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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 25, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 25, 2022: Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters say that more government spending would be bad for the economy, including 32% who say it would be very bad. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 25% think more government spending would be good for the economy, including 8% who think it would be very good. Four percent (4%) say it would have no impact, and 18% are not sure.
The survey also found that 54% believe the United States is currently in a recession. Of those who do not think the U.S. is currently in a recession or are not sure, most (56%) think it is likely the U.S. will enter a recession over the next 3-6 months.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 12-14, 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
At this point in time, would more government spending be good for the economy or bad for the economy?
- 8%-Very good for the economy
- 17%-Somewhat good for the economy
- 20%-Somewhat bad for the economy
- 32%-Very bad for the economy
- 4%-No impact
- 18%-Not sure
Is the United States currently in a recession?
- 54%-Yes
- 20%-No
- 25%-Not sure
[If No/Not sure to Recession] Over the next 3-6 months, how likely is it that the country will enter a recession?
- 54%-Already in a recession
- 7%-Very likely
- 19%-Somewhat likely
- 8%-Not very likely
- 1%-Not at all likely
- 10%-Not sure
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