A majority of the public thinks that the United States is reopening the economy too quickly, according to a new opinion poll.
An ABC News/Ipsos survey finds that 56% of people in the U.S. feel that the pace of the reopening is too fast, while 29% said the pace was about right, and 15% said it was too slow. Coronavirus cases have surged recently in parts of the U.S., leading governors in New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Utah to pause the reopening of their economies. The poll was conducted from Wednesday through Thursday and sampled 579 adults.
The poll also finds that 34% of people in the U.S. said they were very concerned that they or someone they knew would be infected with the coronavirus, and 43% said they were somewhat concerned.
Most people are still wearing masks in public, with 89% saying they wore a face covering when they left their house in the last week.
Respondents gave mixed signals about how much they were willing to go out in public. Ninety-three percent said they were willing to go grocery shopping, 65% would get a haircut, and 56% would eat at a restaurant. But 69% said they would not go to a bar or a movie theater, and 71% said they would not go to a gym.
Respondents were almost evenly split on going to church, with 49% saying they would attend services and 50% saying they wouldn’t.
