EMPLOYERS SHOULD AVOID Communities IMPOSING A RETURN TO 59 66 62 51 WORKPLACE MANDATE Percent of Americans who agree White Black Latinx Asian American Gender |Age Employers should not force employees to return to the workplace 59 60 65 60 55 if they want to work from home because they fear catching COVID-19 Men Women 18-34 35-54 55+ Voted for.. | Region 60% 68 64 54 61 60 48 U.S. general population Trump Biden Northeast Midwest South West 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust and the Coronavirus. CV1_Q3. Please indicate your level of agreement with the statements below using a nine-point scale where one means “strongly disagree” and nine means “strongly agree”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. General population, U.S., and by demographics. 26