Coronavirus Ticks Up as Most Important U.S. Problem
Line graph. Trend in the percentage of Americans who mention the coronavirus as the most important problem facing the U.S. Twelve percent of Americans in July 2021 cite COVID-19 as the most important problem facing the country.
In July, the percentage of Americans citing the coronavirus as the most important problem facing the United States rose slightly to 12%, after having dipped to a trend low of 8% in June. Mentions of the government or poor leadership dropped from 22% in June to 17% in July, but it remains the most frequently mentioned issue.
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Results for this 优蜜传媒poll are based on telephone interviews conducted July 6-21, 2021, with a random sample of 1,007 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is 卤4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting.
Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 70% cellphone respondents and 30% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods.
The percentage of U.S. adults isolating themselves from nonhousehold members has fallen by half since March to 18%, the lowest yet during the pandemic. Many continue to take certain precautions, however, meaning normalcy remains elusive.
This diary of Gallup's U.S. public opinion research on the coronavirus provides brief summaries of our coronavirus news articles from the beginning of the pandemic through 2023.
