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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 12, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 12, 2023: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters favor a total ban of TikTok in the United States. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that, among those who use TikTok daily, just 38% support a ban.
The survey also found that, when told that TikTok is owned by a Chinese company and that some people have security concerns about it, support for a ban increases to 52% among daily TikTok users. Overall, 28% of voters use TikTok daily, 21% use it occasionally, and 51% never use it.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on March 28-29, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Some state governments have banned TikTok from state owned phones, and the federal government is considering a total ban in the United States for all people. Would you favor or oppose a ban on TikTok?
- 36%-Strongly favor
- 21%-Somewhat favor
- 14%-Somewhat oppose
- 18%-Strongly oppose
- 11%-Not sure
TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, and some people are concerned that it could pose a security threat by sending information to the Chinese government. Knowing this, would you favor or oppose a ban on TikTok?
- 43%-Strongly favor
- 23%-Somewhat favor
- 13%-Somewhat oppose
- 14%-Strongly oppose
- 7%-Not sure
How often do you use TikTok?
- 16%-Several times a day
- 12%-About once a day
- 9%-Several times a week
- 12%-Once a week or less
- 51%-Never
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