Nearly half (49%) of Americans now say their life will mostly be back to normal in over a year (+9 points from July 2020).
- 19% think it will be six months or less
- Just 11% think four to six months is realistic
- Five percent say two to three months
- Only three percent think things will be normal in a month or sooner.
If it were up to the employees themselves, American workers would opt for a choice from where to work but want the option to go into the office.
- 42% of American workers today would want a mix of remote and in-office work.
- 36% want to always be in the office and 18% always remote.
- Greater shares of men want to work from the office than women (40 vs. 31%).
- Almost half (46%) of women want a mix of remote and office work (37% among men).
Nearly four in 10 (39%) workers today are doing so remotely and just 22% say they were doing so prior to the pandemic.
- 47% say they’re equally productive at home compared to before the pandemic
- 27% say they are less productive and 25% moreso
Nearly one-third (32%) of Americans flew for work at least once a year prior to the pandemic.
- 75% of those who flew often (once a month or more frequently) want to go back to regular travel when the pandemic is over.
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Read more about our polling methodology here.
