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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 4, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 4, 2023: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters will celebrate Labor Day by spending time with family and friends. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 40% will grill or barbeque at home, and 10% will go to the beach or lake. Just 9% will attend a parade or speech commemorating Labor Day, and 21% do not plan to do anything to celebrate.
The survey also found that only 15% believe that Labor Day is one of the nation’s most important holidays. Seventeen percent (17%) believe it is one of the least important, and 63% say it is somewhere in between.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 29-30, 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
Which of the following will you do to celebrate Labor Day?
- 57%-Spend time with family and friends
- 40%-Grill or barbeque at home
- 10%-Go to the beach or lake
- 9%-Attend a parade or speech commemorating Labor Day
- 21%-I will not do anything to celebrate
Do you consider Labor Day to be one of the nation’s most important holidays, one of the least important, or somewhere in between?
- 15%- Most important
- 17%-Least important
- 63%-Somewhere in between
- 5%-Not sure
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