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Who Wears Masks in America
New data from GALLUP shows some good and bad news. The good news is that most Americans say they wear masks, with close to 90% saying they wore a mask in the past week. The bad news is that regular mask wearing is not especially consistent. GALLUP reports:
While majorities of women (54%), Democrats (61%), Northeasterners (54%), and those with annual household incomes under $36,000 (51%) say they always use masks outside their homes, their counterparts do so less often. Still, with just one exception, majorities in each of these subgroups — as well as education and age groups — say they wear a mask in public at least very often.
The one exception is Republicans, among whom a majority say they wear masks infrequently — either sometimes (18%), rarely (9%) or never (27%). Although President Donald Trump has been reluctant to wear one in public, other Republican leaders have come out in support of using them.
Read the full report below.
