Controlling the Spread of the Virus Vs. Helping the Economy (October 2020)

Controlling the Spread of the Virus Vs. Helping the Economy (October 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus"
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Help the economy39%
Control the virus50%
Don't know/No opinion11%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy7%40%66%
Control the virus86%47%21%
Don't know/No opinion7%13%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy8%7%5%
Control the virus85%79%90%
Don't know/No opinion6%14%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy64%69%66%
Control the virus20%24%20%
Don't know/No opinion17%7%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy8%22%69%
Control the virus87%60%19%
Don't know/No opinion5%17%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy12%6%6%
Control the virus84%86%92%
Don't know/No opinion4%8%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy59%71%71%
Control the virus27%19%16%
Don't know/No opinion14%10%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Help the economy50%21%19%
Control the virus40%70%67%
Don't know/No opinion10%10%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Help the economy47%32%
Control the virus45%54%
Don't know/No opinion8%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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
Help the economy25%42%50%
Control the virus64%48%35%
Don't know/No opinion11%10%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Help the economy28%34%44%46%
Control the virus58%56%46%42%
Don't know/No opinion14%10%11%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Help the economy13%33%38%46%44%43%
Control the virus79%52%50%45%50%43%
Don't know/No opinion8%15%12%9%6%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Help the economy49%36%32%21%
Control the virus37%54%61%73%
Don't know/No opinion14%11%8%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "What do you think is more important...[RANDOMIZE 1-2] Trying to help control the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy OR Trying to help the economy, even if it hurts efforts to control the spread of the virus" 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.
Help the economy50%45%18%20%
Control the virus37%44%75%61%
Don't know/No opinion13%11%6%19%

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