New research has found that the belief that the Coronavirus Pandemic is a hoax, that its severity as exaggerated for other reasons, is a ‘gateway’ to believing in conspiracy theories in general. People who reported greater belief in various conspiracies…
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Pandemic Made Half of Americans Reset Priorities
Artemis Strategy Group conducted a study completed in August 2022 focused on the lasting impact of the Sars-COV-2 pandemic. They found that 51% of Americans said that the forced pause the COVID-19 pandemic created the reset they needed to do…
Pandemic Disrupted Labor Markets but Had Modest Impact on Retirement Timing
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of labor markets was massive, but it had only a modest impact on peoples’ retirement timing, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP collected…
People Unhappier Than Ever
Despite all the promises that the introduction of vaccines against SARS-COV-2 would improve everything and make us all happier, Gallup’s “Negative Experience Index” reached a new high or 33 last year. Adults in 122 countries and areas were polled last…
LGBT Adults had more depression, anxiety during COVID pandemic, Census says
According to a survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau, adults who identify as lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) reported consistently higher rates of both depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic than their non-LGBT counterparts. Previous research…
Record Numbers Used Food Banks in 2021
According to a report by Feeding America, more than 53 million people turned to food banks, pantries and meal programs in 2021. That’s one-Third more than had been using the services prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
COVID Cases in U.S. Are Rising Again, but Worries Are Not
The steady increase in COVID-19 cases this past month is not disconcerting to Americans, as they are less worried now about the coronavirus than they were at the start of the year, and fewer are social distancing. Fewer than one…