North American Tracker (May 26, 2021): Lifting Safety Measures and the Return to Normal

Posted on May 26th, 2021 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

Lifting Safety Measures

  • Instead of celebrating, half of Canadians (52%) and Americans (49%) are anxious about going back to how things were before the pandemic.

Instead of celebrating, half of Canadians (52%) and Americans (49%) are anxious about going back to how things were before the pandemic.

  • 27% of Canadians think the plans their premier has announced to ease COVID-19 safety measures are going too fast, 53% think they are proceeding at the right pace, and 20% think they are not going fast enough.
  • 44% of Canadians and 49% of Americans think that the safety measures put in place by their provincial/state government over the past year were tough but appropriate given the context.

Showing Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

  • Canadians are more likely than Americans to support requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in various activities.
Canadians are more likely than Americans to support requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in various activities.

Fear of Contracting the Coronavirus

  • Canadians’ fear of contracting the coronavirus (48% afraid) is at its lowest point since the start of the pandemic.

METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from May 21, 2021 to May 23, 2021 with 1,624 Canadians and 1,002 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.

To view the May 26, 2021 report, CLICK HERE.

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