Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 20, 2023
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July 20, 2023: Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters are more likely to support significant increases in U.S. nuclear power production after being informed that France already generates most of its power from nuclear. A Scott Rasmussen National Survey found that 12% were less likely to support expanded nuclear power generation after learning about France.
The survey also found that 63% of voters are more likely to support increasing domestic nuclear energy production after learning that newer smaller modular reactors produce no nuclear waste.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 10-11, 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
In fact, France produces most of its electricity from nuclear power. Does knowing this make you more or less likely to favor significantly increasing nuclear power generation in the United States?
- 18%-Much more likely
- 35%-Somewhat more likely
- 8%-Somewhat less likely
- 4%-Much less likely
- 25%-No difference
- 9%-Not sure-
The new technology used by smaller modular reactors generates no nuclear waste. Does knowing this make you more or less likely to favor significantly increasing nuclear energy production?
- 27%-Much more likely
- 36%- Somewhat more likely
- 9%-Somewhat less likely
- 6%-Much less likely
- 13%-No difference
- 9%-Not sure
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