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

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

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Go grocery shopping78%
Get a haircut66%
Go to work65%
Stay in a hotel62%
Eat at a restaurant55%
Send your child to school55%
Attend church48%
Go to a shopping mall48%
Fly on an airplane40%
Event at an outdoor stadium40%
Go to a movie theater38%
Go to a gym or health club37%
Go to a bar or club30%
Event at an indoor arena29%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Go grocery shopping66%81%88%
Get a haircut49%64%83%
Go to work45%62%84%
Stay in a hotel45%63%76%
Eat at a restaurant29%56%77%
Send your child to school31%54%77%
Attend church17%47%75%
Go to a shopping mall21%57%70%
Fly on an airplane21%46%55%
Event at an outdoor stadium17%41%60%
Go to a movie theater14%38%60%
Go to a gym or health club12%39%59%
Go to a bar or club7%29%51%
Event at an indoor arena7%27%48%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Go grocery shopping69%60%67%
Get a haircut51%52%46%
Go to work42%44%46%
Stay in a hotel49%48%42%
Eat at a restaurant29%34%28%
Send your child to school28%32%32%
Attend church11%24%18%
Go to a shopping mall12%27%22%
Fly on an airplane19%18%23%
Event at an outdoor stadium18%21%15%
Go to a movie theater10%19%14%
Go to a gym or health club5%14%15%
Go to a bar or club4%8%8%
Event at an indoor arena6%6%8%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Go grocery shopping88%81%91%
Get a haircut86%76%85%
Go to work85%75%88%
Stay in a hotel80%66%79%
Eat at a restaurant80%64%82%
Send your child to school84%64%80%
Attend church76%64%80%
Go to a shopping mall75%62%70%
Fly on an airplane60%49%56%
Event at an outdoor stadium67%53%60%
Go to a movie theater64%52%61%
Go to a gym or health club70%44%59%
Go to a bar or club56%47%49%
Event at an indoor arena54%40%48%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Go grocery shopping69%72%89%
Get a haircut49%58%83%
Go to work44%55%86%
Stay in a hotel46%53%78%
Eat at a restaurant28%49%77%
Send your child to school31%43%81%
Attend church15%39%76%
Go to a shopping mall21%40%71%
Fly on an airplane20%37%57%
Event at an outdoor stadium18%30%61%
Go to a movie theater12%32%60%
Go to a gym or health club14%28%59%
Go to a bar or club8%21%51%
Event at an indoor arena8%21%49%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Go grocery shopping75%69%63%
Get a haircut59%47%42%
Go to work49%44%39%
Stay in a hotel54%40%47%
Eat at a restaurant43%19%24%
Send your child to school35%29%28%
Attend church26%10%12%
Go to a shopping mall24%16%25%
Fly on an airplane25%16%21%
Event at an outdoor stadium25%14%17%
Go to a movie theater14%11%13%
Go to a gym or health club15%14%12%
Go to a bar or club11%3%11%
Event at an indoor arena7%5%11%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Go grocery shopping82%91%90%
Get a haircut73%86%85%
Go to work75%87%91%
Stay in a hotel66%81%80%
Eat at a restaurant63%78%82%
Send your child to school68%83%85%
Attend church63%78%81%
Go to a shopping mall66%71%75%
Fly on an airplane52%55%60%
Event at an outdoor stadium50%62%66%
Go to a movie theater51%61%64%
Go to a gym or health club49%60%63%
Go to a bar or club47%50%53%
Event at an indoor arena42%46%54%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Go grocery shopping82%70%73%
Get a haircut73%48%58%
Go to work71%52%57%
Stay in a hotel68%49%52%
Eat at a restaurant62%33%49%
Send your child to school64%39%45%
Attend church53%35%41%
Go to a shopping mall53%38%40%
Fly on an airplane44%33%33%
Event at an outdoor stadium45%33%31%
Go to a movie theater41%29%33%
Go to a gym or health club42%26%28%
Go to a bar or club35%21%18%
Event at an indoor arena32%19%24%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Go grocery shopping80%76%
Get a haircut68%65%
Go to work71%61%
Stay in a hotel66%58%
Eat at a restaurant59%52%
Send your child to school62%50%
Attend church52%45%
Go to a shopping mall54%43%
Fly on an airplane46%35%
Event at an outdoor stadium43%38%
Go to a movie theater44%33%
Go to a gym or health club43%31%
Go to a bar or club36%25%
Event at an indoor arena33%25%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Go grocery shopping72%80%84%
Get a haircut61%67%73%
Go to work59%66%75%
Stay in a hotel57%63%66%
Eat at a restaurant48%56%64%
Send your child to school48%57%65%
Attend church40%47%65%
Go to a shopping mall43%48%56%
Fly on an airplane37%42%42%
Event at an outdoor stadium35%40%47%
Go to a movie theater34%38%46%
Go to a gym or health club31%37%47%
Go to a bar or club26%31%33%
Event at an indoor arena26%28%35%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Go grocery shopping73%77%81%78%
Get a haircut60%65%70%67%
Go to work56%68%70%62%
Stay in a hotel57%66%67%51%
Eat at a restaurant46%51%61%56%
Send your child to school44%50%60%64%
Attend church40%47%52%50%
Go to a shopping mall43%53%50%44%
Fly on an airplane36%42%44%36%
Event at an outdoor stadium35%39%43%41%
Go to a movie theater37%41%41%30%
Go to a gym or health club33%41%37%35%
Go to a bar or club25%33%32%27%
Event at an indoor arena23%35%30%24%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Go grocery shopping54%76%76%76%84%80%
Get a haircut52%64%66%59%73%67%
Go to work39%66%65%57%70%65%
Stay in a hotel56%57%60%58%67%68%
Eat at a restaurant41%60%57%45%56%47%
Send your child to school35%54%54%60%58%55%
Attend church39%52%51%46%48%36%
Go to a shopping mall37%51%48%42%50%45%
Fly on an airplane38%42%33%37%44%47%
Event at an outdoor stadium34%42%39%43%41%37%
Go to a movie theater31%39%41%35%39%32%
Go to a gym or health club34%41%38%33%36%33%
Go to a bar or club32%35%27%26%29%32%
Event at an indoor arena28%33%29%25%28%25%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Go grocery shopping82%77%72%76%
Get a haircut71%67%66%55%
Go to work72%67%54%56%
Stay in a hotel63%64%53%61%
Eat at a restaurant62%58%47%40%
Send your child to school64%54%43%47%
Attend church63%46%32%29%
Go to a shopping mall55%48%41%39%
Fly on an airplane45%39%37%34%
Event at an outdoor stadium47%40%33%31%
Go to a movie theater45%37%35%28%
Go to a gym or health club43%35%33%30%
Go to a bar or club35%30%24%24%
Event at an indoor arena33%30%24%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 shopping84%82%68%70%
Get a haircut75%68%54%64%
Go to work78%66%51%62%
Stay in a hotel66%63%58%55%
Eat at a restaurant64%60%36%56%
Send your child to school66%58%43%48%
Attend church68%53%20%44%
Go to a shopping mall57%53%31%48%
Fly on an airplane47%43%28%44%
Event at an outdoor stadium49%44%26%36%
Go to a movie theater51%41%21%32%
Go to a gym or health club47%39%23%35%
Go to a bar or club38%33%17%26%
Event at an indoor arena39%31%16%24%

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