Coronavirus Seriousness (October 2021)

Coronavirus Seriousness (October 2021)

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A significant crisis42%
A serious problem but not a crisis34%
A minor problem14%
Not a problem at all7%
Don’t know/No opinion3%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A significant crisis76%37%15%
A serious problem but not a crisis19%28%48%
A minor problem2%21%23%
Not a problem at all1%6%12%
Don’t know/No opinion2%8%2%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A significant crisis86%59%81%
A serious problem but not a crisis11%34%16%
A minor problem2%6%0%
Not a problem at all1%0%1%
Don’t know/No opinion0%1%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A significant crisis7%24%16%
A serious problem but not a crisis54%43%46%
A minor problem21%21%25%
Not a problem at all15%10%11%
Don’t know/No opinion3%2%2%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A significant crisis78%53%16%
A serious problem but not a crisis19%27%48%
A minor problem2%11%24%
Not a problem at all0%5%10%
Don’t know/No opinion1%4%2%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A significant crisis72%73%87%
A serious problem but not a crisis25%22%10%
A minor problem2%2%1%
Not a problem at all0%1%0%
Don’t know/No opinion0%2%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A significant crisis22%14%15%
A serious problem but not a crisis45%56%41%
A minor problem24%20%27%
Not a problem at all8%6%15%
Don’t know/No opinion1%4%2%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A significant crisis34%66%52%
A serious problem but not a crisis41%26%22%
A minor problem17%3%12%
Not a problem at all7%2%8%
Don’t know/No opinion1%3%6%

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CategoryMaleFemale
A significant crisis40%45%
A serious problem but not a crisis36%33%
A minor problem16%13%
Not a problem at all7%6%
Don’t know/No opinion2%3%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A significant crisis52%42%28%
A serious problem but not a crisis30%34%40%
A minor problem11%14%20%
Not a problem at all5%7%8%
Don’t know/No opinion2%3%4%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
A significant crisis55%42%41%34%
A serious problem but not a crisis32%30%32%44%
A minor problem4%16%19%13%
Not a problem at all6%7%6%7%
Don’t know/No opinion3%4%2%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A significant crisis48%47%41%38%41%40%
A serious problem but not a crisis25%30%33%35%39%34%
A minor problem5%13%15%20%13%16%
Not a problem at all6%7%8%7%5%8%
Don’t know/No opinion16%3%3%0%1%2%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A significant crisis39%36%45%59%
A serious problem but not a crisis33%38%42%25%
A minor problem16%18%8%11%
Not a problem at all8%5%3%5%
Don’t know/No opinion4%3%1%0%

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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 crisis33%38%62%35%
A serious problem but not a crisis36%36%28%36%
A minor problem15%19%6%17%
Not a problem at all14%5%4%0%
Don’t know/No opinion2%3%0%11%

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