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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 13, 2021
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October 13, 2021: Twenty-eight percent (28%) of voters now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 42% believe the worst is yet to come.[1]
Those numbers are little changed from mid-September and from two months ago.[2]Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Confidence that the worst of the pandemic had come and gone soared with the rollout of the vaccines at the beginning of 2020. Confidence peaked at the end of May when 56% voiced such optimism.[3]
For most of the pandemic, there were vast partisan differences in terms of optimism. That gap has now largely disappeared. Thirty-two percent (32%) of Republicans now believe the worst is behind us. So do 29% of Democrats and 25% of independents.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- October 12, 2021 -Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters want asylum seekers detained or deported
- October 11, 2021 -53 percent say cracking down on gang activity is better than restricting gun ownership to reduce violence
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- October 7, 2021 -45 percent of voters say their highest loyalty is to family
- October 6, 2021 - 30 percent of voters believe political leaders should be paid more than corporate CEOs
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- State-level mask requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year
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