Americans report widespread mask use when visiting stores, businesses % who say they have worn a mask or face covering all or most ofthe time in stores or businesses over the past month
Majorities across all major demographic groups say they are not too or not at all bothered by stores and businesses requiring a face-covering. Republicans are relatively more likely to say they are bothered by this than Democrats. Still, just 36% of Republicans are bothered a lot or some by such requirements, compared with 64% who say the requirements don’t bother them much or at all.
Large shares of Americans across groups report wearing a mask when out in public. Nearly nine-in-ten (87%) adults say they have worn a mask or face covering all or most of the time when in stores and businesses over the past month, including 91% of Democrats and 81% of Republicans. While a slightly larger majority of Democrats than Republicans reports wearing a mask in stores, the partisan gap is much smaller than it was in June (23 points).
Americans report widespread mask use  | when visiting stores, businesses  | % who say they have worn a mask or face covering all or  | most ofthe time in stores or businesses over the past  | month  | Dem/lean Dem  | 92  | 91  | 87  | 76  | 85  | 81  | 76  | U.S. adults  | 65  | Rep/lean Rep  | 53  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Note: Respondents who gave other responses or did not give an  | answer are not shown  | Source: Survey conducted Nov 18-29 2020  | "Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in  | Research and Development Process Increases  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 