Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 4, 2022
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July 4, 2022: Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters think it is fair to say that the United States was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 13% disagree, and 10% are not sure.
However, the survey also found that only 29% of voters believe the United States is doing an excellent or good job of living up to those ideals today. Sixty-six percent say the U.S. is doing a fair or poor job, and 4% are not sure. About a third (34%) say the U.S. will be doing a better job of living up to those ideals a generation from now, another third (34%) say the U.S. will be doing worse, and 31% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on June 16-18, 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 it fair to say that the United States was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance?
- 77%-Yes
- 13%-No
- 10%-Not sure
How would you rate the way the United States is living up to those ideals today?
- 11%-Excellent
- 18%-Good
- 27%-Fair
- 39%-Poor
- 4%-Not sure
A generation from now, will the United States be doing a better job of living up to its founding ideals, or will it be doing worse?
- 34%-It will be doing a better job
- 34%-It will be doing worse
- 31%-Not sure
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