Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (October 2020)

Concern: Coronavirus Community Spread (October 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 concerned20%
Very concerned20%
Somewhat concerned27%
Not very concerned16%
Not at all concerned14%
Don't know/No opinion3%
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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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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 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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