AP-NORC poll: Seeking virus data, people struggle with trust

By Aamer Madhani and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press April 30, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Manley tested positive for COVID-19, his sister urged him to get on the malaria drug that she’d heard Fox News hosts plugging and that President Donald Trump was heralding as a potential “game changer” for fighting the coronavirus. But Manley,…

AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country

By Julie Pace and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press April 23, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and a majority think President Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions in a moment of national crisis, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

AP-NORC poll: Americans increasing effort to avoid infection

By Sarah Burnett and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press April 6, 2020 CHICAGO (AP) — Americans in overwhelming numbers are actively avoiding others as much as possible and taking additional steps to protect themselves from the coronavirus, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that shows how concerns about infection…

Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom

By Elana Schor and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press May 13, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — As the nation’s houses of worship weigh how and when to resume in-person gatherings while coronavirus stay-at-home orders ease in some areas, a new poll points to a partisan divide over whether restricting those services violates religious freedom.…

AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: US trust in COVID-19 information down

By Seth Borenstein and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press October 22, 2020 Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. The poll finds that the percentage…