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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 29 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 29 2024: Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters believe companies regularly require college degrees for jobs that people without degrees could do just as well. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 57% say doing so should be illegal.
The survey also found that, by a 73% to 16% margin, voters believe that it is more important for high schools to prepare students for jobs and careers than to prepare them for college.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 14-15, 2024. 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 +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Survey questions
Do companies regularly require college degrees for jobs even though people without degrees could do them just as well?
- 69%-Yes
- 17%-No
- 14%-Not sure
Should it be against the law for an employer to require a college degree unless that employer can prove a degree is absolutely necessary for the job?
- 57%-Yes
- 31%-No
- 13%-Not sure
Is it more important for high schools to prepare students for jobs and careers or to prepare students for college?
- 73%-Jobs and careers
- 16%-College
- 11%-Not sure
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- October 23, 2024-70% of voters say it is more important to create good jobs for people without college degrees
- October 22, 2024-38% of voters believe capitalism and patriotism should be core values of a college education
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