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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 30, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
March 30, 2023: Ninety-three percent (93%) of voters say that homelessness is a serious problem in America today. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that this includes 57% who say it is a very serious problem.
The survey also found that voters believe the most common causes of homelessness are unemployment (17%), mental illness (16%), drug addiction (10%), and poverty (10%).
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on March 16-17, 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
How serious a problem is homelessness in the United States?
- 57% Very serious
- 36% Somewhat serious
- 6% Not very serious
- 1% Not at all serious
- 1% Not sure
In just a few words, please tell me what is the main reason people become homeless.
- 17% Unemployment
- 16% Mental illness
- 10% Drugs
- 10% Poverty
- 9% Government policy
- 9% Unwilling to work
- 9% Inflation/Bad economy
- 6% Lack of affordable housing
- 3% Bad break
- 3% Family breakdown/Lack of support system
- 2% Lack of opportunity
- 1% Medical problems
- 5% No answer
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