Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 17, 2024
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January 17, 2024: Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters say that their personal finances are getting worse. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 24% say their personal finances are getting better, and 40% that they are staying about the same.
The survey also found that 41% believe the U.S. is currently in a recession, and 68% say that their income has been falling behind inflation over the past year.
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 January 8-9, 2024. 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
Are your personal finances getting better or worse these days?
- 6%-Much better
- 18%-Somewhat better
- 40%-About the same
- 24%-Somewhat worse
- 13%-Much worse
- 1%-Not sure
Is the United States currently in a recession?
- 41%-Yes
- 35%-No
- 24%-Not sure
Looking back over the past year, has your income kept up with inflation? Or have you been falling behind?
- 25%-Income has kept up with inflation
- 68%-Income has been falling behind
- 7%-Not sure
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