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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 21, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 21, 2022: Forty-six percent (46%) of voters would take a trip to the moon and back, given the opportunity. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 42% would not. Similarly, 45% would take a trip into space and orbit the earth if they could do so at no cost to themselves.
The survey also found that 80% think it is likely that another human will set foot on the moon within the next ten years. Thirteen percent (13%) think it is unlikely, and 8% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 8-9, 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
Suppose you had the opportunity– at no cost– to go into space and orbit the earth. Would you be willing to go into space and orbit the earth?
- 45%-Yes
- 42%-No
- 13%-Not sure
If you had the opportunity, would you take a trip to the moon and back?
- 46%-Yes
- 42%-No
- 12%-Not sure
How likely is it that another human will set foot on the moon within the next five or ten years?
- 41%-Very likely
- 39%-Somewhat likely
- 9%-Not very likely
- 4%-Not at all likely
- 8%-Not sure
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