Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 11, 2022

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By Scott Rasmussen

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July 11, 2022: Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters believe that, at this point, getting COVID is pretty much the same as getting the flu or a bad cold. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 28% disagree.

The survey also found that 50% of all voters say the worst of the pandemic is behind us. That number has held steady since late March. Optimism has still not returned to the May 2021 peak when 56% said the worst was behind us.

	Worst of Pandemic is Behind Us	Worst of Pandemic is Still to Come	Net
June 27-29, 2022	50%	25%	+25%
April 28-30	51%	21%	+30%
Mar. 3-5	48%	24%	+24%
Feb. 10-13	40%	32%	+8%
Jan. 24-25	29%	44%	-15%
Jan. 3-4.	30%	39%	-9%
Dec. 21-22	27%	46%	-19%
Dec. 14-15	29%	40%	-11%
Dec. 1-3	32%	40%	-8%
Nov. 22-23	40%	37%	+3%
Nov. 15-16	43%	34%	+9%
Nov. 8-11	46%	28%	+18%
Nov. 4-7	44%	29%	+15%
Oct. 28-30	40%	30%	+10%
Oct. 11-13	38%	34%	+4%
Sept. 30-Oct. 2	28%	42%	-14%
Sept. 14-15	28%	45%	-17%
Aug. 20-22	25%	48%	-23%
Aug. 5-7	29%	43%	-14%
July 29-31	28%	45%	-17%
July 22-24	34%	38%	-4%
July 15-17	37%	33%	+4%
May 27-29	56%	20%	+36%
May 20-22	52%	21%	+31%
Apr. 29-May 1	50%	24%	+26%
Apr. 15-17	41%	32%	+9%
Mar. 4-6	42%	28%	+14%
Feb. 18-20	39%	31%	+8%
Jan. 28-30	33%	40%	-7%
Dec. 10-12	21%	62%	-41%
Nov. 27-28	18%	68%	-50%
Nov. 12-14	22%	62%	-40%
Oct. 15-17	22%	56%	-34%
Oct. 8-10	27%	52%	-25%
Oct. 1-3	24%	55%	-31%
Sept. 3-5	29%	49%	-20%
Aug. 13-15	20%	59%	-39%
July 23-25	15%	63%	-48%
June 4-6	29%	42%	-13%
April 9-11	16%	60%	-44%

Methodology

The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on June 27-29, 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

Is the worst of the pandemic behind us, or is it still to come?

• 50%-Behind us
• 25%-Still to come
• 25%-Not sure

At this point in time, is getting COVID pretty much the same as getting the flu or a bad cold?

• 54%-Yes
• 28%-No
• 19%-Not sure

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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.

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• July 4, 2022-77% of voters agree that America was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance

• To see other recent numbers, check out the archive.

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