Concern: You or Someone You Know Getting Infected with the Coronavirus (October 2020)

Concern: You or Someone You Know Getting Infected with the Coronavirus (October 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?"
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Extremely concerned23%
Very concerned21%
Somewhat concerned22%
Not very concerned16%
Not at all concerned16%
Don't know/No opinion2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned41%16%9%
Very concerned28%17%15%
Somewhat concerned23%22%22%
Not very concerned5%21%26%
Not at all concerned2%17%26%
Don't know/No opinion1%6%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned38%41%43%
Very concerned29%26%28%
Somewhat concerned26%26%20%
Not very concerned2%3%6%
Not at all concerned5%0%2%
Don't know/No opinion0%3%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned12%6%9%
Very concerned12%19%15%
Somewhat concerned22%36%18%
Not very concerned27%25%25%
Not at all concerned25%15%31%
Don't know/No opinion2%0%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned39%28%11%
Very concerned25%25%15%
Somewhat concerned23%24%21%
Not very concerned6%12%25%
Not at all concerned5%7%27%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned38%38%42%
Very concerned24%28%23%
Somewhat concerned27%22%22%
Not very concerned8%5%6%
Not at all concerned3%6%7%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned14%9%10%
Very concerned14%15%15%
Somewhat concerned33%23%15%
Not very concerned24%24%25%
Not at all concerned14%28%31%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely concerned19%34%30%
Very concerned18%19%27%
Somewhat concerned24%20%19%
Not very concerned20%13%8%
Not at all concerned18%11%11%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely concerned22%24%
Very concerned17%24%
Somewhat concerned22%23%
Not very concerned19%13%
Not at all concerned18%13%
Don't know/No opinion2%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned28%23%17%
Very concerned23%22%15%
Somewhat concerned27%21%21%
Not very concerned11%18%19%
Not at all concerned9%16%24%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely concerned24%29%23%18%
Very concerned23%23%17%20%
Somewhat concerned23%22%20%27%
Not very concerned12%10%18%22%
Not at all concerned12%15%20%12%
Don't know/No opinion5%2%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely concerned63%27%20%21%23%18%
Very concerned17%19%25%19%19%21%
Somewhat concerned2%19%21%23%25%30%
Not very concerned8%17%16%12%16%19%
Not at all concerned6%15%16%22%16%11%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%3%2%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely concerned21%22%22%32%
Very concerned18%25%23%19%
Somewhat concerned20%25%25%25%
Not very concerned18%13%22%11%
Not at all concerned21%11%7%11%
Don't know/No opinion2%3%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned are you about you or someone you know getting infected with the coronavirus?" 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 concerned23%20%32%18%
Very concerned16%20%27%28%
Somewhat concerned19%27%22%13%
Not very concerned19%16%12%16%
Not at all concerned23%15%7%13%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%1%10%

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