Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 7, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 7, 2022: Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters say the worst of the pandemic is behind us. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 29% say it is still to come, and 23% are not sure.
The survey also found that 55% of voters think it is likely that U.S. government officials actively tried to cover up the possibility that the coronavirus was created in a Wuhan, China, laboratory. Thirty-one percent (31%) think it is not likely, and 14% are not sure.
| Worst of Pandemic is Behind Us | Worst of Pandemic is Still to Come | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 23-25 | 48% | 29% | +19% |
| June 27-29 | 50% | 25% | +25% |
| April 28-30 | 51% | 21% | +30% |
| Mar. 3-5 | 48% | 24% | +24% |
| Feb. 10-13 | 40% | 32% | +8% |
| Jan. 24-25 | 29% | 44% | -15% |
| Jan. 3-4. | 30% | 39% | -9% |
| Dec. 21-22 | 27% | 46% | -19% |
| Dec. 14-15 | 29% | 40% | -11% |
| Dec. 1-3 | 32% | 40% | -8% |
| Nov. 22-23 | 40% | 37% | +3% |
| Nov. 15-16 | 43% | 34% | +9% |
| Nov. 8-11 | 46% | 28% | +18% |
| Nov. 4-7 | 44% | 29% | +15% |
| Oct. 28-30 | 40% | 30% | +10% |
| Oct. 11-13 | 38% | 34% | +4% |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 2 | 28% | 42% | -14% |
| Sept. 14-15 | 28% | 45% | -17% |
| Aug. 20-22 | 25% | 48% | -23% |
| Aug. 5-7 | 29% | 43% | -14% |
| July 29-31 | 28% | 45% | -17% |
| July 22-24 | 34% | 38% | -4% |
| July 15-17 | 37% | 33% | +4% |
| May 27-29 | 56% | 20% | +36% |
| May 20-22 | 52% | 21% | +31% |
| Apr. 29-May 1 | 50% | 24% | +26% |
| Apr. 15-17 | 41% | 32% | +9% |
| Mar. 4-6 | 42% | 28% | +14% |
| Feb. 18-20 | 39% | 31% | +8% |
| Jan. 28-30 | 33% | 40% | -7% |
| Dec. 10-12 | 21% | 62% | -41% |
| Nov. 27-28 | 18% | 68% | -50% |
| Nov. 12-14 | 22% | 62% | -40% |
| Oct. 15-17 | 22% | 56% | -34% |
| Oct. 8-10 | 27% | 52% | -25% |
| Oct. 1-3 | 24% | 55% | -31% |
| Sept. 3-5 | 29% | 49% | -20% |
| Aug. 13-15 | 20% | 59% | -39% |
| July 23-25 | 15% | 63% | -48% |
| June 4-6 | 29% | 42% | -13% |
| April 9-11 | 16% | 60% | -44% |
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 23-25, 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
Is the worst of the pandemic behind us, or is it still to come?
- 48%-Behind us
- 29%-Still to come
- 23%-Not sure
How likely is it that U.S. government officials actively tried to cover up the possibility that the coronavirus was created in a Wuhan, China, laboratory?
- 29%-Very likely
- 26%-Somewhat likely
- 16%-Not very likely
- 15%-Not at all likely
- 14%-Not sure
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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- September 2, 2022-63% of voters favor the creation of a bi-partisan Congressional committee to investigate corruption and political bias in the FBI leadership
- September 1, 2022-54% of voters have a favorable opinion of the FBI
- August 31, 2022-45% of voters believe that increasing government spending and taxes will make inflation worse
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