{"id":1578,"date":"2020-11-20T14:28:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehutchinson.com\/blog\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2020-11-20T14:28:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:28:46","slug":"the-surge-in-coronavirus-infections-is-causing-increased-concern-for-in-person-gatherings-and-public-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehutchinson.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/the-surge-in-coronavirus-infections-is-causing-increased-concern-for-in-person-gatherings-and-public-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"The surge in coronavirus infections is causing increased concern for in-person gatherings and public activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nationwide surge in coronavirus infections is causing some Americans to take the risk of in-person gatherings more seriously. It also appears that political partisanship is declining as an influence.<\/p>\n

Contributing to this is the increasing concern is the growing share of people who personally know someone who tested positive for coronavirus (72%) or died from it (26%). Both are the highest marks recorded during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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The latest November 13-16 Axios-Ipsos poll found significant spikes in concern for in-person gatherings and public activities from their previous poll two weeks earlier. 71% said attending in-person gatherings of friends and family outside their household was a large or moderate risk, up from 63%. Republicans showed the largest increase, from 40% to 52%, whereas the increase was 83% to 87% for Democrats.<\/p>\n

\"Chart,<\/p>\n

There was a 10-percentage-point drop over the two weeks of people who visited friends or relatives the previous week, down from 49% to 39%. That is the lowest percentage since mid-May.<\/p>\n

\"Chart,<\/p>\n

Over two-thirds (68%) now consider dining in at a restaurant a large or moderate risk, up seven percentage points from late October. Again, Republicans showed the largest increase from 37% to 45%. Democrats increased from 82% to 87%.<\/p>\n

\"Chart,<\/p>\n

Over three-quarters of people (76%) now say spending more time inside public places as the weather turns colder will be a large or moderate risk, up from 69% two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

\"Chart,<\/p>\n

As infections continue to increase, risk concern of catching the coronavirus is likely to grow and continue to further restrict participation in in-person gatherings and public activities.<\/p>\n

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