Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (April 2020)

Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (April 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?"
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Extremely concerned28%
Very concerned26%
Somewhat concerned29%
Not very concerned12%
Not at all concerned5%
Don't know/No opinion1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned43%27%15%
Very concerned33%21%21%
Somewhat concerned21%25%36%
Not very concerned3%8%20%
Not at all concerned0%13%7%
Don't know/No opinion1%7%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned40%36%47%
Very concerned31%37%32%
Somewhat concerned26%24%16%
Not very concerned3%2%4%
Not at all concerned0%1%0%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned13%18%15%
Very concerned22%22%20%
Somewhat concerned34%35%39%
Not very concerned21%18%21%
Not at all concerned11%5%5%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned42%31%17%
Very concerned34%27%20%
Somewhat concerned20%28%35%
Not very concerned3%7%20%
Not at all concerned1%4%7%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned42%43%40%
Very concerned32%33%36%
Somewhat concerned22%21%16%
Not very concerned3%2%5%
Not at all concerned0%0%2%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned15%16%18%
Very concerned30%20%16%
Somewhat concerned33%39%33%
Not very concerned16%19%22%
Not at all concerned5%6%10%
Don't know/No opinion2%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely concerned25%28%35%
Very concerned24%36%24%
Somewhat concerned32%23%27%
Not very concerned14%8%6%
Not at all concerned5%3%5%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely concerned23%32%
Very concerned27%24%
Somewhat concerned27%31%
Not very concerned15%9%
Not at all concerned6%3%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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
Extremely concerned36%25%20%
Very concerned26%28%20%
Somewhat concerned24%31%33%
Not very concerned9%11%17%
Not at all concerned4%4%8%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely concerned26%33%27%22%
Very concerned27%24%22%31%
Somewhat concerned34%25%27%33%
Not very concerned8%10%15%12%
Not at all concerned1%6%7%2%
Don't know/No opinion4%2%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely concerned22%29%25%29%25%35%
Very concerned20%25%23%22%29%26%
Somewhat concerned28%27%31%26%33%25%
Not very concerned21%11%13%16%10%9%
Not at all concerned5%6%6%5%1%5%
Don't know/No opinion2%2%3%2%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely concerned28%25%24%32%
Very concerned22%28%37%23%
Somewhat concerned30%29%29%29%
Not very concerned13%12%8%11%
Not at all concerned5%4%2%4%
Don't know/No opinion2%2%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about the spread of the coronavirus in your community?" 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.
Extremely concerned29%23%34%25%
Very concerned23%25%28%30%
Somewhat concerned28%31%27%29%
Not very concerned14%13%7%7%
Not at all concerned5%5%3%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%0%5%

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