To play Devil's Advocate, where are they getting these stats from? Who are they surveying? Because to get an accurate picture they'd need to survey the majority of people in every single state, really. That's highly doubtful. Where are they getting this estimate from?
During the peak in the UK, certain websites would have these supposed 'surveys' pop up where they'd say things like "an overwhelming 77% of people in the UK want lockdown to continue".
Who? Who have you asked? Provide details of the demographics you've been interviewing to obtain such a result.
- How big of a portion of this sample size were over 60?
- How many were working from home / on furlough?
- How many worked in health care?
- How many were under 40?
Just tossing a number out there with no details or follow-up information does not make it a trustworthy source. The problem is, a lot of fence-sitting types might see that and think "hmmm, that's made up my mind for me then - I guess I also want lockdown to continue".
There's a lot of those types of people around - unsure, worried and not particularly clued up on either side of the coin. A vague 'survey' like that can go a long way to convincing that person to side with the government/lockdown.