Coronavirus Seriousness (October 2020)

Coronavirus Seriousness (October 2020)

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A significant crisis53%
A serious problem but not a crisis29%
A minor problem11%
Not a problem at all6%
Don't know/No opinion1%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A significant crisis87%45%24%
A serious problem but not a crisis8%31%47%
A minor problem2%14%18%
Not a problem at all1%7%9%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%1%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A significant crisis82%85%91%
A serious problem but not a crisis12%9%6%
A minor problem5%1%1%
Not a problem at all1%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion0%3%0%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A significant crisis26%29%21%
A serious problem but not a crisis45%53%46%
A minor problem15%13%21%
Not a problem at all13%4%9%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%2%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A significant crisis84%64%27%
A serious problem but not a crisis10%24%44%
A minor problem4%8%18%
Not a problem at all2%2%10%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%1%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A significant crisis77%86%87%
A serious problem but not a crisis15%9%6%
A minor problem5%3%3%
Not a problem at all1%2%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%0%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A significant crisis37%26%22%
A serious problem but not a crisis45%47%42%
A minor problem10%17%22%
Not a problem at all9%9%11%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%3%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A significant crisis44%75%65%
A serious problem but not a crisis35%18%20%
A minor problem14%5%7%
Not a problem at all6%1%6%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%2%

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CategoryMaleFemale
A significant crisis47%58%
A serious problem but not a crisis32%27%
A minor problem12%11%
Not a problem at all8%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A significant crisis63%53%37%
A serious problem but not a crisis24%31%32%
A minor problem9%9%19%
Not a problem at all3%6%9%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%4%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
A significant crisis57%58%49%50%
A serious problem but not a crisis24%25%31%35%
A minor problem11%9%13%11%
Not a problem at all5%7%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion4%1%0%0%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A significant crisis74%55%51%48%53%51%
A serious problem but not a crisis21%25%30%34%27%38%
A minor problem0%12%13%11%11%7%
Not a problem at all0%7%3%7%8%4%
Don't know/No opinion4%2%3%0%0%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A significant crisis45%55%56%69%
A serious problem but not a crisis34%28%25%19%
A minor problem13%11%12%6%
Not a problem at all7%4%6%5%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%1%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.
A significant crisis43%48%74%59%
A serious problem but not a crisis34%34%15%25%
A minor problem15%11%7%5%
Not a problem at all8%5%3%7%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%1%5%

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