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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 3, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 3, 2022: Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters say that, when a country runs a trade deficit, that is bad for the economy. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 9% think it is good for the economy, 18% think it is neither bad nor good, and 25% are not sure.
The survey also found that just 16% are following recent news stories about the trade deficit Very Closely. Thirty-one percent (31%) are following it somewhat closely, 30% not very closely, and 18% not at all closely.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 19-21, 2022. Fieldwork 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 +/- 2.8 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
When a country runs a trade deficit, is that good or bad for the economy?
- 9%-Good for the economy
- 49%-Bad for the economy
- 18%-Neither good nor bad
- 25%-Not sure
How closely have you followed recent news stories about the trade deficit?
- 16%-Very closely
- 31%-Somewhat closely
- 30%-Not very closely
- 18%-Not at all closely
- 6%-Not sure
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