Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 17, 2023
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October 17, 2023: Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters believe it is either very likely (32%) or somewhat likely (31%) that Iran was heavily involved in the attack on Israel. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that only 10% of voters believe it is either not very likely (7%) or not at all likely (3%) that Iran was heavily involved in the attack.
The survey also found that 42% of voters believe that the recent exchange of $6 billion to Iran in exchange for the release of five U.S. prisoners played a significant role in the launching of the attack against Israel.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 9-10, 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 likely is it that Iran was heavily involved in planning and supporting the attack on Israel?
- 32%-Very likely
- 31%-Somewhat likely
- 7%-Not very likely
- 3%-Not at all likely
- 27%-Not sure
Recently, in exchange for the release of five U.S. prisoners, $6 billion was released to Iran. Did the release of that money play a significant role in launching the attack on Israel?
- 42%-Yes
- 17%-No
- 41%-Not sure
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