18%—or 46 million adults—have just one or no trustworthy person they can approach for help like a ride to the airport, emotional support, assistance when sick, or watching a child in an emergency.
Sixty percent of Americans said discrimination against Asian Americans was higher in May 2021 compared with a year before. Most Asian Americans reported feeling unsafe in public because of their race at least occasionally.
Americans were more likely to say that police violence is a serious problem than they were before George Floyd’s death, but few thought the focus on the issue was creating lasting change according to this May 2021 poll.
As more Americans are being vaccinated, vaccine confidence is increasing. But those who still hesitate about getting vaccinated worry about possible side effects and whether the vaccines were properly tested.
