Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (October 2020)

Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (October 2020)

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Extremely concerned20%
Very concerned20%
Somewhat concerned27%
Not very concerned16%
Not at all concerned14%
Don't know/No opinion3%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely concerned38%16%6%
Very concerned31%13%13%
Somewhat concerned24%29%28%
Not very concerned4%14%26%
Not at all concerned1%23%24%
Don't know/No opinion2%5%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely concerned28%26%47%
Very concerned37%32%27%
Somewhat concerned27%34%19%
Not very concerned5%3%4%
Not at all concerned0%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely concerned6%6%6%
Very concerned15%15%12%
Somewhat concerned26%39%26%
Not very concerned25%27%26%
Not at all concerned25%11%27%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%3%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely concerned36%23%9%
Very concerned29%25%12%
Somewhat concerned24%32%25%
Not very concerned6%10%25%
Not at all concerned3%6%26%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%2%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely concerned31%33%44%
Very concerned27%34%24%
Somewhat concerned31%21%23%
Not very concerned3%8%5%
Not at all concerned6%1%3%
Don't know/No opinion2%3%0%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely concerned9%7%12%
Very concerned12%15%10%
Somewhat concerned37%27%18%
Not very concerned24%27%24%
Not at all concerned17%23%32%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%4%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely concerned16%32%27%
Very concerned17%23%29%
Somewhat concerned30%18%24%
Not very concerned19%15%7%
Not at all concerned18%8%8%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%6%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely concerned18%23%
Very concerned20%21%
Somewhat concerned25%28%
Not very concerned16%16%
Not at all concerned19%11%
Don't know/No opinion3%3%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely concerned26%19%15%
Very concerned23%22%13%
Somewhat concerned29%27%24%
Not very concerned12%15%22%
Not at all concerned7%15%22%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%4%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely concerned23%24%19%15%
Very concerned23%24%16%20%
Somewhat concerned29%24%26%28%
Not very concerned13%11%16%22%
Not at all concerned7%13%20%12%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%2%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely concerned31%28%20%21%16%14%
Very concerned43%18%17%18%23%23%
Somewhat concerned8%22%31%24%29%28%
Not very concerned8%17%14%15%15%18%
Not at all concerned6%10%15%19%15%16%
Don't know/No opinion4%5%3%2%1%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely concerned18%21%21%27%
Very concerned17%21%23%26%
Somewhat concerned26%28%30%22%
Not very concerned18%17%9%11%
Not at all concerned18%9%13%12%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%4%1%

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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 concerned19%16%29%25%
Very concerned16%18%31%19%
Somewhat concerned23%33%22%18%
Not very concerned18%17%11%14%
Not at all concerned21%14%6%15%
Don't know/No opinion2%2%1%8%

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