Is it safe or unsafe to do each of the following? (April 2021)

Is it safe or unsafe to do each of the following? (April 2021)

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Go grocery shopping85%
Get a haircut77%
Go to work74%
Stay in a hotel74%
Eat at a restaurant63%
Send your child to school63%
Go to a shopping mall62%
Attend church59%
Fly on an airplane51%
Event at an outdoor stadium51%
Go to a movie theater49%
Go to a gym or health club47%
Event at an indoor arena39%
Go to a bar or club38%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Go grocery shopping76%87%93%
Get a haircut65%71%90%
Go to work59%74%88%
Stay in a hotel64%60%86%
Eat at a restaurant40%59%86%
Send your child to school43%54%85%
Go to a shopping mall41%58%82%
Attend church30%52%87%
Fly on an airplane29%42%73%
Event at an outdoor stadium25%47%76%
Go to a movie theater22%50%72%
Go to a gym or health club21%44%72%
Event at an indoor arena11%39%65%
Go to a bar or club11%36%63%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Go grocery shopping79%72%76%
Get a haircut66%61%66%
Go to work59%56%60%
Stay in a hotel71%68%59%
Eat at a restaurant41%45%38%
Send your child to school39%41%46%
Go to a shopping mall37%46%41%
Attend church25%36%30%
Fly on an airplane29%37%26%
Event at an outdoor stadium19%31%25%
Go to a movie theater19%32%19%
Go to a gym or health club20%27%19%
Event at an indoor arena10%15%9%
Go to a bar or club13%15%9%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Go grocery shopping97%88%92%
Get a haircut94%80%91%
Go to work90%83%89%
Stay in a hotel91%76%86%
Eat at a restaurant92%76%86%
Send your child to school87%75%86%
Go to a shopping mall88%81%80%
Attend church92%79%87%
Fly on an airplane76%64%74%
Event at an outdoor stadium78%67%78%
Go to a movie theater79%62%72%
Go to a gym or health club74%58%75%
Event at an indoor arena68%52%67%
Go to a bar or club70%49%64%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Go grocery shopping81%79%91%
Get a haircut68%66%88%
Go to work60%68%87%
Stay in a hotel65%61%86%
Eat at a restaurant41%53%83%
Send your child to school45%47%83%
Go to a shopping mall42%52%80%
Attend church28%49%84%
Fly on an airplane32%38%70%
Event at an outdoor stadium27%37%75%
Go to a movie theater24%39%70%
Go to a gym or health club25%31%70%
Event at an indoor arena12%29%63%
Go to a bar or club12%25%62%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Go grocery shopping82%79%81%
Get a haircut71%70%64%
Go to work66%55%60%
Stay in a hotel68%69%56%
Eat at a restaurant49%38%40%
Send your child to school48%52%32%
Go to a shopping mall49%38%42%
Attend church41%23%22%
Fly on an airplane42%31%24%
Event at an outdoor stadium28%27%25%
Go to a movie theater26%24%23%
Go to a gym or health club33%21%24%
Event at an indoor arena15%8%13%
Go to a bar or club16%7%16%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Go grocery shopping82%89%96%
Get a haircut82%89%90%
Go to work73%86%93%
Stay in a hotel85%85%88%
Eat at a restaurant74%85%86%
Send your child to school69%84%87%
Go to a shopping mall66%83%82%
Attend church71%84%89%
Fly on an airplane53%72%74%
Event at an outdoor stadium55%76%82%
Go to a movie theater56%70%75%
Go to a gym or health club47%70%78%
Event at an indoor arena39%65%70%
Go to a bar or club46%64%66%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Go grocery shopping91%75%73%
Get a haircut86%63%62%
Go to work81%62%61%
Stay in a hotel82%59%60%
Eat at a restaurant73%39%53%
Send your child to school75%40%43%
Go to a shopping mall68%56%50%
Attend church67%43%47%
Fly on an airplane59%35%40%
Event at an outdoor stadium62%35%36%
Go to a movie theater57%29%39%
Go to a gym or health club56%36%31%
Event at an indoor arena48%23%27%
Go to a bar or club46%18%30%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Go grocery shopping88%82%
Get a haircut79%75%
Go to work76%72%
Stay in a hotel78%70%
Eat at a restaurant66%61%
Send your child to school66%60%
Go to a shopping mall67%57%
Attend church61%56%
Fly on an airplane55%47%
Event at an outdoor stadium54%49%
Go to a movie theater52%46%
Go to a gym or health club53%42%
Event at an indoor arena46%33%
Go to a bar or club44%33%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Go grocery shopping77%86%91%
Get a haircut66%79%85%
Go to work70%73%83%
Stay in a hotel66%76%77%
Eat at a restaurant52%65%74%
Send your child to school52%66%68%
Go to a shopping mall51%65%67%
Attend church44%61%72%
Fly on an airplane42%54%54%
Event at an outdoor stadium37%56%57%
Go to a movie theater37%51%59%
Go to a gym or health club35%51%53%
Event at an indoor arena26%41%51%
Go to a bar or club28%40%47%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Go grocery shopping84%83%86%85%
Get a haircut73%75%80%78%
Go to work71%71%77%74%
Stay in a hotel65%80%74%71%
Eat at a restaurant60%56%68%68%
Send your child to school51%55%68%73%
Go to a shopping mall64%56%65%60%
Attend church52%50%66%62%
Fly on an airplane47%50%54%48%
Event at an outdoor stadium42%47%57%53%
Go to a movie theater54%45%52%41%
Go to a gym or health club40%47%50%47%
Event at an indoor arena38%36%44%34%
Go to a bar or club33%36%44%34%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Go grocery shopping69%79%86%85%89%90%
Get a haircut58%69%77%81%79%88%
Go to work49%71%74%71%77%81%
Stay in a hotel69%63%76%62%80%88%
Eat at a restaurant54%58%66%65%64%68%
Send your child to school49%58%62%53%68%72%
Go to a shopping mall45%58%62%64%64%65%
Attend church53%60%59%52%60%60%
Fly on an airplane24%46%54%49%52%60%
Event at an outdoor stadium44%45%54%45%55%55%
Go to a movie theater44%45%50%49%50%51%
Go to a gym or health club29%46%49%40%50%49%
Event at an indoor arena26%38%41%41%39%37%
Go to a bar or club24%37%41%35%38%41%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Go grocery shopping87%79%87%84%
Get a haircut81%75%80%68%
Go to work79%71%78%62%
Stay in a hotel77%75%73%66%
Eat at a restaurant73%65%55%47%
Send your child to school73%60%56%48%
Go to a shopping mall70%59%59%49%
Attend church76%62%49%25%
Fly on an airplane59%48%48%38%
Event at an outdoor stadium62%51%49%29%
Go to a movie theater58%51%41%30%
Go to a gym or health club58%47%41%27%
Event at an indoor arena49%40%30%22%
Go to a bar or club47%37%35%22%

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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.
Go grocery shopping89%84%84%76%
Get a haircut80%80%74%60%
Go to work81%77%66%61%
Stay in a hotel77%78%70%52%
Eat at a restaurant75%69%48%46%
Send your child to school74%71%49%34%
Go to a shopping mall70%67%53%38%
Attend church77%69%30%39%
Fly on an airplane57%58%40%33%
Event at an outdoor stadium64%58%33%32%
Go to a movie theater61%54%30%40%
Go to a gym or health club59%53%31%30%
Event at an indoor arena51%45%22%30%
Go to a bar or club49%44%23%25%

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