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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 12, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 12, 2022: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters prefer a candidate who believes that abortion should be legal only in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 24% prefer a candidate who believes abortion should be legal at any time up to the moment of birth, and 19% are not sure.
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
Suppose you had a choice between two Congressional candidates. One said abortion should be allowed at any point during a pregnancy up until the moment of birth. The other said abortion should be allowed only during the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy. For whom would you vote?
- 24%-The candidate who said abortion should be allowed at any point during a pregnancy up until the moment of birth.
- 57%-The candidate who said abortion should be allowed only during the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy.
- 19%-Not sure
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