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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 7, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
June 7, 2022: Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters favor a proposal to put more protections in place to address concerns that the federal government already collects too much information about individual Americans. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 23% oppose the proposal, and 12% are not sure.
The survey also found that 75% of voters think, that if the federal government was able to monitor personal communications and had access to more personal information, some political leaders would likely use it to harm political opponents. Just 16% think that is not likely, and 10% are not sure. Those numbers include 42% who think it is very likely and 6% who think it is not at all likely.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on May 24-26, 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 the federal government was able to monitor personal communications of individual Americans and had access to more personal information. How likely is it that some agents or political leaders would use that information to harm political opponents?
- 42%-Very likely
- 33%-Somewhat likely
- 10%-Not very likely
- 6%-Not at all likely
- 10%-Not sure
Some people believe the federal government already collects too much information about individual Americans. To address this, a proposal has been made that would put more privacy protections in place. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
- 31%-Strongly favor
- 35%-Somewhat favor
- 16%-Somewhat oppose
- 7%-Strongly oppose
- 12%-Not sure
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