Some 70% of American adults view inflation as a very large problem in the United States right now, significantly more than any other issue–including Covid-19—according to a Pew Research Center survey.
Some 70% of American adults view inflation as a very large problem in the United States right now, significantly more than any other issue–including Covid-19—according to a survey released Thursday fromGas prices are displayed at a gas station in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 11, 2022.U.S. consumer inflation in April surged by 8.3 percent from a year ago, marking the second straight month of inflation over 8 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Answers varied along political lines, with 84% of Republicans and 57% of Democrats calling inflation a very large problem. After inflation, 55% of Americans said the affordability of health care was a very big problem, followed by 54% who named violent crime, 51% who listed gun violence, 51% who named the budget deficit and 42% who named climate change.
Republicans were more likely to list inflation as a big problem than any other issue, while the top issue for Democrats was gun violence, at 70%.Only 19% of respondents said the Covid-19 pandemic was a very big problem, down from 58% in June 2020. Areleased Wednesday found that in April, only 17% of American adults were very or moderately worried about catching Covid-19, the lowest figure since July 2021.
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Tuesday, the U.S. reported a weekly average of 78,236 new cases per day. During its peak in January, over 800,000 new cases per day were reported on average.In March, the consumer price index climbed 8.5%, its quickest year-over-year increase since 1981, driven partly by rising gas prices and the country’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic. Prices increased 8.
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