Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 21, 2022
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October 21, 2022: Three-out-of-four (76%) of voters say that grocery prices have gone up in their area over the past month. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 60% expect those prices to rise further during the next month.
The survey also found that 54% of voters say gas prices have gone up in their area over the past month, and 59% expect further increases in the month to come.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 6-8, 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
Over the past month, have gas prices in your area gone up, down, or stayed about the same?
- 54%-Gone up
- 26%-Gone down
- 18%-Stayed about the same
- 3%-Not sure
Okay, looking ahead over the next month or so, do you expect gas prices in your area to go up, down, or stay about the same?
- 59%-Go up
- 13%-Go down
- 19%-Stay about the same
- 8%-Not sure
Over the past month, have grocery prices in your area gone up, down, or stayed about the same?
- 76%-Gone up
- 5%-Gone down
- 14%-Stayed about the same
- 4%-Not sure
Okay, looking ahead over the next month or so, do you expect grocery prices in your area to go up, down, or stay about the same?
- 60%-Go up
- 7%-Go down
- 26%-Stay about the same
- 7%-Not sure
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