A survey released today by Maru Public Opinion states that six in ten (58%) Americans say the US economy is moving in the right direction—up 2 points (56%) from last month at this time up 9 points (49%) from where they hovered exactly two months ago in February 2021. And the upbeat swing has also been felt by one in five (20%) Americans who say their personal financial position has improved since last month, up smartly by 7 points (13%) since exactly two months ago in February.

A tri-country survey released today by Maru Public opinion finds the most trusted television national news sources for each country are BBC One (UK), CBS (USA), and CBC (Canada). Each outlet went head-to-head with their respective network and cable news competitors.

These results are taken from Maru’s ongoing syndicated study, Maru/Reports Feel, Behave, Think COVID-19 Tracker. This study has been fielded since April 2020, often twice monthly, to a representative sample of roughly 1,500 American adult respondents. The topics are wide ranging and what follows are the results of one question from the most recent sounding.

A survey released today by Maru Public Opinion finds that majorities of citizens in each of the United States (68%), Britain (55%), and Canada (51%) believe they will continue to exist in some form after they die – with an average of one third (34%) of all of those surveyed in the three countries combined who say they can actually converse with a specific person who is no longer alive.

A new tri-country survey released today by Maru Public Opinion finds a majority (61%) of consumers in the United States believe that their economy is Moving in the Right Direction, well ahead of majorities also registering in Canada (54%) and the United Kingdom (53%).

The apparent optimism coincides with the roll-out of vaccines across all three countries with consumers up smartly with their assessments from an identical sounding taken around the same time in February—consumers in the US have jumped from 49% then to 61% now (+12), with bounces similarly among consumers in both Canada up from 43% to 54% (+11) and the UK up from 43% (+10).

The results of a tri-country survey released today by Maru Public Opinion find that many (40%) Americans say the local masking rules imposed by authorities in communities are not sufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19, compared to a majority (53%) of United Kingdom citizens and one third of Canadians (33%). The study also found that Americans (80%) lag on masking efficacy behind those living in the UK (82%) and Canada (88%).

Maru/Blue Public Opinion released today an in-depth report titled “The Anatomy of the 2021 Super Bowl LV Fan” which examines the state of play for those who intend to tune in to the Super Bowl this coming Sunday, February 7, 2021.

For many in America, the Superbowl this coming Sunday is not just a die-hard game but something of a miracle during these days of the pandemic. A collaborative study conducted by Maru/Blue Public Opinion and Refinitiv indicates that upwards of almost two-thirds of Americans could be tuning in to see all or part of the event—and of that group, a majority (59%) pick the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the minority chosen (41%) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

A survey released today by Maru/Blue Public Opinion finds that three quarters (73%) of Americans are open to having telemedicine/telehealth interactions with a doctor online so they can assess their medical conditions, do a checkup, or prescribe medication. In fact, one third (34%) of Americans are very open to this proposition. As well, nearly two thirds (62%) of Americans have confidence that a doctor could diagnose a medical condition they might have using an online telemedicine/telehealth interaction.

A new survey released today by Maru/Blue Public Opinion indicates that Americans, by volume, will be spending less on gift giving this year than they did during the holiday season in 2019—but, whatever they purchase, and likely because of the pandemic, will mainly be via online (71%) outlets as opposed to the aisles of brick and mortar stores (21%).

A survey released today by Maru/Blue Public Opinion finds that four in 10 (40%) Americans have deliberately put off seeing a doctor/health professional in their office/facility over the last three months because they fear contracting the COVID-19 virus on site.

As the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) give approval to the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine for use and ships the first batch of 2.9 million doses to Americans, a poll undertaken by Maru/Blue Public Opinion indicates that roughly one in three (31%) are ready to immediately roll up their sleeve and be vaccinated.

A post-Black Friday/Cyber Monday survey of Americans undertaken by Maru/Blue Public Opinion in collaboration with Refinitiv suggests that two thirds (62%) of Americans report participating in retail sales that took place between Black Friday morning last week and midnight on Cyber Monday. This compares to as many in a similar survey from the previous week who projected they would likely participate in Black Friday retail sales (61% —24% Yes/37% maybe, depends on the sale or circumstance.)

A survey published today by Maru/Blue Public Opinion Research finds that a majority of Americans (75%) are concerned about catching Covid-19, and even more (78%) are staying home for Thanksgiving, one in five (19%) are taking calculated and travelling.

A survey undertaken by Maru/Blue Public Opinion in collaboration with Refinitiv suggests that upwards of six in 10 (61%) Americans may hunt down bargains in this unprecedented Black Friday 2020 pandemic influenced economy.

Majority of Americans (54%) believe voter fraud has taken place during this election. If all avenues of appeal have been exhausted, vast majority (78%) say President Trump should concede election and start transition of power, but almost as many (74%) don’t believe he will.

Americans split on who may win in the presidency but much clearer that Joe Biden should win and will take the country in the right direction versus Donald Trump

60-day outlook monthly tracking of American citizen-consumers.