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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 21, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
June 21, 2022: Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say they trust voters and their elected representatives more than government agencies and policy experts when it comes to establishing major regulations. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 31% trust government agencies and policy experts more, and 27% are not sure.
The survey also found that 47% are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency will go too far in regulating daily life in America, while 35% are worried it will not go far enough. Forty-six percent (46%) are worried that the Centers for Disease Control will go too far in regulating daily life, and 41% are worried it will not go far enough.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on June 7-8, 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
Who do you trust more when it comes to establishing major regulations: government agencies and policy experts or voters and their elected representatives?
- 31%-Government agencies and policy experts
- 42%-Voters and their elected representatives
- 27%-Not sure
What worries you more: that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will go too far in regulating daily life in America, or that it will not go far enough?
- 47%-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will go too far in regulating daily life in America
- 35%-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not go far enough
- 18%-Not sure
What worries you more: that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will go too far in regulating daily life in America, or that it will not go far enough?
- 46%-The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will go too far in regulating daily life in America
- 41%-The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will not go far enough
- 13%-Not sure
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