About 7 in 10 parents are worried about children falling behind academically

A new UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll finds that parents are more strongly worried about their children falling behind academically and socially than about the spread of COVID-19 from in-person instruction.

As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, how concerned are you about ____ ?


Results shown among parents. The survey of 1,076 U.S. adults, including 273 parents, was conducted Feb. 25—Mar. 1. The margin of error is ±4.1 percentage points for the full sample.
Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Graphic: Kati Perry
Associated Press