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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 8, 2021
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
June 8, 2021: Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters favor ending the pandemic-related supplemental unemployment payments and returning unemployment benefits to normal levels. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 19% are opposed and 10% are not sure.[1]
Friday’s Number of the Day reported that 25 states have already ended the supplemental benefits or scheduled a date for doing so.[1]
Among the voting public, support for ending the benefits is found across partisan, ideological, and demographic lines. A majority of voters in every measured demographic group favor ending those benefits. Support comes from 86% of Republicans, 67% of independent voters, and 59% of Democrats.[1]
Additionally, among all voters, 68% believe ending the supplemental benefits will encourage people currently receiving unemployment benefits to take a job.[1]
Forty-six percent (46%) of voters know someone who is making more money by collecting unemployment than they could earn by working. Among those who know someone in that situation, 82% favor ending the supplemental benefits.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- June 7, 2021 -15 states have prohibited proof-of-vaccination requirements
- June 4, 2021 -25 states have ended supplemental unemployment benefits
- June 3, 2021 -56 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic is behind us
- June 2, 2021 -72 percent of voters believe illegal immigration is bad for the United States
- June 1, 2021 -71 percent of voters believe elite universities should pay taxes on endowment income
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