Table 1.
Change in Trust in the CDC, May to October 2020
| Subgroup | Change from May to October | Trust Rating (October) |
|---|---|---|
| Urbanicity | ||
| Rural∗ | −0.7 | 7.1 |
| Urban∗ | −0.6 | 6.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White∗ | −0.8 | 6.9 |
| Hispanic∗ | −0.7 | 6.8 |
| Black | −0.3 | 6.9 |
| Other | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| Age | ||
| Under 50∗ | −0.7 | 6.8 |
| 50–64∗ | −0.7 | 7.0 |
| 65 or older∗ | −0.5 | 7.3 |
| 2020 Vote Intention | ||
| Vote Biden | −0.3 | 8.0 |
| Vote Trump∗ | −0.8 | 6.2 |
| Vote other/not vote∗ | −1.1 | 6.1 |
SOURCE: Authors’ calculations using 1,891 responses from RAND ALP surveys conducted May 1–6, 2020, and October 5–22, 2020. The exact wording of the question was, “Attitudes towards various government and private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in….” The order of institutions was randomized. Asterisks denote that changes are statistically significant (p < 0.05).