The Americans expressed greater concern about the death of George Floyd during his detention by the police than about protests during which violence was also used. This is indicated by a survey conducted jointly by American informational resources NBC and the Wall Street Journal..

59% of respondents said they were more concerned about the death of George Floyd, among them 54% were white, 65% were Hispanic and 78% were black. Only 27% of respondents said they were worried about the protests, reports the Voice of America Ukrainian service..

The answers of the respondents were divided along the party line. 81% of Democrats and 59% of independents expressed great concern about Floyd's death, compared with only 29% of Republicans.

The same survey indicates that 80% of voters believe that the situation in the country has gone out of control, including 66% of Republicans, 92% of Democrats, and 79% of independent. Only 15% of respondents believe that the situation in the country as a whole is under control.

A survey among 1,000 registered voters was conducted May 18 - June 2. The statistical error is 3.1%.