Exposure to the Coronavirus
Nearly 30% of people had direct experience with Covid-19: Most were confirmed or suspected cases of friends or acquaintances (19%) or family (9%). A total of 2% of respondents reported that they had a confirmed or suspected case. Democrats (37%) were more likely than Republicans (27%) and age 65+ respondents were less likely (20%) than all other age groups to have any direct experience with Covid infection.
Those over the age of 65 were the least likely to report negative impacts from Covid-19, with large portions reporting no impact on overall life, financial, mental, or physical health.
Respondents with higher levels of education frequently reported negative impacts on overall life and mental health from the pandemic. However, those with higher levels of education were about as likely to report negative financial impacts.
Over 50% of respondents perceived that Covid-19 negatively impacted their life overall. Mental health was more negatively affected than either financial or physical health.