TikTok and China
- More than half of people in the country (52%) don’t know enough about TikTok to say whether they have a favorable or unfavorable view of it, but among the rest more people view it unfavorably (29%) than favorably (17%).
- Young people are the exception: among 18-24 year-olds, 50% view TikTok favorably, 28% have an unfavorable view, and 21% don’t know enough to say
- Just 11% of adults 18+ in the U.S. say they currently use TikTok, but among 18-24 year-olds that rises to 42%, more than double the 19% among those just five to 10 years older, with a continued dropoff at each increase in age.
- For comparison, 65% of adults in the U.S. use Facebook, 35% use Instagram, 20% use LinkedIn, 20% use Twitter, 19% use Snapchat, and 21% don’t use any of the above social media platforms.
- In general, 73% of adults are concerned about the relationship between the U.S. and China, with concern highest among Democrats (81%), then Republicans (71%), then independents (65%).
Jobs update
- Among all adults, 9% say they’ve lost their job as an impact of the coronavirus outbreak
- Among those who are employed full-time or part-time, self-employed, or contractors:
- 34% have been working remotely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak
- 26% have had their hours or pay cut
- Among those who are not employed and looking for paid work:
- 24% say they had been receiving the $600 per week federal pandemic unemployment assistance before it expired in July; 75% were not receiving it
- 31% say they’ve cut their household spending since the expiration of the $600/week stimulus; 21% have intensified their job search; 20% have sought other sources of income
Politics and the coronavirus
- 57% of people say the national economic situation is worsening, 27% say it is improving, and 14% say it is holding steady.
- When considering the coronavirus pandemic, 53% of people say they are more worried about their family and their own health, compared with the 43% who are more worried about their family and their economic prospects.
- Fewer than one in 10 people say they are likely to move out of their city or county in the next 12 months as a result of the pandemic, but among young adults age 18-24 that number rises to 18%.
- 72% of people say they always wear a mask when out in public, up from 67% in May. 19% say they usually, 6% rarely, and 2% never wear masks in public.
- Among Republicans: 53% always wear a mask, up from 49% in May
- Among Democrats: 89% always wear a mask, up from 85% in May
- Among independents: 76% always wear a mask, up from 71% in May
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Read more about our polling methodology here.
