A majority of Americans feel their lives have been affected at least slightly by coronavirus, according to the results of a survey by the Pew Research Center. Eighty-eight percent of Americans, or nearly nine out of 10 people, say their lives have changed in some way and 44 percent say life has changed in a major way.
The survey, which collected data from 11,537 American adults nationwide, shows a correlation between education and perceptions of the personal effects of coronavirus. Nearly all Americans with post-graduate degrees (95 percent) feel their lives have changed at least slightly, and 61 percent believe their lives have been affected majorly; this sentiment is shared by 94 percent and 54 percent, respectively, by Americans with bachelor’s degrees; 88 percent and 43 percent, respectively, by Americans with some college; and 93 percent and 35 percent, respectively, by Americans with a high school diploma or equivalency or less.
There is also a correlation between income and perceptions of the personal effects of coronavirus. Nearly all high-income Americans (93 percent) believe their lives have changed at least slightly, and 54 percent in a major way; a sentiment echoed by 89 percent and 44 percent, respectively, of middle-income Americans, and 83 percent and 39 percent, respectively, of low-income Americans.
Data also shows that slightly more women than men believe COVID-19 has changed their lives majorly (47 percent vs. 41 percent), and more Hispanics (47 percent) than Caucasians (45 percent) and African Americans (35 percent). But nearly half the population, across all age brackets, believe coronavirus has affected their lives majorly: 43 percent for ages 18-29, 46 percent for ages 30-49, 42 percent for ages 50-64 and 45 percent for ages 65+.
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