Less than one-fifth of Americans say that they are still “completely or mostly” practicing social distancing, a new Gallup poll shows.
Approximately 18% of Americans are still strictly following social distancing guidelines, the lowest amount since the pandemic began last March, the Gallup survey shows. Social distancing participation peaked at 75% last April but has steadily declined since December, when coronavirus vaccines began to be distributed and administered nationwide.
Almost half of all Americans, 47%, said they have made “no attempt whatsoever” to isolate themselves, which is a pandemic high. But while 62% said that their lives were “somewhat back to normal,” only 15% said that their lives were “completely back to normal.”
Three-quarters of unvaccinated Americans, however, responded that their lives were back to normal compared to just 55% of their vaccinated counterparts who said the same, according to Gallup. Less than 40% said that they were still avoiding large crowds or avoiding public travel, and only 21% said that they were avoiding small gatherings with family and friends. (RELATED: More Americans Are Living Their Lives Without Masks, Survey Shows)
38,450 spectators watch the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Yankees in June. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Over two-thirds of Americans have said that they wore a mask at least once in the past week, also down 11 points since May, Gallup data shows.
As more Americans have gotten vaccinated and coronavirus cases have plummeted nationwide, states have dropped the vast majority of their distancing restrictions. They have done so as a new, more contagious variant has driven isolated spikes in states where fewer residents are vaccinated.
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