Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 07, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
February 07, 2023: Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters say that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, equal to the previous high in May 2021. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 25% say the worst is still to come.
The survey also found that voters are divided on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. Forty-two percent (42%) say that the government overreacted to the coronavirus in ways that did more harm than good. Forty-three percent (43%) say it did not.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on January 24-26, 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.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 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
Is the worst of the pandemic behind us, or is it still to come?
- 56%-Behind us
- 25%-Still to come
- 20%-Not sure
Looking back, did the federal government overreact to the coronavirus pandemic in ways that did more harm than good?
- 42%-Yes
- 43%-No
- 15%-Not sure
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