(WTAQ-WLUK) – Wisconsinites support the measures the state is taking to slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new poll.
A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows 86% of Wisconsin residents say it was appropriate to close schools and businesses and restrict public gatherings. Ten percent say it was an overreaction.
More than three-quarters of respondents say they strongly or somewhat approve of legislation providing direct cash payments to individuals, with 15% saying they somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove.
Majorities approve of President Donald Trump and Gov. Tony Evers’ actions in response to the pandemic. In Evers’ case, 76% approve and 17% disapprove, while 51% approve of what Trump is doing and 46% disapprove.
Nine percent of respondents say they have been laid off because of the pandemic, with another 21% saying someone in their family has been laid off. As for working from home, 26% say they have to, while 30% say someone else in their family is doing so.
Fifty-seven percent of people say their life has been disrupted a lot by the pandemic, and 28% say it has been disrupted some. Only 3% say their life has not been disrupted at all.
Wisconsinites also think the pandemic will have long-lasting effects. Forty-four percent say the virus will be under control by the end of May, with another 27% believing it will be under control by the end of August. Seven percent say it will take more than a year, with 2% believing it will take longer than a year.
The poll interviewed 813 registered Wisconsin voters by landline or cellphone March 24-29. The margin of error is 4.2 percentage points.
