Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 11, 2021

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By Scott Rasmussen

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August 11, 2021: Following a decline over the previous two months, public confidence concerning the pandemic has stabilized. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 29% of voters now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. That’s up a single point from a week ago. However, confidence is still down five points from two weeks ago and down 27 points over the past two months.

Forty-three percent (43%) of voters now believe the worst is yet to come. That’s down two points from a week ago, but up five from two weeks ago, and up 23 points since late May.

The last two weeks have recorded the most pessimistic assessments measured since December of last year. ​Beginning with the rollout of the vaccines in January, confidence grew fairly steadily for five months.

Women, by a 46% to 23% margin, believe the worst is yet to come. Men are more evenly divided: 39% fear that the worst is still to come, while 35% of men believe the worst is behind us.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Hispanic voters believe the worst is behind us. That view is shared by 30% of white voters and 20% of Black voters.

Other data shows that 57% of voters are comfortable attending indoor social events without masks. That figure is virtually unchanged since May.

Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters oppose new lockdowns. That total includes 34% who want to see a further easing of restrictions.

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See also

• Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine distribution by state
• Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
• State government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020