Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 7, 2022
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December 7, 2022: By a 61% to 26% margin, voters prefer a system where everyone has equal opportunity and some people end up far more successful than others over one in which the government ensures that inequality is minimized. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 21% believe that meritocracy and a hard work ethic are racist ideas. Sixty-three percent (63%) disagree, including 47% who strongly disagree.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 17-20, 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
Which of the following would you prefer:
- 61%-A system where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and some people end up far more successful and wealthy than others.
- 26%-A system where government leaders ensure that inequality is minimized so that everyone has roughly the same resources.
- 13%-Not sure
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Meritocracy and a hard work ethic are racist ideas
- 9%-Strongly agree
- 12%-Somewhat agree
- 16%-Somewhat disagree
- 47%-Strongly disagree
- 16%-Not sure
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- December 6, 2022-76% of voters rate the U.S. economy as fair or poor
- December 5, 2022-47% of voters think it is likely that Donald Trump will be elected president in 2024
- December 2, 2022-58% of voters say the U.S. is currently in a recession
- December 1, 2022-80% of voters believe the federal government should promote policies that treat all Americans equally
- November 30, 2022-43% of voters say that America is a racist country
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