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View article: Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults
Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults Open
Importance Efforts to understand the complex association between social media use and mental health have focused on depression, with little investigation of other forms of negative affect, such as irritability and anxiety. Objective To cha…
View article: Tracking COVID-19 Infections Using Survey Data on Rapid At-Home Tests
Tracking COVID-19 Infections Using Survey Data on Rapid At-Home Tests Open
Importance Identifying and tracking new infections during an emerging pandemic is crucial to design and deploy interventions to protect populations and mitigate the pandemic’s effects, yet it remains a challenging task. Objective To charac…
View article: Conspiratorial thinking in a 50-state survey of American adults
Conspiratorial thinking in a 50-state survey of American adults Open
Background While the NIMH Research Domain Criteria framework stresses understanding how neuropsychiatric phenotypes vary across populations, little is known outside of small clinical cohorts about conspiratorial thoughts as an aspect of co…
View article: CHIP50 Report #105: No change: Evaluating the short-term impact of the first presidential debate on voter preferences
CHIP50 Report #105: No change: Evaluating the short-term impact of the first presidential debate on voter preferences Open
We compared the voting preferences of respondents who had previously participated in the April-May wave of CHIP50 to those of the same individuals reported during the week following the June 27 US presidential debate. Our results indicate …
View article: CHIP50 Report #106: Opioid addiction in our social networks
CHIP50 Report #106: Opioid addiction in our social networks Open
The Civic Health and Institutions Project: A 50-State Survey (CHIP50) 4Opioid addiction in our social networksThe opioid crisis has worsened dramatically through the 21st century, with an estimated 107,543 people in the U.S. dying of overd…
View article: Representation in Science and Trust in Scientists in the United States
Representation in Science and Trust in Scientists in the United States Open
American scientists are notably unrepresentative of the population. The disproportionately small number of scientists who are women, Black, Hispanic or Latino, from rural areas, religious, and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds has conse…
View article: Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults
Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults Open
This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of irritability among U.S. adults, and the extent to which it co-occurs with major depressive and anxious symptoms. A non-probability internet survey of individuals 18 and older in 50 U.S. st…
View article: Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults
Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults Open
Importance Trust in physicians and hospitals has been associated with achieving public health goals, but the increasing politicization of public health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic may have adversely affected such trust. Objective…
View article: CHIP50 Report #104: Approval ratings of Trump and Biden's presidencies
CHIP50 Report #104: Approval ratings of Trump and Biden's presidencies Open
2024 is the first time since 1892 that an incumbent President is facing a predecessor. This yields a potentially distinct dynamic. Elections may be viewed in significant part as an act of assessment of the incumbent, per Reagan’s famous qu…
View article: Survey data yields improved estimates of test-confirmed COVID-19 cases when rapid at-home tests were massively distributed in the United States
Survey data yields improved estimates of test-confirmed COVID-19 cases when rapid at-home tests were massively distributed in the United States Open
Importance Identifying and tracking new infections during an emerging pandemic is crucial to design and deploy interventions to protect populations and mitigate its effects, yet it remains a challenging task. Objective To characterize the …
View article: CHIP50 Report #102: Who has the flu? Early winter 2023-24 spread of flu and COVID-19
CHIP50 Report #102: Who has the flu? Early winter 2023-24 spread of flu and COVID-19 Open
Winter 2023-24 has seen an unusual confluence of a variety of respiratory illnesses, ranging from flu to RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) and COVID-19. Between December 21, 2023 and January 29, 2024, we surveyed 30,460 individuals aged 18…
View article: CHIP50 Report #103: How do Americans feel about Israel, Palestine, Jews, and Muslims?
CHIP50 Report #103: How do Americans feel about Israel, Palestine, Jews, and Muslims? Open
Hamas, as well as its implications for antisemitism and Islamophobia. A series of polls from October and December 2023, for example, reported that those between 18 and 24 were split 50/50 on whether they supported Israel or Hamas. In fact,…
View article: The COVID States Project #101: Mental Health Among Young Adults
The COVID States Project #101: Mental Health Among Young Adults Open
The mental health of children and adolescents has been the focus of two recent reports from the US Surgeon General’s office. The first noted the prevalence of distress among young Americans and the need to invest in more systematic and acc…
View article: The COVID States Project #100: Estimating current vaccination rates
The COVID States Project #100: Estimating current vaccination rates Open
This report summarizes vaccination rates in the United States and compares estimates of vaccination rates from the COVID States Project (CSP), the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).● Vaccination rate…
View article: The COVID States Project #99: Health and political misperceptions in the US
The COVID States Project #99: Health and political misperceptions in the US Open
Researchers, media outlets, and political actors have expressed ongoing concerns about the spread of misinformation in the areas of health and politics. In past reports, we have discussed the prevalence and demographics of COVID-19 misinfo…
View article: The COVID States Project #98: Depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness among young Americans
The COVID States Project #98: Depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness among young Americans Open
In our latest survey, 24% of Americans report levels of depression that would typically trigger a referral for evaluation and treatment. Among 18-24-year-olds, that number jumps to 44%, including 24% of 18-24-year-olds meeting the criteria…
View article: The COVID States Project #97: Twitter, Social Media, and Elon Musk
The COVID States Project #97: Twitter, Social Media, and Elon Musk Open
Key Takeaways1. Comparing our October 2022 survey conducted immediately before Elon Musk purchased Twitter to our December 2022-January 2023 survey, the percentage of Americans who reported using Twitter dropped from 32.4% to 29.5%. This d…
View article: The COVID States Project #96: State of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID States Project #96: State of the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
KEY TAKEAWAYS1. About half of American adults report having been infected with COVID-19 at some point, with 35% saying they have tested positive for COVID-19 before.2. Individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 report being sick for fewer day…
View article: The COVID States Project #94: American attitudes towards Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The COVID States Project #94: American attitudes towards Russia's invasion of Ukraine Open
KEY TAKEAWAYS1. Despite being featured less in popular news media, Americans remain concerned about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with 78% reporting that they are either somewhat or very concerned.2. In response to a hypothetical Russian u…
View article: The COVID States Project #95: Election fairness concerns among Americans
The COVID States Project #95: Election fairness concerns among Americans Open
Concerns over the integrity of the US voting system have been a prominent feature of recent election cycles. For the past two years, President Trump and his supporters have falsely claimed that widespread voter fraud cost Republicans the w…
View article: The COVID States Project #93: Most Important Problems Facing the US Before the 2022 Midterm Election
The COVID States Project #93: Most Important Problems Facing the US Before the 2022 Midterm Election Open
Key takeaways1. Inflation and the economy are Americans’ top ranked problems facing the country headed into the 2022 elections.2. Republicans and independents both rank inflation and the economy as their first and second most important iss…
View article: The COVID States Project #92: The Mar-A-Lago Search
The COVID States Project #92: The Mar-A-Lago Search Open
This report contains some key takeaways, a brief write-up, some summary statistics, and a collection of open-ended responses surrounding public opinion of the August 8, 2022 FBI search of Donald Trump’s estate, Mar-A-Lago.Key takeaways• A …
View article: The COVID States Project #91: Executive Approval Before the US Midterms
The COVID States Project #91: Executive Approval Before the US Midterms Open
The COVID States Project has issued a series of reports since the beginning of the pandemic regarding approval of how state governors and the President have handled the pandemic. We also have a dashboard that allows examination of the appr…
View article: The COVID States Project #90: Utilization rates of antivirals for COVID-19
The COVID States Project #90: Utilization rates of antivirals for COVID-19 Open
Antiviral therapies, specifically Paxlovid1 and Molnupiravir2, are highly effective in reducing the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19. Clinical trials found that Paxlovid could reduce the risk of death by as much as 89%.3 In l…
View article: The COVID States Project #89: The Dobbs Decision, Support for Abortion, and 2022 Voting
The COVID States Project #89: The Dobbs Decision, Support for Abortion, and 2022 Voting Open
KEY TAKEAWAYS● Overall support for abortion across all nine scenarios increased following the Dobbs decision, with increases ranging from 1 to 5 percentage points. Among respondents for whom the abortion issue is “extremely important”, the…
View article: The COVID States Project #88: State-By-State Views on Abortion in America
The COVID States Project #88: State-By-State Views on Abortion in America Open
Since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization roughly two weeks ago, multiple states have enacted laws prohibiting or significantly restricting women from obtaini…
View article: The COVID States Project #87: Parent Information Sources and Children COVID Vaccination
The COVID States Project #87: Parent Information Sources and Children COVID Vaccination Open
The path to FDA authorization for vaccines in young children has been complex. On February 1, 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech responded to requests from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek emergency authorization of their COVID-19 vacc…
View article: The COVID States Project #84: COVID-19 deaths and depression
The COVID States Project #84: COVID-19 deaths and depression Open
The number of deaths associated with COVID-19 in the United States is approaching the grim milestone of 1 million people, or around 1 in 330 people. In many communities, this number is far higher.The magnitude of these losses—and their imp…