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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 20, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 20, 2022: Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters say that America’s allies take advantage of our nation and expect the U.S. to pay more than our fair share of alliance defense costs. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 19% think America’s allies pay their fair share, and 23% are not sure.
The survey also found that 69% of voters think, to help slow the growth of U.S. military spending, it would be appropriate to ask European nations to pay a larger share of the cost for European security. Just 13% say it would be inappropriate, and 18% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 6-8, 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
Do America’s allies pay their fair share of alliance defense costs, or do they take advantage of our nation and expect the U.S. to pay more than our fair share of alliance defense costs?
- 19%-They pay their fair share
- 58%-They take advantage
- 23%-Not sure
To help slow the growth of U.S. military spending, would it be appropriate to ask European nations to pay a larger share of the cost for European security?
- 69%-Yes
- 13%-No
- 18%-Not sure
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