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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 25, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 25, 2023: Eighty-one percent (81%) of voters say that it is better for companies when they hire the best person for a job, rather than hiring to match the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of the community. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 77% also say that it is better for communities when companies hire the best person for a job.
The survey also found that voters generally do not believe that companies actively discriminate when hiring. For each of five groups - racial minorities, women, LGBTQ+, military veterans, and Christians - voters said they did not believe that small companies generally actively discriminate in hiring. When asked about large companies with relation to the same five groups, voters said they did not believe there was generally active discrimination against four. By a narrow 39% to 36% margin, voters say that large companies generally do discriminate against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 11-13, 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
Is it in a company’s best interest to hire the best person for the job or to hire people who match the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of their community?
- 81% -The best person for the job
- 13%-People who match the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of their community
- 5%-Not sure
What is better for communities: For companies to hire the best person for the job or to hire people who match the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of their community?
- 77%-The best person for the job
- 17%-People who match the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of their community
- 6%-Not sure
Generally speaking, do most large companies actively discriminate against any of the following groups when hiring?
Military veterans
- 19%-Yes
- 61%-No
- 20%-Not sure
Christians
- 20%-Yes
- 57%-No
- 21%-Not sure
Racial minorities
- 34%-Yes
- 42%-No
- 23%-Not sure
Women
- 38%-Yes
- 44%-No
- 18%-Not sure
LGBTQ+
- 39%-Yes
- 36%-No
- 25%-Not sure
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