AP-NORC poll: New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19

By Emily Swanson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | The Associated Press October 13, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has thrust many Americans into the role of caring for an older or disabled loved one for the first time, a new poll finds. And caregivers on the whole say they’re encountering unexpected risks and demands as a…

Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus

By Elana Schor and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press May 15, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers of all faiths to feel that God is telling humanity to change how it lives, a new poll finds. While the virus rattles the globe, causing economic hardship for millions and…

AP-NORC/SAP poll: 1 in 4 US workers have weighed quitting

By Alexandra Olson | The Associated Press October 16, 2020 New York (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin. A quarter of U.S. workers say they have even considered quitting their jobs as worries related to the…

AP-NORC poll: Less than half back Trump’s pandemic response

By Julie Pace, Hannah Fingerhut and Will Weissert | The Associated Press April 1, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans give high marks to state and local governments for their handling of the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic that has swiftly remade everyday life. But less than half approve of the job done thus far by President Donald…

Poll: Pandemic does little to alter US views on health care

By Emily Swanson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | The Associated Press June 8, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in the economic shutdown to slow the spread, but a new poll suggests Americans have remarkably little interest in big changes to health care as…