Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 4, 2017
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 4, 2017: The holiday season is filled with images of people returning home from far away to reconnect with family and friends. However, the typical American lives only 18 miles from Mom. In fact, 80% live within a couple of hours of their parents.[1]
Over the past three decades, Americans have moved less than in earlier times.[2] Rather than a nation filled with people leaving home in the rearview mirror, the numbers suggest “a country of close-knit families, with members of multiple generations leaning on one another for financial and practical support.”[1]
An earlier Number of the Day noted that 35 million Americans moved last year, but most of them stayed in the same state. On a percentage basis, just over 11% moved in 2016, down from more than 40% a couple of generations ago.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 1, 2017 – 742 proposals to amend the U.S. Constitution since 1999
- November 30, 2017 – 55% of Americans favor death penalty for convicted murderers
- November 29, 2017 – 40 percent of Americans believe rule by experts is good approach to governing
- November 28, 2017 – 55 percent of Americans have no preference for male or female boss
- November 27, 2017 – 107.4 billion dollars in online holiday sales expected this year
- To see other recent numbers, check out the archive.
Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Click here to check out the latest update.
The Number of the Day is broadcast on local stations across the country. An archive of these broadcasts can be found here.
Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
Ballotpedia is the nonprofit, nonpartisan Encyclopedia of American Politics.
See also
Footnotes
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
