The decrease in social distancing isn't just in states that have ended stay-at-home orders. It's also in states where restrictions remain.
The number of Americans who say they are social distancing amid the nation's coronavirus pandemic – although still a majority – has dropped by 17 percentage points since late March as several states have ended stay-at-home orders, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday.
More: Are lockdowns being relaxed in my state? Here's how America is reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The poll, conducted through interviews of 4,159 U.S. adults May 4-10, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Story continuesOf the 21 states that as of May 4 lacked stay-at-home orders, 51% of survey respondents said they were either completely or mostly self-isolating. That's down from 64% in these same states two weeks ago.
It also comes as the number of confirmed cases and daily deaths in the U.S. has finally started to flatten nationally – even though the number of deaths has exceeded 85,000, and some experts predict another 60,000 deaths by August. Seventy-two percent of Democrats said they are social distancing, while less than half of Republicans, 45%, said they are. Fifty-seven percent of independents self-reported social distancing.
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