{"id":90932,"date":"2020-03-24T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T23:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=90932"},"modified":"2020-03-24T19:08:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T23:08:23","slug":"gallup-americans-step-up-their-social-distancing-even-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=90932","title":{"rendered":"(Gallup) Americans Step Up Their Social Distancing Even Further"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans this past weekend stepped up their already considerable efforts to engage in social distancing<\/a> in response to the novel coronavirus. Seventy-two percent of U.S. adults now say they are avoiding public places like stores and restaurants, well ahead of the 54% reporting this last week. Nearly as many (68%) are forgoing small gatherings of friends and family, up from 46%.<\/p>\n

These shifts are notable because they suggest that the unprecedented efforts by federal, state, local and private-sector leaders to get the public’s attention — a combination of formal closures of transportation, schools, and workplaces, as well as public appeals for voluntary efforts — are working.<\/p>\n

Even larger percentages of Americans are avoiding events with large crowds (92%) and are staying away from air travel or mass transit (87%). Most Americans were already avoiding these activities last week as businesses en masse began shuttering their doors, and widespread government and corporate travel bans took hold.<\/p>\n

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According to Gallup, 92% of Americans say they’re avoiding large crowds, 87% say they’re avoiding mass transit, and 72% say they’re avoiding stores & restaurants–all these numbers up from earlier this month. https:\/\/t.co\/1Sra6000fD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nathalie Baptiste (@nhbaptiste) March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n