WELCOME TO THE UNDERSTANDING AMERICA STUDY CORONAVIRUS IN AMERICA ("COVID") SURVEY
The Understanding America Study's Understanding Coronavirus in America (“Covid”) survey tracked attitudes and behaviors around the Novel Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The project was launched with a stand-alone survey on March 10, 2021 (wave 1). The tracking survey (waves 2-29) included a national long-form questionnaire and a Los Angeles County short-form questionnaire and ran from April 1, 2020 through July 2021 . Tracking survey waves 2-24 were administered bi-weekly (national) and weekly (LA County) from April 1 2020 through February 16 2021. Survey waves 25-29 were administered monthly (national) and bi-weekly (LA County) from February 17-July 20, 2021. Subsequent waves were conducted as stand-alone surveys.
The tabs below provide access to reports, questionnaires, toplines, single data files, longitudinal data files, and documentation that were provided after the end of each wave of the UAS COVID survey. To see a virtual exploration of the different documents and data from the Understanding America Study's Understanding Coronavirus in America check out our webinar (slides available here). To interactively explore the Understanding Coronavirus in America data through graphics updated daily, visit our tracking survey site at https://covid19pulse.usc.edu. For more information or questions contact us at uas-l@maillist.usc.edu.
Available datasets include files for each completed wave of the Covid surveys, as well as longitudinal files that combine all Covid survey waves into easy-to-use datasets, updated with a consistent variable naming structure to simplify data comparisons between the different waves, and sample weights. In addition, several derived variables are included in the files, as well as indicators for wave number, UAS survey number, and survey type (long-form versus short-form). The two longitudinal files are:
- National Sample longitudinal file: includes all waves of the long-form national surveys. The first wave was fielded in March 2020. Waves 2 - 29 were fielded every two weeks from April 2020 through February 2021 and every four weeks from late February 2021 through July 2021. The stand-alone Waves 30 - 33 were fielded in September - October 2021, February - March 2022, July - September 2022, November 2022 – January 2023, and May 2023 – July 2023 respectively.
- Los Angeles County Sample longitudinal file: includes all long-form surveys (Waves 1 - 34) from those respondents who were LA County residents, along with all short-form surveys (which were administered during Waves 2 - 29 to LA County residents only). LA County respondents were surveyed once every seven days during Waves 2 - 24 and biweekly during Waves 25 - 29.
These datasets may be linked to other UAS survey data files downloadable from our survey page, using a unique UAS ID code (uasid). CESR does not release personal identifiers associated with these data to researchers, who may apply for "not human subjects" determinations from their local IRB for their analysis.
These data can also be easily linked to external data sources at the state level using the included state of residence variable. If you are interested in county-level or zipcode-level linkages to external data sources, please review the information provided on the External data sources tab.
EXPLORE MORE
- How To Access The Data
- National Survey Data
- Los Angeles Survey Data
- Archive of previous UAS Covid-19 Survey Longitudinal Files
- Understanding America Study (UAS) Education Project
- External data sources (last updated July 21, 2021)
- Submitted Covid-19 proposals (login required)
An overall description of the UAS Covid-19 surveys can be found in the UAS COVID-19 Panel Description. Questionnaires, codebooks, toplines and other documentation are available without need for registration via the Documentation tab. A comparison of the UAS Covid-19 data with several other Covid-19 survey data sources is available in the UAS Covid-19 Comparison With Other Data Sources.
Acknowledgement to include in presentations and publications based on UAS covid data sets
Please use this version of the acknowledgement included in your data use agreement, to which we have added our main funders.
The project described in this paper relies on data from survey(s) administered by the Understanding America Study, which is maintained by the Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the University of Southern California. The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of USC or UAS. The collection of the UAS COVID-19 tracking data is supported in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and by grant U01AG054580 from the National Institute on Aging, and many others.
This page provides an overview of available codebooks, questionnaires, toplines and other documentation. An overall description of the UAS Covid-19 surveys can be found in the UAS COVID-19 Panel Description. A description of the UAS Covid-19 Longitudinal Files is provided in the UAS Covid-19 Longitudinal Files Data Description. A comparison of the UAS Covid-19 data with several other Covid-19 survey data sources is available in the UAS Covid-19 Comparison With Other Data Sources.
We have created and are making available a variable "crosswalk" to identify how the variable names in the longitudinal files correspond to the variable names in the individual Covid wave files. We also provide a data description document that contains information about how the longitudinal files (and weights) are created, details on the derived variables, differences between the content of the long and short-form surveys, and how to link the longitudinal files to other UAS data sets. You can download the UAS Covid-19 Survey Longitudinal Files Crosswalk here, the UAS Covid-19 Longitudinal Files Data Description here, and the UAS COVID-19 Weighting Procedures here.
NATIONAL
- UAS354 Wave 34 Followup Survey Codebook
- UAS353 Wave 33 Followup Survey Codebook
- UAS352 Wave 32 Followup Survey Codebook
- UAS351 Wave 31 Followup Survey Codebook
- UAS350 Wave 30 Followup Survey Codebook
- UAS348 Wave 29 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS346 Wave 28 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS344 Wave 27 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS342 Wave 26 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS340 Wave 25 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS282 Wave 24 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS280 Wave 23 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS278 Wave 22 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS276 Wave 21 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS274 Wave 20 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS272 Wave 19 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS270 Wave 18 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS268 Wave 17 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS266 Wave 16 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS264 Wave 15 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS262 Wave 14 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS260 Wave 13 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS258 Wave 12 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS256 Wave 11 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS254 Wave 10 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS252 Wave 9 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS250 Wave 8 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS248 Wave 7 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS246 Wave 6 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS244 Wave 5 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS242 Wave 4 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS240 Wave 3 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS235 Wave 2 Long Form Covid Survey Codebook (April 1, 2020 - April 14, 2020)
- UAS230 Final Release Codebook (March 10, 2020 - March 31, 2020)
- UAS230 Early Release Codebook (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2020)
- UAS46 Consent Survey Codebook (March 29, 2020 - Open)
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- UAS349 Wave 29 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS347 Wave 28 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS345 Wave 27 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS343 Wave 26 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS341 Wave 25 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS283 Wave 24 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS281 Wave 23 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS279 Wave 22 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS277 Wave 21 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS275 Wave 20 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS273 Wave 19 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS271 Wave 18 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS269 Wave 17 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS267 Wave 16 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS265 Wave 15 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS264 Wave 15 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS263 Wave 14 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS262 Wave 14 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS261 Wave 13 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS260 Wave 13 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS259 Wave 12 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS258 Wave 12 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS257 Wave 11 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS256 Wave 11 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS255 Wave 10 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS254 Wave 10 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS253 Wave 9 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS252 Wave 9 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS251 Wave 8 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS250 Wave 8 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS249 Wave 7 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS248 Wave 7 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS247 Wave 6 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS246 Wave 6 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS245 Wave 5 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS244 Wave 5 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS243 Wave 4 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS242 Wave 4 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS241 Wave 3 Short Form Survey Codebook
- UAS240 Wave 3 Long Form Survey Codebook
- UAS236 Wave 2 Short Form Covid Survey Codebook (April 1, 2020 - April 14, 2020)
- UAS235 Wave 2 Long Form Covid Survey Codebook (April 1, 2020 - April 14, 2020)
- UAS230 Final Release Codebook (March 10, 2020 - March 31, 2020)
- UAS230 Early Release Codebook (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2020)
- UAS46 Consent Survey Codebook (March 29, 2020 - Open)
NATIONAL
- UAS350 Wave 30 Survey Questionnaire
- UAS342 Wave 26 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS278 Wave 22 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS274 Wave 20 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS272 Wave 19 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS270 Wave 18 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS264 Wave 15 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS262 Wave 14 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS260 Wave 13 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS258 Wave 12 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS256 Wave 11 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS254 Wave 10 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS252 Wave 9 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS250 Wave 8 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS248 Wave 7 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS246 Wave 6 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS244 Wave 5 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS242 Wave 4 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS240 Wave 3 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS235 Wave 2 Long Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS230 Survey Questionnaire
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- UAS343 Wave 26 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS341 Wave 25 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS283 Wave 24 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS281 Wave 23 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS279 Wave 22 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS277 Wave 21 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS275 Wave 20 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS273 Wave 19 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS271 Wave 18 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS269 Wave 17 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS267 Wave 16 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS265 Wave 15 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS259 Wave 12 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS257 Wave 11 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS255 Wave 10 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS253 Wave 9 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS249 Wave 7 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS247 Wave 6 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS245 Wave 5 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS243 Wave 4 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS241 Wave 3 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS236 Wave 2 Short Form Survey Questionnaire
- UAS230 Survey Questionnaire
NATIONAL
- UAS354 Wave 34 Methodology and Topline (May 12, 2023 - July 9, 2023)
- UAS354 Wave 34 Crosstabs (May 12, 2023 - July 9, 2023)
- UAS353 Wave 33 Methodology and Topline (November 18, 2022 - January 15, 2023)
- UAS353 Wave 33 Crosstabs (November 18, 2022 - January 15, 2023)
- UAS352 Wave 32 Methodology and Topline (July 20, 2022 - September 9, 2022)
- UAS352 Wave 32 Crosstabs (July 20, 2022 - September 9, 2022)
- UAS351 Wave 31 Methodology and Topline (February 1, 2022 - March 30, 2022)
- UAS351 Wave 31 Crosstabs (February 1, 2022 - March 30, 2022)
- UAS350 Wave 30 Methodology and Topline (September 23, 2021 - October 31, 2021)
- UAS348 Wave 29 Education Crosstabs (June 09, 2021 - July 20, 2021)
- UAS348 Wave 29 Education Methodology and Topline (June 09, 2021 - July 20, 2021)
- UAS348 Wave 29 Crosstabs (June 09, 2021 - July 20, 2021)
- UAS348 Wave 29 Methodology and Topline (June 09, 2021 - July 20, 2021)
- UAS346 Wave 28 Education Crosstabs (May 12, 2021 - June 22, 2021)
- UAS346 Wave 28 Education Methodology and Topline (May 12, 2021 - June 22, 2021)
- UAS346 Wave 28 Crosstabs (May 12, 2021 - June 22, 2021)
- UAS346 Wave 28 Methodology and Topline (May 12, 2021 - June 22, 2021)
- UAS344 Wave 27 Education Crosstabs (June 7, 2021)
- UAS344 Wave 27 Education Methodology and Topline (April 14, 2021 - May 25, 2021)
- UAS344 Wave 27 Crosstabs (April 14, 2021 - May 25, 2021)
- UAS344 Wave 27 Methodology and Topline (April 14, 2021 - May 25, 2021)
- UAS342 Wave 26 Crosstabs (March 17, 2021 - April 27, 2021)
- UAS342 Wave 26 Methodology and Topline (March 17, 2021 - April 27, 2021)
- UAS340 Wave 25 Crosstabs (February 17, 2021 - March 30, 2021)
- UAS340 Wave 25 Methodology and Topline (February 17, 2021 - March 30, 2021)
- UAS282 Wave 24 Crosstabs (February 3, 2021 - March 3, 2021)
- UAS282 Wave 24 Methodology and Topline (February 3, 2021 - March 3, 2021)
- UAS280 Wave 23 Crosstabs (January 20, 2021 - February 17, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released February 23, 2021)
- UAS280 Wave 23 Methodology and Topline (January 20, 2021 - February 17, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released February 23, 2021)
- UAS278 Wave 22 Crosstabs (January 6, 2021 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS278 Wave 22 Methodology and Topline (January 6, 2021 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS276 Wave 21 Crosstabs (December 23, 2020 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS276 Wave 21 Methodology and Topline (December 23, 2020 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS274 Wave 20 Crosstabs (December 9, 2020 - January 6, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS274 Wave 20 Methodology and Topline (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS272 Wave 19 Crosstabs (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS272 Wave 19 Methodology and Topline (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS270 Wave 18 Crosstabs (November 11 - December 9, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS270 Wave 18 Methodology and Topline (November 11 - December 9, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS268 Wave 17 Crosstabs (October 28 - November 24, 2020)
- UAS268 Wave 17 Methodology and Topline (October 28 - November 24, 2020)
- UAS266 Wave 16 Crosstabs (October 14 – November 10, 2020)
- UAS266 Wave 16 Methodology and Topline (October 14 – November 10, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Education Crosstabs (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Education Methodology and Topline (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Crosstabs (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Methodology and Topline (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS262 Wave 14 Crosstabs (September 16 - October 14, 2020)
- UAS262 Wave 14 Methodology and Topline (September 16 - October 14, 2020)
- UAS260 Wave 13 Crosstabs (September 2 - September 30, 2020)
- UAS260 Wave 13 Methodology and Topline (September 2 - September 30, 2020)
- UAS258 Wave 12 Crosstabs (August 19 - September 16, 2020)
- UAS258 Wave 12 Methodology and Topline (August 19 - September 16, 2020)
- UAS256 Wave 11 Crosstabs (August 5 - September 2, 2020)
- UAS256 Wave 11 Methodology and Topline (August 5 - September 2, 2020)
- UAS254 Wave 10 Methodology and Topline (July 22 - August 19, 2020)
- UAS252 Wave 9 Crosstabs (July 8 - August 5, 2020)
- UAS252 Wave 9 Methodology and Topline (July 8 - August 5, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Education Crosstabs (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Education Methodology and Topline (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Crosstabs (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Methodology and Topline (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS248 Wave 7 Crosstabs (June 10 - July 8, 2020)
- UAS248 Wave 7 Methodology and Topline (June 10 - July 8, 2020)
- UAS246 Wave 6 Crosstabs (May 27 - June 23, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS246 Wave 6 Methodology and Topline (May 27 - June 23, 2020)
- UAS244 Wave 5 Crosstabs (May 13 - June 9, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS244 Wave 5 Methodology and Topline (May 13 - June 9, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS242 Wave 4 Crosstabs (April 29 - May26, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS242 Wave 4 Methodology and Topline (April 29 - May26, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS240 Wave 3 Crosstabs (April 15, 2020 – May 12, 2020)
- UAS240 Wave 3 Methodology and Topline (April 15, 2020 – May 12, 2020)
- UAS235 Wave 2 Methodology (April 1, 2020 - April 17, 2020)
- UAS230 Wave 1 Methodology. (March 10 – March 31, 2020).
- UAS230 Wave 1 Topline. (March 10 – March 31, 2020).
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2020)
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline Addendum (March 10, 2020 - March 21, 2020)
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- UAS230 L.A. Final Methodology. (March 10 – March 31, 2020). Final national results.
- UAS230 L.A. Final Topline. (March 10 – March 31, 2020). Final national results.
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2020)
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline Addendum (March 10, 2020 - March 21, 2020)
To see a virtual exploration of the different documents and data from the Understanding America Study's Understanding Coronavirus in America check out our webinar (slides available here).
For more information or if you have any questions, submit a question here or contact us at uas-l@maillist.usc.edu.
Below is a summary of information, graphics, and topline data associated with specific media releases. For a full set of documents and data, please visit the Data and Documentation tabs. An overall description of the UAS Covid-19 surveys can be found in the UAS COVID-19 Panel Description.
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- View press release (download as PDF)
- Policy brief
- The Conversation: Pandemic misery index reveals far-reaching impact of COVID-19 on American lives, especially on Blacks and Latinos.
February 25 2021 News Release : COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Education Divide Widens.
- View press release (download as PDF)
- Policy brief
- UAS280 Methodology And Topline
- UAS280 Crosstabs
- Education Is Now a Bigger Factor Than Race in Desire for COVID-19 Vaccine.
January 21 2021 News Release : Most U.S. Adults Wear Masks – Inconsistently.
- View press release (download as PDF)
- Policy brief
- UAS274 Methodology And Topline
- UAS274 Crosstabs
- Evidence Base: Most U.S. Adults Wear Masks - Inconsistently.
December 14 2020 News Release : Among couples, the pandemic continues to disproportionately impact women.
August 4 2020 News Release : Pandemic may delay college graduation for students of color.
- Press Release
- UAS250 Education Crosstabs
- UAS250 Education Methodology And Topline
- EdWeek: Parent Racial, Income Divides Seen on School Reopening Preferences
- Inside HigherEd: What’s the Likely Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Ed?
- Evidence Base: Parents’ Perspectives on the Effects of COVID-19 on K-12 Education, April-July 2020
- Questionnaire: UAS250 Questionnaire
July 7 2020 News Release : COVID-related discrimination unduly impacts racial minorities.
- Press Release
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine: Perceived discrimination and mental distress amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the Understanding America Study.
June 18 2020 News Release : Gender Differences in the Impact of COVID-19.
- Press Release
- Full Report
- 60-second video (Spanish version here)
- CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper Series: Gender Differences in Couples' Division of Childcare, Work and Mental Health During COVID-19
June 4 2020 News Release : Anxiety and depression associated with COVID-19 peaked in early April – but then declined.
May 21 2020 News Release: Unemployment benefits help some, but COVID-19 hits the disadvantaged hard.
April 30 2020 News Release: National Survey: School Engagement Surprisingly High, Despite Concerns about the Future.
- Press Release
- Methodology
- EdWeek: Some Parents Concerned Their Children Won't Be Ready for Next Year, Survey Says
- Questionnaire: UAS235 Questionnaire
April 17 2020 News release: National Survey Reveals Extent of Coronavirus-Related Job Loss and Outsized Impact on Blacks, Latinos.
- Press Release
- Methodology
- Questionnaire: UAS235 Questionnaire
March 18 2020 News release: What do Americans think of their chances of being infected with Coronavirus?
- Press Release
- Methodology
- Topline
- Questionnaire: UAS230 Questionnaire
- The Evidence Base: Individuals with Low Incomes, Less Education Report Higher Perceived Financial, Health Threats from COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)
- The Evidence Base: USC Study Finds Increasing Actions, and Risk Perceptions for Coronavirus (March 18, 2020)
- USC Dornsife: Many Americans believe they have little chance of being infected with coronavirus (March 18, 2020)
March 13 2020 Early Data News Release: People in the US are changing their behavior, anticipating fallout of COVID-19.
- UAS342 Wave 26 Crosstabs (March 17, 2021 - April 27, 2021)
- UAS342 Wave 26 Methodology and Topline (March 17, 2021 - April 27, 2021)
- UAS340 Wave 25 Crosstabs (February 17, 2021 - March 30, 2021)
- UAS340 Wave 25 Methodology and Topline (February 17, 2021 - March 30, 2021)
- UAS282 Wave 24 Crosstabs (February 3, 2021 - March 3, 2021)
- UAS282 Wave 24 Methodology and Topline (February 3, 2021 - March 3, 2021)
- UAS280 Wave 23 Crosstabs (January 20, 2021 - February 17, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released February 23, 2021)
- UAS280 Wave 23 Methodology and Topline (January 20, 2021 - February 17, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released February 23, 2021)
- UAS278 Wave 22 Crosstabs (January 6, 2021 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS278 Wave 22 Methodology and Topline (January 6, 2021 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS276 Wave 21 Crosstabs (December 23, 2020 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS276 Wave 21 Methodology and Topline (December 23, 2020 - January 20, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS274 Wave 20 Crosstabs (December 9, 2020 - January 6, 2021) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS274 Wave 20 Methodology and Topline (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS272 Wave 19 Crosstabs (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS272 Wave 19 Methodology and Topline (November 25 - December 23, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS270 Wave 18 Crosstabs (November 11 - December 9, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS270 Wave 18 Methodology and Topline (November 11 - December 9, 2020) (Updated section 10 education tables released March 23, 2021)
- UAS268 Wave 17 Crosstabs (October 28 - November 24, 2020)
- UAS268 Wave 17 Methodology and Topline (October 28 - November 24, 2020)
- UAS266 Wave 16 Crosstabs (October 14 – November 10, 2020)
- UAS266 Wave 16 Methodology and Topline (October 14 – November 10, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Education Crosstabs (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Education Methodology and Topline (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Crosstabs (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS264 Wave 15 Methodology and Topline (September 30 - October 27, 2020)
- UAS262 Wave 14 Crosstabs (September 16 - October 14, 2020)
- UAS262 Wave 14 Methodology and Topline (September 16 - October 14, 2020)
- UAS260 Wave 13 Crosstabs (September 2 - September 30, 2020)
- UAS260 Wave 13 Methodology and Topline (September 2 - September 30, 2020)
- UAS258 Wave 12 Crosstabs (August 19 - September 16, 2020)
- UAS258 Wave 12 Methodology and Topline (August 19 - September 16, 2020)
- UAS256 Wave 11 Crosstabs (August 5 - September 2, 2020)
- UAS256 Wave 11 Methodology and Topline (August 5 - September 2, 2020)
- UAS254 Wave 10 Methodology and Topline (July 22 - August 19, 2020)
- UAS252 Wave 9 Crosstabs (July 8 - August 5, 2020)
- UAS252 Wave 9 Methodology and Topline (July 8 - August 5, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Education Crosstabs (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Education Methodology and Topline (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Crosstabs (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS250 Wave 8 Methodology and Topline (June 24 - July 22, 2020)
- UAS248 Wave 7 Crosstabs (June 10 - July 8, 2020)
- UAS248 Wave 7 Methodology and Topline (June 10 - July 8, 2020)
- UAS246 Wave 6 Crosstabs (May 27 - June 23, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS246 Wave 6 Methodology and Topline (May 27 - June 23, 2020)
- UAS244 Wave 5 Crosstabs (May 13 - June 9, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS244 Wave 5 Methodology and Topline (May 13 - June 9, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS242 Wave 4 Crosstabs (April 29 - May26, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS242 Wave 4 Methodology and Topline (April 29 - May26, 2020) (updated June 30, 2020)
- UAS240 Wave 3 Crosstabs (April 15, 2020 – May 12, 2020)
- UAS240 Wave 3 Methodology and Topline (April 15, 2020 – May 12, 2020)
- UAS235 Wave 2 Methodology (April 1, 2020 - April 17, 2020)
- UAS230 Wave 1 Methodology. (March 10 – March 31, 2020).
- UAS230 Wave 1 Topline. (March 10 – March 31, 2020).
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2020)
- UAS230 Early Release Methodology And Topline Addendum (March 10, 2020 - March 21, 2020)
- Presentation: Dornsife Dialogues: How coronavirus is changing the lives and attitudes of people across America (May 28, 2020; 55 minutes)
- Presentation: Center for Financial Empowerment - CFE Covid Conversations: Exploring racial inequities and mental health challenges amid COVID-19 (May 26, 2020; 55 minutes; for slides click here)
- Slides: Understanding America Study COVID-19 Selected Results Waves 1 and 2
- UPI: Depression, anxiety up 3-fold since start of COVID-19 pandemic (June 4, 2020)
- Education Week: Gates K-12 Education Chief on the Foundation's Response to Coronavirus (April 28, 2020)
- Medium.com: Bearing the Brunt of COVID-19: Fears and Challenges of Financially Vulnerable Americans (April 21, 2020)
- Hannity.com: OUTBREAK UPDATE: Half of Workers in Los Angeles Now Unemployed One Month into National Shutdown (April 20, 2020)
- Phys.org: Survey reveals extent of coronavirus-related job loss, outsized impact on blacks and Latinos (April 20, 2020)
- Daily Mail: More than HALF of Los Angeles residents are unemployed with 1.3M jobs lost in a month after coronavirus forced California lockdown (April 19, 2020)
- Forbes: Less Than Half Of Los Angeles County Residents Report Having Jobs, Survey Finds (April 18, 2020)
- The Press Democrat: California is in a 'pandemic-induced recession' amid huge job losses, Gov. Newsom says (April 17, 2020)
- MyNewsLA.com: Coronavirus Misery: You’re Not Alone With Mental Despair, Financial Disasters – And It’s Worse If You’re Black (April 17, 2020)
- Patriot LA: Survey: Coronavirus Increases Job Loss, Mental Distress, Pessimism (April 17, 2020)
- Mirage News: Coronavirus survey finds that only 45% of L.A. County residents still have jobs (April 17, 2020)
- Los Angeles Times: Less than half of L.A. County residents still have jobs amid coronavirus crisis (April 17, 2020)
- Breitbart: Survey: Less Than Half of L.A. County Still Has a Job After Coronavirus (April 17, 2020)
- MyNewsLA.com: Less than half of L.A. County residents still have jobs amid coronavirus crisis (April 17, 2020)
- Eater LA: With Restaurant Industry Gutted, Los Angeles Sheds Another 1.3 Million Jobs (April 17, 2020)
- Antelope Valley Times: USC survey: Coronavirus leaves more than half of L.A. County unemployed (April 17, 2020)
- Los Feliz Ledger: USC Survey Finds L.A. Job Losses, Mental Health Effects Higher than National Average (April 17, 2020)
- CBS Los Angeles: Coronavirus: Only 45 Percent Of Angelenos Employed, 1.3M Jobs Lost Since Pandemic Began (April 17, 2020)
- KFI: Survey: Coronavirus Increases Job Loss, Mental Distress, Pessimism (April 17, 2020)
- Medical XPress: More Americans recognizing importance of COVID-19 safety measures (March 24, 2020)
- The Evidence Base: Discrimination Against Asian, Black Americans More Likely Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (March 23, 2020)
- The Evidence Base: Knowledge of COVID-19 Symptoms May Not Be Sufficient to Change Behavior (March 23, 2020)
- The Christian Post: 7 ways people have responded to the coronavirus: Improved hygiene tops the list (March 19, 2020)
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