	43
Picked up takeout from a restaurant
2020 May 11-17	44	26	19	12
2020 Apr 13-19	32	22	27	19
2020 Apr 6-12	31	22	27	20
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	27	25	27	22
2020 Mar 23-29	26	27	24	23
Had medicine or medical supplies delivered
2020 May 11-17	9	19	1	71
2020 Apr 13-19	7	16	1	76
2020 Apr 6-12	6	16	2	76
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	5	15	2	79
2020 Mar 23-29	4	14	3	79
Had a virtual visit with a doctor
2020 May 11-17	27	7	2	64
2020 Apr 13-19	18	8	3	71
2020 Apr 6-12	14	8	3	74
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	12	5	3	80
2020 Mar 23-29	11	6	2	81
Used curbside pickup at a store
2020 May 11-17	36	10	4	50
2020 Apr 13-19	28	7	5	59
2020 Apr 6-12	25	8	4	63
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	20	8	4	68
2020 Mar 23-29	16	9	5	70
Used self-service banking options, like your bank's mobile app, online banking or ATMs
2020 May 11-17	15	73	3	9
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Did you experience the following feelings during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Yes	No
	%	%
Enjoyment
2020 May 11-17	66	34
2020 May 4-10	65	35
2020 Apr 27-May 3	67	33
2020 Apr 20-26	63	37
2020 Apr 13-19	61	39
2020 Apr 6-12	64	36
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	61	39
2020 Mar 23-29	61	39
Worry
2020 May 11-17	47	53
2020 May 4-10	46	54
2020 Apr 27-May 3	48	52
2020 Apr 20-26	52	48
2020 Apr 13-19	52	48
2020 Apr 6-12	56	44
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	60	40
2020 Mar 23-29	58	42
Sadness
2020 May 11-17	29	71
2020 May 4-10	31	69
2020 Apr 27-May 3	28	72
2020 Apr 20-26	31	69
2020 Apr 13-19	33	67
2020 Apr 6-12	34	66
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	37	63
2020 Mar 23-29	32	68
Stress
2020 May 11-17	51	49
2020 May 4-10	53	47
2020 Apr 27-May 3	55	45
2020 Apr 20-26	55	45
2020 Apr 13-19	57	43
2020 Apr 6-12	57	43
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	60	40
2020 Mar 23-29	60	40
Anger
2020 May 11-17	24	76
2020 May 4-10	24	76
2020 Apr 27-May 3	26	74
2020 Apr 20-26	24	76
2020 Apr 13-19	25	75
2020 Apr 6-12	24	76
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	24	76
2020 Mar 23-29	24	76
Happiness
2020 May 11-17	71	29
2020 May 4-10	72	28
2020 Apr 27-May 3	71	29
2020 Apr 20-26	70	30
2020 Apr 13-19	68	32
2020 Apr 6-12	69	31
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	67	33
2020 Mar 23-29	67	33
Boredom
2020 May 11-17	40	60
2020 May 4-10	42	58
2020 Apr 27-May 3	41	59
2020 Apr 20-26	44	56
2020 Apr 13-19	47	53
2020 Apr 6-12	44	56
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	47	53
2020 Mar 23-29	45	55
Loneliness
2020 May 11-17	24	76
2020 May 4-10	25	75
2020 Apr 27-May 3	23	77
2020 Apr 20-26	26	74
2020 Apr 13-19	27	73
2020 Apr 6-12	24	76
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	25	75
2020 Mar 23-29	24	76
Gallup Panel

Right now, do you think the U.S. economy is growing, slowing down, in a recession, in an economic depression?

	Growing	Slowing down	Recession	Depression
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	3	23	39	36
2020 May 4-10	4	26	38	33
2020 Apr 27-May 3	3	25	41	30
2020 Apr 20-26	2	26	42	30
2020 Apr 13-19	2	26	39	32
2020 Apr 6-12	2	32	39	27
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	2	31	39	28
2020 Mar 23-29	3	41	37	20
Gallup Panel

In your household, which of the following statements best describes the current financial situation: you are saving a lot, you are saving a little, you are just managing to make ends meet, you are having to draw on savings or you are running into debt?

	Saving a lot	Saving a little	Making ends meet	Drawing on savings	Running into debt
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	17	47	24	6	5
2020 May 4-10	17	45	25	9	5
2020 Apr 27-May 3	16	46	25	7	5
2020 Apr 20-26	16	47	25	7	5
2020 Apr 13-19	15	44	27	8	5
2020 Apr 6-12	15	43	28	8	5
Gallup Panel

Do you or does anyone else in your household have a medical condition such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease or something else that is considered high risk for serious complications from the coronavirus?

	Yes, I do	Yes, another household member	Yes, me and another household member	No
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	17	18	5	66
2020 May 4-10	22	17	10	52
2020 Apr 27-May 3	23	17	10	50
2020 Apr 20-26	21	18	10	51
2020 Apr 13-19	18	19	8	55
2020 Apr 6-12	18	18	8	56
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	14	20	7	59
2020 Mar 23-29	14	19	7	60
2020 Mar 16-22	13	19	6	63
2020 Mar 13-15	13	16	5	66
Gallup Panel

If you needed medical treatment right now, how concerned would you be about being exposed to coronavirus at a doctor's office or hospital?

	Very concerned	Moderately concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	23	42	24	11
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	44	40	12	4
2020 Mar 23-29	42	41	14	3
Gallup Panel

Have you made any changes in how you do your job in order to avoid catching the coronavirus, or not?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes, and harder to do my job	Yes, and NOT harder to do my job	No, have not made changes
	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	40	39	22
2020 May 4-10	39	40	21
2020 Apr 27-May 3	40	39	21
2020 Apr 20-26	42	36	22
2020 Apr 13-19	43	35	22
2020 Apr 6-12	46	37	18
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	47	33	21
2020 Mar 23-29	43	36	21
2020 Mar 16-22	35	35	29
2020 Mar 13-15	16	35	50
Gallup Panel

Have you experienced any the following changes to your employment as the result of the coronavirus? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Yes	No	Does not apply
	%	%	%
Been temporarily laid off
2020 May 11-17	9	58	33
2020 May 4-10	11	58	31
2020 Apr 27-May 3	9	56	35
2020 Apr 20-26	9	57	34
2020 Apr 13-19	10	54	35
2020 Apr 6-12	9	56	36
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	9	59	32
2020 Mar 23-29	9	57	35
Been permanently let go
2020 May 11-17	2	64	34
2020 May 4-10	2	65	32
2020 Apr 27-May 3	2	63	35
2020 Apr 20-26	2	62	35
2020 Apr 13-19	2	61	37
2020 Apr 6-12	2	62	36
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	1	65	33
2020 Mar 23-29	1	64	35
Had your hours reduced
2020 May 11-17	15	49	36
2020 May 4-10	15	50	34
2020 Apr 27-May 3	14	49	37
2020 Apr 20-26	14	48	37
2020 Apr 13-19	15	47	38
2020 Apr 6-12	13	49	38
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	13	51	36
2020 Mar 23-29	12	50	37
Seen a loss of income
2020 May 11-17	23	50	27
2020 May 4-10	24	50	27
2020 Apr 27-May 3	25	47	28
2020 Apr 20-26	23	50	28
2020 Apr 13-19	26	46	28
2020 Apr 6-12	23	50	27
Gallup Panel

After the coronavirus crisis is over, how likely is it that you will be able to return to your job?

Asked for those who were temporarily laid off or let go

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Somewhat unlikely	Very unlikely
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	51	28	9	11
2020 May 4-10	55	23	10	11
2020 Apr 27-May 3	50	31	4	14
2020 Apr 20-26	55	22	10	13
2020 Apr 13-19	60	25	6	9
2020 Apr 6-12	57	26	4	13
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	56	27	11	6
2020 Mar 23-29	61	24	8	6
Gallup Panel

Has your employer done any of the following as the result of the coronavirus? [RANDOM ORDER]

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No	Does not apply
	%	%	%
Cut jobs
2020 May 11-17	23	68	8
2020 May 4-10	19	76	6
2020 Apr 27-May 3	21	74	6
2020 Apr 20-26	19	73	8
2020 Apr 13-19	19	70	11
2020 Apr 6-12	14	74	13
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	14	73	13
2020 Mar 23-29	12	74	13
Reduced hours or shifts
2020 May 11-17	38	53	9
2020 May 4-10	35	59	6
2020 Apr 27-May 3	36	58	6
2020 Apr 20-26	35	57	8
2020 Apr 13-19	36	53	11
2020 Apr 6-12	31	57	12
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	32	56	12
2020 Mar 23-29	29	57	14
Frozen hiring
2020 May 11-17	47	40	13
2020 May 4-10	43	43	13
2020 Apr 27-May 3	45	42	12
2020 Apr 20-26	45	42	12
2020 Apr 13-19	43	40	17
2020 Apr 6-12	41	39	20
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	39	41	19
2020 Mar 23-29	36	38	26
Gallup Panel

What type of effect is the coronavirus having on your company/workplace?

Asked of those who are employed

	Very negative	Somewhat negative	No effect	Somewhat positive	Very positive
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	19	54	15	10	2
2020 May 4-10	15	56	18	9	3
2020 Apr 27-May 3	16	57	14	10	3
2020 Apr 20-26	22	53	15	7	2
2020 Apr 13-19	22	54	15	7	2
2020 Apr 6-12	19	56	17	6	1
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	23	54	14	7	2
2020 Mar 23-29	24	53	14	7	1
Gallup Panel

Is your job something your state government considers an essential job function that is exempt from stay-at-home orders?

Asked if employed

	Yes	No	Don't know/Do not have a stay-at-home order
	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	62	35	4
2020 May 4-10	65	32	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	57	39	4
2020 Apr 20-26	59	37	4
2020 Apr 13-19	58	38	4
2020 Apr 6-12	57	37	5
Gallup Panel

How concerned are you about being exposed to coronavirus at your place of work?

Asked of those employed in essential jobs

	Very concerned	Moderately concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 11-17	16	33	30	20
2020 May 4-10	19	33	30	17
2020 Apr 27-May 3	22	31	29	18
2020 Apr 20-26	18	32	32	19
2020 Apr 13-19	15	30	33	22
2020 Apr 6-12	17	27	35	21
Gallup Panel

To what extent is your employer currently taking these steps to avoid spreading the coronavirus?

Asked of those who are employed

	Always	Sometimes	Never
	%	%	%
Providing personal protective equipment (including masks, gloves or face shields)
2020 May 11-17	54	23	23
2020 May 4-10	55	23	23
2020 Apr 27-May 3	45	27	28
2020 Apr 20-26	46	25	29
2020 Apr 13-19	46	28	27
Enforcing a distance of at least six feet between employees and/or customers
2020 May 11-17	51	34	14
2020 May 4-10	54	32	13
2020 Apr 27-May 3	53	33	14
2020 Apr 20-26	56	32	12
2020 Apr 13-19	55	32	13
Adopting new or more frequent workplace cleaning (including wiping surfaces, frequent handwashing, issuing disinfectant)
2020 May 11-17	70	23	7
2020 May 4-10	73	22	5
2020 Apr 27-May 3	68	22	10
2020 Apr 20-26	69	23	8
2020 Apr 13-19	69	22	8
Screening employees or customers for symptoms of fever or cough
2020 May 11-17	36	21	43
2020 May 4-10	38	23	39
2020 Apr 27-May 3	33	18	49
2020 Apr 20-26	33	19	47
2020 Apr 13-19	39	15	46
Gallup Panel

Still thinking about your job, to what extent are you taking the following steps to avoid catching or spreading the coronavirus?

Asked of those who are employed

	Always	Sometimes	Never
	%	%	%
Working remotely
2020 May 11-17	48	20	33
2020 May 4-10	46	21	33
2020 Apr 27-May 3	53	16	32
2020 Apr 20-26	51	19	30
Using personal protective equipment at your workplace
2020 May 11-17	48	25	27
2020 May 4-10	46	27	27
2020 Apr 27-May 3	42	27	30
2020 Apr 20-26	44	26	31
Trying to maintain at least six feet of distance between myself and other workers or customers
2020 May 11-17	56	29	15
2020 May 4-10	58	28	13
2020 Apr 27-May 3	59	26	14
2020 Apr 20-26	65	24	11
Adopting new or more frequent cleaning practices
2020 May 11-17	68	22	10
2020 May 4-10	70	22	9
2020 Apr 27-May 3	68	23	9
2020 Apr 20-26	68	23	8
Gallup Panel

Which do you think poses a greater threat to Americans right now?

	The coronavirus	The economic shutdown
	%	%
2020 May 4-10	54	47
2020 Apr 27-May 3	53	47
Gallup Panel

How important are each of the following factors to you when thinking about your willingness to return to your normal activities?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important
	%	%	%	%
People being required to wear facemasks in public
2020 May 4-10	48	28	13	11
2020 Apr 27-May 3	47	30	13	11
Requirements that people maintain six-feet distance from each other
2020 May 4-10	52	30	11	7
2020 Apr 27-May 3	51	31	11	7
Mandatory temperature checks before entering public buildings
2020 May 4-10	28	37	22	12
2020 Apr 27-May 3	27	37	21	15
Widespread testing to identify and monitor coronavirus infections
2020 May 4-10	60	22	10	8
2020 Apr 27-May 3	61	21	11	8
Mandatory quarantine for anyone testing positive with COVID-19
2020 May 4-10	81	12	3	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	80	14	4	2
Improved medical therapies to treat COVID-19
2020 May 4-10	77	16	4	3
2020 Apr 27-May 3	77	18	4	2
A significant reduction in the number of new cases or deaths
2020 May 4-10	76	16	5	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	73	17	6	4
Widespread "contact tracing" to monitor those exposed to the coronavirus
2020 May 4-10	49	29	10	12
2020 Apr 27-May 3	47	29	14	10
The availability of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19
2020 May 4-10	68	17	7	8
2020 Apr 27-May 3	68	17	8	7
Your state government lifting stay-at-home or social distancing restrictions
2020 May 4-10	36	30	20	14
2020 Apr 27-May 3	39	29	20	12
Assurances from medical authorities thatlocal hospitals have capacity to accept patients
2020 May 4-10	65	24	8	2
2020 Apr 27-May 3	59	30	7	4
Gallup Panel

If you had to choose, which of the following do you think is more important -- protecting people's medical privacy, even if it makes it harder to limit the spread of the coronavirus, or preventing the spread of the coronavirus, even if that means people have to reveal sensitive medical information?

	Preventing spread	Protecting medical privacy
	%	%
2020 May 4-10	62	38
2020 Apr 27-May 3	59	41
Gallup Panel

In the past 24 hours, approximately how many people, who live outside your household, did you come into close contact with? (Close contact means within 6 feet of each other.)

	0	1-5	5-10	10-25	25+	Mean
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 May 4-10	30	41	11	13	5	6.9
2020 Apr 27-May 3	34	42	9	10	5	6.4
2020 Apr 20-26	37	40	9	9	4	6.6
2020 Apr 13-19	40	39	9	7	4	5.1
2020 Apr 6-12	43	38	8	7	3	9.1
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	41	40	8	8	3	5.3
2020 Mar 23-29	38	40	10	9	4	6.8
Gallup Panel

In the past week, would you say you feel more connected to family and friends, no change, less connected to family and friends?

	More connected	No change	Less connected
	%	%	%
2020 May 4-10	15	55	31
2020 Apr 27-May 3	13	56	31
2020 Apr 20-26	15	55	30
2020 Apr 13-19	14	51	35
2020 Apr 6-12	17	48	35
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	17	49	34
2020 Mar 23-29	18	54	28
Gallup Panel

Has your employer cut jobs, reduced hours, or frozen hiring as the result of the coronavirus?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No	Does not apply
	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	25	59	16
2020 Mar 16-22	23	59	17
2020 Mar 13-15	11	69	20
Gallup Panel

Have you personally been impacted by any of the changes made by your employer?

Asked of those whose employer cut jobs or reduced hours

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 May 4-10	58	42
2020 Apr 27-May 3	63	37
2020 Apr 20-26	58	42
2020 Apr 13-19	61	39
2020 Apr 6-12	62	38
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	59	41
2020 Mar 23-29	66	34
Gallup Panel

How have these changes impacted your financial situation?

Asked of those whose employer cut jobs or reduced hours

	No impact	Minor impact	Major impact
	%	%	%
2020 May 4-10	46	40	14
2020 Apr 27-May 3	46	40	14
2020 Apr 20-26	52	32	16
2020 Apr 13-19	48	39	13
2020 Apr 6-12	49	36	15
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	48	36	16
2020 Mar 23-29	46	33	21
Gallup Panel

What type of effect do you think the coronavirus will have on your company/workplace?

Asked of those who are employed

	Very negative effect	Somewhat negative effect	No effect	Somewhat positive effect	Very positive effect
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	19	57	16	7	1
2020 Mar 16-22	22	58	15	5	1
2020 Mar 13-15	16	58	21	5	1
Gallup Panel

Please think about the recent impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on your job when responding to the following statements and indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements. [RANDOM ORDER]

Asked of those who are employed

	5 Stronglyagree	4	3	2	1 Stronglydisagree
	%	%	%	%	%
My employer has communicated a clear plan of action in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
2020 May 4-10	54	24	14	4	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	53	24	14	4	4
2020 Apr 20-26	50	26	14	6	5
2020 Apr 13-19	52	22	13	7	6
2020 Apr 6-12	52	22	15	5	7
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	50	23	14	5	7
2020 Mar 23-29	51	23	15	6	6
2020 Mar 16-22	39	26	17	9	9
2020 Mar 13-15	36	20	18	12	14
I feel confident that if I follow my organization's health policies that I will be safe.
2020 Apr 27-May 3	37	14	26	22	2
2020 Apr 20-26	38	29	20	8	5
2020 Apr 13-19	40	27	20	8	6
2020 Apr 6-12	41	25	20	7	7
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	38	26	22	8	7
2020 Mar 23-29	37	28	21	8	7
2020 Mar 16-22	30	27	24	10	9
2020 Mar 13-15	26	28	26	10	11
My manager encourages sick employees to stay home.
2020 Apr 27-May 3	93	4	1	0	1
2020 Apr 20-26	74	14	6	3	3
2020 Apr 13-19	77	11	7	4	2
2020 Apr 6-12	78	10	7	2	3
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	77	10	6	4	4
2020 Mar 23-29	74	12	8	3	4
2020 Mar 16-22	69	14	9	4	5
2020 Mar 13-15	61	15	13	6	6
I feel well prepared to do my job.
2020 May 4-10	50	33	13	3	1
2020 Apr 27-May 3	50	31	13	3	2
2020 Apr 20-26	55	29	11	4	2
2020 Apr 13-19	59	23	11	4	2
2020 Apr 6-12	57	24	12	3	3
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	53	27	13	4	3
2020 Mar 23-29	53	28	13	3	3
2020 Mar 16-22	51	28	16	3	3
2020 Mar 13-15	54	29	10	3	4
My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about what is going on in my organization.
2020 May 4-10	50	25	14	7	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	47	28	14	6	6
2020 Apr 20-26	49	24	14	7	6
2020 Apr 13-19	52	22	14	6	5
2020 Apr 6-12	52	22	14	6	6
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	51	22	14	7	7
2020 Mar 23-29	54	20	14	5	6
2020 Mar 16-22	48	21	17	8	7
2020 Mar 13-15	46	21	17	7	9
My organization cares about my overall wellbeing.
2020 May 4-10	51	25	14	5	4
2020 Apr 27-May 3	47	25	16	7	5
2020 Apr 20-26	48	24	15	7	5
2020 Apr 13-19	50	23	15	5	7
2020 Apr 6-12	51	22	14	6	7
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	52	22	14	6	7
2020 Mar 23-29	51	23	14	7	6
2020 Mar 16-22	46	24	16	7	7
2020 Mar 13-15	44	24	18	7	7
I know I will be an important part of my organization in the future.
2020 Mar 16-22	45	24	20	5	5
2020 Mar 13-15	41	23	21	9	5
I have confidence in the leadership of my organization to successfully manage emerging challenges.
2020 Mar 16-22	38	29	18	8	7
2020 Mar 13-15	38	24	21	8	8
I am confident in my organization's financial future.
2020 Mar 16-22	38	27	20	9	7
2020 Mar 13-15	37	25	23	8	8
Gallup Panel

As a result of the coronavirus situation, have you done the following? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Yes	No	Does not apply
	%	%	%
Changed your occupation or field of work
2020 May 4-10	2	70	28
2020 Apr 27-May 3	2	69	28
2020 Apr 20-26	1	69	29
2020 Apr 13-19	1	69	30
2020 Apr 6-12	2	68	30
Seriously considered changing your occupation
2020 May 4-10	15	58	27
2020 Apr 27-May 3	13	58	28
2020 Apr 20-26	12	60	28
2020 Apr 13-19	11	60	29
2020 Apr 6-12	11	61	29
Gallup Panel

Still thinking about your job, to what extent are you taking the following steps to avoid catching or spreading the coronavirus? Please select all that apply.

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes
	%
Worked remotely
2020 Apr 13-19	57
Used protective equipment at the workplace
2020 Apr 13-19	42
Tried to maintain at least 6 feet of distance
2020 Apr 13-19	56
Adopted new or more frequent cleaning practices
2020 Apr 13-19	59
Gallup Panel

Have any of your responsibilities at work significantly changed as a result of your workplace's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 May 4-10	45	55
2020 Apr 27-May 3	40	60
2020 Apr 20-26	44	56
2020 Apr 13-19	40	60
2020 Apr 6-12	39	61
Gallup Panel

Have you had to learn any new skills as a result of your workplace's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disruptions?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 May 4-10	33	67
2020 Apr 27-May 3	33	67
2020 Apr 20-26	29	71
2020 Apr 13-19	31	69
2020 Apr 6-12	30	70
Gallup Panel

How confident are you that you are successfully meeting the requirements of your job?

Asked of those who are employed

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident
	%	%	%	%
2020 May 4-10	61	31	6	2
2020 Apr 27-May 3	62	32	5	1
2020 Apr 20-26	63	31	5	1
2020 Apr 13-19	62	31	4	3
2020 Apr 6-12	61	31	6	2
2020 Mar 30- Apr 5	55	34	6	4
2020 Mar 23-29	58	32	7	2
Gallup Panel

Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?

	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
	%	%	%	%	%
2020 Apr 13-19	9	36	39	14	2
2020 Apr 6-12	10	36	37	13	3
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	11	40	36	11	2
2020 Mar 23-29	11	39	37	11	2
2020 Mar 16-22	13	45	30	9	2
2020 Mar 13-15	14	44	32	8	2
Gallup Panel

How confident are you that you will be able to continue to successfully meet the requirements of your job, should the outbreak continue?

Asked of those who are employed

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	39	41	12	8
2020 Mar 16-22	35	43	14	8
2020 Mar 13-15	37	44	13	5
Gallup Panel

Once widespread business closures and social distancing practices are ended, how likely are you to continue to do each of the following on a more frequent basis? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Very likely	Likely	Unlikely	Very unlikely
	%	%	%	%
Order groceries by delivery
2020 Apr 13-19	37	22	30	11
2020 Apr 6-12	38	27	26	9
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	31	32	30	7
Order food from a restaurant or pizzeria by delivery
2020 Apr 13-19	40	36	21	4
2020 Apr 6-12	37	37	22	4
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	38	36	19	7
Pick up takeout from a restaurant
2020 Apr 13-19	33	35	25	7
2020 Apr 6-12	27	40	28	6
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	32	34	26	8
Order medicine or medical supplies by delivery
2020 Apr 13-19	42	29	22	8
2020 Apr 6-12	50	32	14	5
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	39	37	17	7
Have a virtual visit with a doctor
2020 Apr 13-19	36	34	22	9
2020 Apr 6-12	34	36	24	7
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	36	30	23	10
Use curbside pickup at a store
2020 Apr 13-19	34	28	26	13
2020 Apr 6-12	32	26	31	11
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	31	30	27	12
Asked of people who are doing activity more often
Gallup Panel

As a result of the coronavirus, has your employer shared any flextime or remote working options with you to be able to continue to do your job, or not?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No	Does not apply to my job
	%	%	%
2020 Apr 13-19	59	8	33
2020 Apr 6-12	59	8	33
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	57	8	35
2020 Mar 23-29	57	9	34
2020 Mar 16-22	51	14	35
2020 Mar 13-15	39	21	40
Gallup Panel

Do you think your employer has communicated too much, too little or about the right amount about the coronavirus?

Asked of those who are employed

	Too much	Too little	Right amount
	%	%	%
2020 Apr 13-19	5	18	77
2020 Apr 6-12	5	19	76
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	6	19	75
2020 Mar 23-29	5	17	77
2020 Mar 16-22	3	19	79
2020 Mar 13-15	3	20	76
Gallup Panel

Has the communication by your employer made you more concerned, less concerned or your level of concern has not changed?

Asked of those who are employed

	More concerned	Less concerned	Same level of concern
	%	%	%
2020 Apr 13-19	12	11	78
2020 Apr 6-12	15	8	77
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	16	6	78
2020 Mar 23-29	15	7	78
2020 Mar 16-22	14	6	79
2020 Mar 13-15	12	7	81
Gallup Panel

How worried are you that you or someone in your family will be exposed to coronavirus?

	Very worried	Somewhat worried	Not too worried	Not worried at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	27	48	20	5
2020 Mar 23-29	25	47	23	6
2020 Mar 16-22	25	43	25	7
2020 Mar 13-15	20	42	28	10
Gallup Panel

If public health officials recommended that everyone stay at home for a month because of a serious outbreak of coronavirus in your community, how likely are you to stay home for a month?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Somewhat unlikely	Very unlikely
	%	%	%	%
2020 Apr 6-12	64	18	8	11
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	67	18	7	8
2020 Mar 23-29	63	20	7	10
2020 Mar 16-22	54	26	10	10
2020 Mar 13-15	40	29	14	16
Gallup Panel

As you may know, as part of the recently passed economic relief legislation, most Americans will soon receive a payment of about $1,200 per individual taxpayer from the federal government. If you receive such a payment, what do you plan to do with most or all of the money?

	Apr 6-12, 2020
	%
Pay bills	35
Save it or invest it	29
Spend it on essential items	16
Spend it on nonessential items	4
Donate it to charity	3
Does not apply/will not receive payment	13
Gallup Panel

During the coronavirus situation, how have each of the following changed for you, personally? [RANDOM ORDER]

	Gotten better	Not changed	Gotten worse
	%	%	%
The amount of exercise you get
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	17	45	38
2020 Mar 23-29	14	48	38
Your diet
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	15	57	28
2020 Mar 23-29	13	59	28
Your personal relationships
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	15	75	10
2020 Mar 23-29	14	74	11
Your faith or spirituality
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	20	77	3
2020 Mar 23-29	18	78	3
Your mental health
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	4	66	30
2020 Mar 23-29	4	66	30
Gallup Panel

Continuing to think about that same child, are you using any of the following for your child's education right now? Select all that apply.

Asked of parents with children in grades K-12

	Yes
	%
An online distance program from their school
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	80
2020 Mar 23-29	68
A formal paid, private learning not associated with their school
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	3
2020 Mar 23-29	5
An informal free online program not associated with their school
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	14
2020 Mar 23-29	15
Being home-schooled with materials you have selected
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	24
2020 Mar 23-29	28
None of these
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	7
2020 Mar 23-29	11
Gallup Panel

How concerned are you that the coronavirus situation will have a negative impact on your child's education?

Asked of parents with children in grades K-12

	Very concerned	Moderately concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	18	33	30	20
2020 Mar 23-29	15	29	37	19
Gallup Panel

Once government restrictions on social contact are lifted and businesses and schools start to reopen, how quickly do you think you would return to your normal activities, including interacting with people in public?

	Immediately	Wait to see what happens	Continue to limit your contact
	%	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	21	70	9
2020 Mar 23-29	22	69	9
Gallup Panel

If you were infected by the coronavirus, how likely do you think it is that you would get severe symptoms?

	Very likely	Likely	Unlikely	Very unlikely
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	16	37	40	7
2020 Mar 23-29	11	37	46	6
Gallup Panel

How confident are you that you can protect yourself when out in public from being infected by the coronavirus?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	11	52	30	7
2020 Mar 23-29	10	54	30	6
Gallup Panel

Has your employer shared with you a plan of action in the event that the coronavirus affects your company or workplace, or not?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	68	32
2020 Mar 16-22	63	37
2020 Mar 13-15	51	49
Gallup Panel

As a result of the coronavirus, have you taken any precautions that have negatively affected your ability to do your job, or haven't you?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	31	69
2020 Mar 16-22	26	74
2020 Mar 13-15	13	87
Gallup Panel

As a result of the coronavirus, has your employer shared any information about precautions or extra steps they are taking to keep employees safe and reduce the risk of illness?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	88	12
2020 Mar 16-22	83	17
2020 Mar 13-15	74	26
Gallup Panel

Do you approve or disapprove of the legislation Congress passed and President Trump signed into law on Friday authorizing $2 trillion in spending to address the economic effects of the coronavirus situation in this country?

	Approve	Disapprove
	%	%
2020 Mar 30-Apr 5	76	24
2020 Mar 23-29	77	23
Gallup Panel

How likely do you think it is that the coronavirus will cause a recession in the United States?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not likely at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	61	32	5	2
2020 Mar 16-22	54	35	9	1
2020 Mar 13-15	37	41	19	3
Gallup Panel

How likely do you think it is that the coronavirus will cause major financial struggles for your household?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not likely at all
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	15	37	36	12
2020 Mar 16-22	17	35	38	10
2020 Mar 13-15	9	28	45	18
Gallup Panel

As far as you know, did your child experience any of the following feeling during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday? (If you have more than one child, please think about the youngest/oldest child.) [RANDOMLY DISPLAY "YOUNGEST" or "OLDEST"]

Asked of parents

	Yes	No	Don't know
	%	%	%
Enjoyment
2020 Mar 23-29	89	6	6
Worry
2020 Mar 23-29	26	61	12
Sadness
2020 Mar 23-29	20	68	12
Stress
2020 Mar 23-29	24	61	15
Anger
2020 Mar 23-29	24	65	11
Happiness
2020 Mar 23-29	88	4	9
Boredom
2020 Mar 23-29	65	25	10
Loneliness
2020 Mar 23-29	20	68	12
Parents with multiple children were randomly assigned to answer about their youngest or oldest child.
Gallup Panel

Suppose schools closed for the rest of the school year because of the coronavirus, should schools extend into the summer, not extend school year if they complete distance learning, promote students if no distance learning or students repeat current grade?

Asked of parents with children in grades K-12

	Extend school year into summer	Promote students completing distance learning	Promote students if no distance learning	Students repeat current grade
	%	%	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	27	48	22	2
Gallup Panel

Does your employer offer you paid sick leave, or not?

Asked of those who are employed

	Yes	No
	%	%
2020 Mar 23-29	72	28
2020 Mar 16-22	70	30
2020 Mar 13-15	68	32
Gallup Panel

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