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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 11, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 11, 2023: Eighty percent (80%) of voters believe it’s important for any ceasefire agreement to have a requirement for Hamas to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 29% of voters believe it is very important and 36% believe it is absolutely essential.
The survey also found that 86% of voters believe guaranteeing Israel’s national security is absolutely essential (38%), very important (29%), or somewhat important (19%) for any agreement regarding a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Methodology
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points. The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 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.
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
Think for a moment about the terms of a permanent ceasefire. How important are each of the following?
Hamas acknowledging Israel’s right to exist
- 36%-Absolutely essential
- 29%-Very important
- 15%-Somewhat important
- 7%-Not very important
- 5%-Not at all important
- 7%-Not sure
Guaranteeing Israel’s national security
- 38%-Absolutely essential
- 29%-Very important
- 19%-Somewhat important
- 4%-Not very important
- 5%-Not at all important
- 6%-Not sure
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