When will Coronavirus be contained in the U.S. (October 2020)

When will Coronavirus be contained in the U.S. (October 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?"
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It is already17%
In the next few weeks7%
In the next few months18%
In the next year30%
A year or more25%
Never4%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
It is already5%16%26%
In the next few weeks4%6%9%
In the next few months11%15%27%
In the next year38%28%24%
A year or more39%30%11%
Never4%4%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
It is already5%2%6%
In the next few weeks1%6%5%
In the next few months10%12%11%
In the next year45%40%33%
A year or more38%38%40%
Never1%2%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
It is already32%13%27%
In the next few weeks3%14%11%
In the next few months26%28%27%
In the next year26%29%20%
A year or more9%14%11%
Never5%1%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
It is already2%10%30%
In the next few weeks5%3%10%
In the next few months9%18%25%
In the next year39%35%20%
A year or more39%31%12%
Never5%4%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
It is already2%1%3%
In the next few weeks8%2%6%
In the next few months20%4%6%
In the next year36%46%34%
A year or more31%43%41%
Never2%5%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
It is already24%26%36%
In the next few weeks5%9%14%
In the next few months28%27%22%
In the next year29%25%12%
A year or more13%12%12%
Never1%1%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
It is already20%12%10%
In the next few weeks7%12%5%
In the next few months19%20%16%
In the next year31%16%36%
A year or more21%30%29%
Never3%10%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
It is already20%14%
In the next few weeks7%7%
In the next few months20%17%
In the next year29%30%
A year or more20%28%
Never4%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
It is already12%17%23%
In the next few weeks5%7%9%
In the next few months22%16%19%
In the next year31%33%20%
A year or more25%25%23%
Never5%2%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
It is already11%15%18%20%
In the next few weeks9%9%5%7%
In the next few months24%19%17%15%
In the next year29%25%33%29%
A year or more21%29%22%26%
Never6%3%4%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
It is already8%16%13%23%19%15%
In the next few weeks8%8%6%3%8%6%
In the next few months0%16%19%25%18%22%
In the next year45%29%31%22%27%35%
A year or more39%25%26%21%24%21%
Never0%5%4%4%3%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
It is already21%16%13%7%
In the next few weeks8%6%8%3%
In the next few months22%23%10%10%
In the next year27%29%31%36%
A year or more18%23%34%40%
Never3%3%3%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the coronavirus will be contained in the U.S. to the point that most activities like social gatherings, work, and sporting events can return to normal?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
It is already27%15%6%15%
In the next few weeks10%9%2%1%
In the next few months19%21%11%23%
In the next year23%32%37%23%
A year or more19%19%40%30%
Never2%4%4%8%

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