Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 5, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 5, 2023: Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters say that the main problem with government finances is that the government spends too much. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 17% say the main problem is that the government doesn’t receive enough money.
The survey also found that 62% of voters think taxes these days are higher than they normally have been. Twenty-five percent say they are at about the same level, and just 7% say they are lower than normal.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on March 23-24, 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 comes closer to your view?
- 17%-The main problem with government finances is that the government doesn’t receive enough money
- 76%-The main problem with government finances is that the government spends too much money
- 7%-Not sure
Are taxes these days higher than they have normally been, lower than normal, or about the same?
- 62%-Higher than normal
- 7%-Lower than normal
- 25%-About the same
- 7%-Not sure
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