Polling: Friendships, economy, firsthand experience reshaped views on COVID-19 risks
Even though Americans shared the experience of living through a global pandemic, their individual attitudes towards it differed and evolved—sometimes dramatically.
Even though Americans shared the experience of living through a global pandemic, their individual attitudes towards it differed and evolved—sometimes dramatically.
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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Public opinion polls ahead of the 2020 election were the most inaccurate in a generation, according to Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, who recently served as chair of a special ...
Mathematics
Jul 20, 2021
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More than six months after the astonishing polling embarrassment in the 2020 U.S. elections, survey experts examining what went wrong are uncertain about what led to the sharpest discrepancy between the polls and popular ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2021
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Despite ongoing controversy over COVID-19 vaccines, a clear majority of California voters say it's appropriate for some businesses to require customers and employees to be vaccinated, according to a new poll from the UC Berkeley ...
Economics & Business
May 19, 2021
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An analysis of Twitter activity between March 1 and Aug. 1, 2020, found strong support by U.S. users for wearing face coverings and that a media focus on anti-mask opinions fueled the rhetoric of those opposed, report University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2021
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The seventh wave of the Michigan State University (MSU) Food Literacy and Engagement Poll sampled 2,001 Americans on their attitudes and knowledge of food, agriculture and climate change. Notably, 41% say they never or rarely ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2021
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Parents across the U.S. are conflicted about reopening schools. Most are at least somewhat worried that a return to the classroom will lead to more coronavirus cases, but there's an even deeper fear that their children are ...
Education
Mar 23, 2021
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Polling carried out in January 2021 by Portland Communications on behalf of the University of Birmingham has found that nearly four fifths (79%) of police officers in the UK believe that character and virtues is a central ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2021
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I've studied Canadian climate policy debates for three decades. Over that time, by my count, there has been seven national climate targets and nine climate plans. None has been credible—with the exception of the plan released ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2020
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Many opinion polls on migration in Australia have limited sample sizes, such as the Essential poll, which often interviews around 1,000 people.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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