Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 7, 2021
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December 7, 2021: Forty percent (40%) of voters believe that rising gas prices are a bigger problem than climate change. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 29% take the opposite view and see climate change as the bigger problem. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are equally concerned about both and 3% are not sure.[1]
Most Republicans (60%) see rising gas prices as the bigger problem. A plurality of Democrats (44%) are more worried about climate change. Among independent voters, 37% cite rising gas prices as their top concern, while 27% say climate change.[1]
The survey also found that 33% believe inflation is a bigger problem than COVID, while 26% say COVID is a bigger problem. A plurality of voters (36%) see them as equally important.[1]
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