Post on 25-Aug-2020
IRIS COVID-19Survey of Adults
in Washington State
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Methodology Nationwide web panel survey of 1,655 adults 18+, with an oversample of
583 interviews in Washington state
Conducted March 31 – April 6, 2020
This presentation is focused on a representative sample of 583 adults age 18+ in Washington state with a Margin of Error ±4.1 points at the 95% confidence interval
Survey sample from a Dynata Research online panel
Please note that due to rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
Overall Environment
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32%
36%
22%
36%
34%
6%
8%
6%
4%
7%
63%
56%
71%
60%
59%
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
Direction of the CountryWashington state residents are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country, with nearly two-thirds saying things are
“pretty seriously off on the wrong track.” King County residents are the most pessimistic.
“Do you feel that things in the United States are…generally going in the right direction or pretty seriously off on the wrong track?”
Generally going in the right direction
32%
Pretty seriously off on the wrong track
63%
No Response6%
WA Adults
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Concern about COVID-19/Economy
Please rate how concerned you are for each of the following…
Washington residents are overwhelmingly concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak and are even more concerned about its impact on the economy. Half of residents say they are “extremely concerned” about the economic impacts.
50%
40%
51%
47%
35%
42%
33%
34%
86%
82%
84%
81%
Impact on economy
COVID-19 Outbreak
Impact on economy
COVID-19 Outbreak
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total ConcernWA Adults
U.S. Adults
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Concern about Contracting COVID-19
Please rate how concerned you are for each of the following…
Most Washington residents are concerned about someone they know contracting COVID-19 and a majority are concerned about contracting it themselves – although only 1-in-4 are “extremely concerned.”
34%
23%
37%
29%
37%
34%
31%
31%
70%
57%
68%
60%
Someone you knowcontracting COVID-19
Personally contractingCOVID-19
Someone you knowcontracting COVID-19
Personally contractingCOVID-19
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total ConcernWA Adults
U.S. Adults
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COVID-19/Economy – by Region
Please rate how concerned you are for each of the following…
Concern about the COVID-19 outbreak is higher and more intense in King County than the rest of the state. King County is the only region where concern about the virus is on the same level as concern about the economic impact. Residents outside King
County are more intensely concerned about the economic impacts than the outbreak itself.
50%
35%
38%
39%
44%
42%
89%
79%
80%
KingCounty
OtherWestern
WA
EasternWA
Concern about COVID-19
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total
46%
51%
53%
38%
38%
28%
85%
89%
81%
KingCounty
OtherWestern
WA
EasternWA
Concern about Economy
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total
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Contracting CV-19 - by Region
Please rate how concerned you are for each of the following…
Residents in Eastern Washington are somewhat less concerned about themselves or someone they know getting the virus.
25%
24%
20%
32%
35%
34%
57%
59%
54%
KingCounty
OtherWestern
WA
EasternWA
You Getting Virus
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total
34%
38%
28%
38%
33%
40%
73%
71%
68%
KingCounty
OtherWestern
WA
EasternWA
Someone You Know Getting Virus
10 - Extremely concerned 7-9 Concerned Total
Government Response
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66%
78%
63%
66%
5%
3%
5%
4%
29%
19%
32%
30%
U.S. Adults
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
Attitudes about the Federal ResponseMost residents agree that, despite plenty of warning, the federal government failed to adequately prepare and work to
contain the COVID-19 virus and that “our leaders have failed us.” Significant majorities across the state agree.
“The Federal government had plenty of warning that COVID-19 was coming and failed to prepare. We could have been more prepared to test for and contain this virus, but our leaders failed us.”
Strongly40%
Strongly14%
28%
14%
Agree68%
Disagree28%
(No response)
4%
WA Adults
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66%
67%
72%
75%
12%
6%
12%
11%
17%
25%
14%
13%
U.S. Adults
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
Attitudes about the State ResponseMost residents feel the state is taking the appropriate action to stop the spread of COVID-19. Very few believe the state is
overreacting, however, 1-in-5 King County residents feel the state is not taking things seriously enough.
Acting appropriately
71%
Taking things too seriously
11%
Not taking things seriously enough
16%
WA Adults
“How is your state government doing in trying to stop the spread of COVID-19?”
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Rating Federal, State, & Local ResponseWashington residents give their state and local governments significantly higher ratings for their response to COVID-19 than
they give the Federal government.
“How would you rate each of the following’s response to COVID-19?”
38%
64%
59%
27%
22%
26%
34%
15%
15%
FederalGovernment
StateGovernment
LocalGovernment
Good Response Neutral/(Don't know) Bad Response
WA Adults
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Local Government Response – by RegionResidents in all three regions are generally happy with their local government’s response to COVID-19
“How would you rate your local government’s response to COVID-19?”
60%
61%
55%
24%
29%
23%
16%
10%
22%
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
Good Response Neutral/(Don't know) Bad Response
Quarantine andGetting Back to Normal
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83%
74%
32%
30%
28%
15%
23%
64%
67%
69%
51%
37%
9%
10%
7%
5%
6%
34%
44%
44%
+68
+50
-32
-36
-41
The best thing to do in my community would be to mandate thateveryone stay home, leaving only for essential activities like
getting food and necessities.
We must stay on lockdown until we kill off this virus, andanything short of a lockdown just extends how long we have to
put our lives on hold.
We should let people in areas where coronavirus isn’t as bad get back to work to help our economy.
Thousands of people die every year from the flu. We can’t stay locked up in our houses anymore, we need to get back out and
get the economy moving again.
My community doesn’t need to be locked down, people voluntarily socially distancing themselves is enough to prevent
the spread of COVID-19.
Agree Disagree
Attitudes about QuarantineFor the most part, Washington residents are on board with quarantine efforts, and despite overwhelming concern about the
economy, most do not agree that we should start letting people go back to work in less hard hit areas.
StronglyAgree
StronglyDisagree.
NetAgree.
WA Adults
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74%
76%
78%
70%
76%
23%
21%
20%
26%
23%
37%
41%
45%
34%
35%
6%
7%
3%
7%
8%
+50
+55
+58
+45
+53
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
Other WesternWA
Eastern WA
Agree Disagree
Willingness to Lockdown Until Threat Passes
“We must stay on lockdown until we kill off this virus, and anything short of a lockdown just extends how long we have to put our lives on hold.”
StrongAgree
StrongDisagree.
NetAgree.
Residents across the state agree that the right thing to do is stay on lockdown until the virus is killed off.
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32%
37%
27%
35%
32%
64%
58%
69%
62%
64%
9%
13%
10%
9%
8%
34%
31%
36%
33%
35%
-32
-22
-43
-26
-32
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
Other WesternWA
Eastern WA
Agree Disagree
Attitudes about Re-Opening Some Areas
“We should let people in areas where coronavirus isn’t as bad get back to work to help our economy.”
StrongAgree
StrongDisagree.
NetAgree.
There isn’t a strong call in any region to allow less hard-hit areas to open sooner. Even among the roughly one-third who agree that we should let people get back to work in less impacted areas, intensity is very low.
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33%
31%
26%
38%
32%
42%
47%
44%
43%
41%
23%
19%
28%
18%
25%
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
<3 mos 3-6 mos >6 mos
How Long Will Changes to Daily Life Last?Two-thirds of Washington residents think the major changes to their daily lives will continue for at least another 3 months.
Less than 1 month
3%
1 to 2 months
29%
3 to 6 months
42%
End of 202016%
Into 20217%
Less than… 1 to 2… 3 to 6… End of… Into…
WA Adults
“Responding to the coronavirus has led to major changes in life including school and business closures, stay at home orders, and keeping physical distance from each other. How long do you expect these major changes to continue?”
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What People Miss
What do you miss the most about life before the effects of COVID-19? (OPEN END, RECORD RESPONSE)
27%
16%
11%
9%
6%
6%
5%
4%
2%
Socializing, seeing family/friends
Leaving the house/freedom
Going places in the community
Going out to eat
School/work
Less worry/anxiety
Travel
Exercise/sports
Normalcy/daily routines
Washington residents miss social connection and being able to go out and about.
WA Adults
Economic Environment
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42%
44%
5%
5%
53%
50%
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
Agree No Response Disagree
Concern About Losing Your JobAmong the Washington labor force, 16% report being under- or unemployed as a result of COVID-19. Four-in-ten
Washingtonians say they are concerned that they will lose their job because of COVID-19.
“I am concerned I will lose my job because of COVID-19.”(Among Adults in Labor Force)
“Which best describes your working arrangement?”(Among Adults in WA Labor Force)
24%
23%
22%
14%
7%
5%
2%
4%
I cannot work from home, but am stillworking
I can work from home and regularly do,regardless of CV-19
I can work from home, and have beentold I must bc of CV-19
I cannot work from home and am nowun- or underemployed bc of CV-19
I am unemployed, but not bc of CV-19
I can work from home, but am notcurrently doing so
I had a job that could be done remotely,but I am now unemployed bc of CV-19
Something else/Prefer not to respond
CV-19 Impacted62%
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22%
30%
18%
23%
26%
32%
32%
27%
33%
33%
44%
35%
52%
44%
38%
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
Other WesternWA
Eastern WA
<6 mos 6 mos-1 yr 1 yr+
Economic RecoveryAlmost half of Washington state residents think it will take more than a year for the economy to recover compared to just
over a third nationally. A majority in King County think it’s going be a year or more.
Less than 3 months
5%
3 to 6 months
17%
6 months to 1 year
32%
More than1 year44%
WA Adults
“How many months do you believe it will take economy to recover and get back to normal?”
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66%
67%
64%
70%
62%
32%
30%
36%
26%
35%
WA Adults
U.S. Adults
King County
OtherWestern WA
Eastern WA
Agree No Response Disagree
Changes in Spending BehaviorTwo thirds of Washington residents say they are significantly reducing their spending. Strong majorities are spending less on
the basics – including education/childcare.
“I have significantly reduced my spending because of COVID-19.”
77%
69%
62%
46%
10%
Monthly bills like rent,mortgage, or utilities
Travel orvacations
Education/Childcare
Shopping
Somethingelse
“In what areas have you or do you plan to significantly reduce your spending as a result of COVID-19?”
WA Adults
Information Sources
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Trust for COVID-19 InfoOf the organizations and individuals tested, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the most trusted voice on COVID-19. The President and Fox
News are the least trusted. State and local governments are more trusted than the Federal government, and all three levels ofgovernment are more trusted than the news media.
7.69
6.72
6.60
5.33
5.20
5.01
4.50
4.44
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Your state government
Your local government
The Federal government
The news media
CNN
FOX News
President Donald Trump1 = Do not trust at all / 10 = Trust completely
“How much trust do you have in the advice of each of the following when it comes to COVID-19?
WA Adults
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Information Sources
69%
57%
32%
28%
27%
21%
16%
15%
14%
Television news
Social media
Podcast
Community organization
School/child's school
Other
Church/faith-based org
Government agency
35%
28%
26%
25%
22%
21%
14%
12%
8%
Local news
FOX News
ABC
CNN
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
NPR
CNBC
“Where have you seen or heard most of your information about COVID-19?”
“And which of these news outlets do you most frequently get your news from, either on television,
online, on the radio, or on your mobile device?”
Washington residents are getting most of their information about COVID-19 from TV news and social media.
WA Adults
President Trump
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Trump PerformanceNearly 6-in-10 Washingtonians give President Trump a negative overall job rating and only 1-in-5 believe he took the right
actions based on the COVID-19 intelligence briefings he received in January.
Take the right actions
19%
Take some but not enough of the right actions
28%
Ignore or dismiss these warnings
49%
Based on what you’ve seen, did President Trump…
“In January, United States intelligence agencies were issuing warnings that a coronavirus pandemic was
likely and that action needed to be taken to prevent it.”
Excellent17%
Poor41%
Good 22%
Only Fair16%
Positive39%
Negative57%
(Don't know)
3%
“How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doingas President?”
WA Adults
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Trump vs. BidenFormer Vice President Joe Biden has a 13-point lead over President Trump among registered voters in Washington state.
Biden’s most significant leads are with Dems, women, and non-white voters. Trump’s only significant lead is with Republicans.
46%37%
Lean 6%
Lean 1%
Biden52%
Trump39%
(Undecided)9%
Vote for President
63%49%
46%
93%9%
48%
45%59%
46%
44%45%
60%59%
50%69%
60%53%
47%55%
59%60%
11%9%
8%
4%3%
18%
11%8%
23%
17%8%
9%7%
9%13%
14%3%
10%7%
14%5%
25%42%
46%
3%89%
34%
44%33%31%
39%47%
31%35%
41%18%
25%44%
43%38%
27%34%
+38%
+7%
+1%
+90%
-80%
+13%
+0%
+27%
+15%
+5%
-2%
+29%
+24%
+9%
+51%
+35%
+9%
+4%
+16%
+32%
+26%
King CountyOther Western WA
Eastern WA
DemocratRepublicanInd/Other
MenWomen
Non-binary
Men <50Men 50+
Women <50Women 50+
White/CaucasianAfrican-American/Black
Asian/Pacific IslanderMultiracial/other
White Non-collegeWhite College
Nonwhite Non-collegeNonwhite College
WA Registered Voters