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Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risks

  • Written by Wanyun Shao, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risksPolitical leanings and community features predicted support of COVID-19 mitigation measures.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Even though Americans shared the experience of living through a global pandemic, their individual attitudes towards it differed and evolved – sometimes dramatically.

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