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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 31, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 31, 2022: Forty-five percent (45%) of voters believe that increasing government spending and taxes by several hundred billion dollars, as set out in the Inflation Reduction Act, will actually make inflation worse. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 23% believe it will reduce inflation, 10% think it will have no impact, and 21% are not sure.
The survey also found that 43% of voters believe that spending on clean energy projects will increase the price of gas. Thirty percent (30%) think it will reduce the price of gas, and 26% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 16-17, 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
The Inflation Reduction Act will increase government spending and taxes by several hundred billion dollars. Is this likely to reduce inflation or make inflation worse?
- 23%-Reduce inflation
- 45%-Make inflation worse
- 10%-no impact
- 21%-Not sure
The Inflation Reduction Act will spend more than $300 billion on clean energy projects. Do clean energy projects increase the price of gas or reduce the price of gas?
- 43%-Increase the price of gas
- 30%-Reduce the price of gas
- 26%-Not sure
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