Most U.S. adults say individual actions affect spread of the virus a great deal % who say the actions ofordinary Americans affect how the coronavirus spreads in the U.S. a great deal
Nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) say that the actions of ordinary Americans have a great deal of impact on how the coronavirus spreads through the country, while 28% say that individual actions affect the spread of the virus a fair amount; about one-in-ten (12%) say that the actions of ordinary Americans affect the spread of the virus either not too much (10%) or not at all (2%).
Nearly three-quarters of Democrats (73%) say that the actions of ordinary Americans affect how the coronavirus spreads in the U.S. a great deal and 22% say the actions of ordinary Americans have a fair amount of effect. Just 5% of Democrats say that individual actions affect how the virus spreads either not too much or not at all.
While most Republicans say that individual actions affect the spread of the coronavirus, fewer than half (44%) say that this affects the spread of the virus a great deal. About one-third (35%) say that individual actions affect how the virus spreads a fair amount, and roughly two-in-ten Republicans (21%) say that individual actions affect how the coronavirus spreads either not too much or not at all.
There are also notable age and educational differences in beliefs about the impact of individual actions. About half (52%) of adults ages 18 to 29 say that the actions of ordinary people affect the spread of the virus a great deal, compared with more than six-in-ten (63%) of those 65 and older. And those with a postgraduate degree are 20 percentage points more likely to say this than adults without any college experience.
Most U.S. adults say individual actions  | affect spread of the virus a great deal  | % who say the actions ofordinary Americans affect how  | the coronavirus spreads in the U.S. a great deal  | Total  | 59  | White  | 58  | 62  | Black  | Hispanic  | 61  | Ages 18-29  | 52  | 30-49  | 59  | 50-64  | 61  | 65+  | 63  | Postgrad  | 71  | College grad  | 67  | Some colle ge  | 59  | HS or less  | 51  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 44  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 73  | Note: Whites and blacks include only those who are not Hispanic;  | Hispanics are of any race.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 16 22, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 