After an initial period of serious concern, Americans have settled into their new coronavirus-driven reality, according to surveys from Dynata.
In week one, 49 percent of those surveyed said the virus made them feel “very concerned” about the health of their family. By week four, the figure had climbed to 57 percent who said they were “very concerned.” But this week the figure was lower than it was when the pandemic first came to dominate the headlines, with 45 percent saying they were “very concerned.”
At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, 37 percent of those surveyed said they were “very concerned” about their family’s financial stability. In week four, the number had dropped slightly to 34 percent. And this week, the number had fallen to 27 percent. However, even as the numbers show Americans are becoming used to a COVID-19 world and are more likely to believe the “worst is behind us,” those surveyed are not expecting the virus to leave the scene anytime soon. In fact, as the last seven weeks have gone by, people in the Dynata survey are increasingly seeing the virus as a longer-term problem.
And even when Americans are given an all-clear on the virus, Dynata’s figures suggest the world isn’t going to suddenly click back to the way things used to be. In a separate survey, the company asked Americans when they would resume their normal habits after “the government establishes that it is safe” to do so.
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