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Many Suspect COVID-19 Outbreak Was Not Accidental - Demographics

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National Survey of 1,259 American Adults
Conducted June 24-25 and 28, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Education Income Employment Investor How likely is it that the COVID-19 pandemic was part of a secret plan by global elites to reduce worldwide population? Which is closer to your opinion?
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Democrat Republican Other Married Non Married Yes No Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure COVID-19 vaccines were necessary and effective in terms of preventing spread of the virus COVID-19 vaccines were promoted to help big pharmaceutical companies make money Not sure
How likely is it that the COVID-19 pandemic was part of a secret plan by global elites to reduce worldwide population? Very likely 24% 24% 25% 30% 27% 23% 27% 14% 32% 22% 27% 24% 22% 32% 26% 19% 33% 22% 26% 23% 29% 22% 46% 35% 20% 21% 15% 13% 32% 30% 20% 22% 16% 19% 35% 37% 20% 20% 22% 21% 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 41% 10%
Somewhat likely 21% 21% 21% 30% 29% 25% 12% 11% 33% 17% 27% 19% 22% 15% 22% 15% 26% 22% 19% 23% 25% 18% 28% 23% 22% 24% 9% 10% 25% 23% 21% 21% 15% 5% 13% 16% 28% 15% 25% 18% 23% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 15% 30% 14%
Not very likely 15% 14% 15% 14% 11% 17% 15% 18% 7% 17% 21% 14% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 14% 15% 15% 13% 16% 11% 14% 17% 16% 16% 0% 10% 17% 19% 15% 14% 6% 17% 14% 16% 15% 13% 17% 14% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 16% 13% 17%
Not at all likely 30% 33% 27% 17% 22% 25% 40% 44% 22% 37% 12% 31% 32% 28% 25% 45% 17% 27% 32% 28% 26% 33% 7% 15% 31% 34% 53% 31% 21% 24% 32% 36% 48% 35% 29% 24% 29% 40% 24% 38% 24% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 50% 7% 25%
Not sure 10% 7% 12% 10% 11% 11% 6% 13% 7% 7% 12% 12% 9% 10% 12% 6% 7% 15% 9% 11% 7% 11% 8% 12% 10% 5% 7% 46% 12% 7% 7% 6% 8% 34% 6% 8% 7% 10% 16% 6% 12% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 5% 8% 34%
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Education Income Employment Investor How likely is it that the COVID-19 pandemic was part of a secret plan by global elites to reduce worldwide population? Which is closer to your opinion?
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Democrat Republican Other Married Non Married Yes No Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure COVID-19 vaccines were necessary and effective in terms of preventing spread of the virus COVID-19 vaccines were promoted to help big pharmaceutical companies make money Not sure
Which is closer to your opinion? COVID-19 vaccines were necessary and effective in terms of preventing spread of the virus 48% 50% 45% 47% 43% 41% 47% 59% 54% 49% 40% 47% 47% 56% 44% 65% 35% 42% 49% 47% 44% 50% 34% 38% 47% 51% 69% 13% 46% 42% 49% 58% 52% 34% 61% 50% 48% 51% 36% 58% 40% 28% 34% 50% 80% 24% 100% 0% 0%
COVID-19 vaccines were promoted to help big pharmaceutical companies make money 39% 39% 39% 41% 35% 48% 41% 30% 36% 40% 46% 38% 41% 30% 39% 26% 54% 40% 39% 39% 46% 35% 51% 48% 41% 38% 25% 17% 41% 44% 43% 34% 27% 29% 33% 42% 40% 37% 41% 34% 43% 66% 57% 35% 9% 32% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 13% 10% 15% 12% 22% 11% 11% 11% 10% 11% 13% 16% 11% 14% 17% 8% 11% 18% 12% 14% 10% 15% 15% 14% 12% 11% 6% 70% 13% 14% 8% 8% 21% 37% 6% 8% 11% 12% 23% 8% 16% 5% 8% 15% 11% 45% 0% 0% 100%
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 47%
Women 53%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 39%
40-64 42%
65+ 19%
  Total
Adults
Race White 62%
Black 14%
Hispanic 17%
Other 7%
  Total
Adults
Party Democrat 34%
Republican 29%
Other 37%