Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020: Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters believe private businesses should be allowed to decide whether or not their customers are required to wear masks. A Ballotpedia survey found that 47% disagree and 5% are not sure.[1]
There is a strong partisan divide on this question. By a 64% to 32% margin, Republican voters believe businesses should set the rules for their customers. By a 57% to 38% margin, Democrats disagree and say businesses should not be allowed to do so. Independent voters are evenly divided.[1]
Moving out of the business environment into public spaces, 68% believe governments have the legal authority to require masks in public. But, again, there is a wide partisan divide. Eighty percent (80%) of Democrats believe state and local governments have such authority. Only 60% of Independents and 56% of Republicans agree.[1]
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- June 5, 2020 –45 percent of workers using Zoom calls or other video conferencing platforms
- June 4, 2020 –38% of working Americans today regularly interact with customers
- June 3, 2020 –22% of voters believe the economy is getting better
- June 2, 2020 –53% of voters are more worried about coronavirus threat to their health than their finances
- June 1, 2020 –21% of voters believe it will be at least six months before most businesses reopen
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Documenting America's Path to Recovery Email Updates
- Debate over responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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