Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 6, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
March 6, 2023: Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters say we need more individual freedom in the United States today. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 23% say we need more government control to maintain social order.
The survey also found that, when asked about specific freedoms, 86% say that freedom of speech is very important. Seventy-nine percent (79%) rate freedom of religion as very important, and 68% say that freedom of the press is. Half (50%) say the same of the right to bear arms.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 21-22, 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
There is often a tension between individual freedom and government control to maintain social order. In the United States today, do we need more individual freedom or more government control to maintain social order?
- 59%-More individual freedom
- 23%-More government control to maintain social order
- 18%-Not sure
How important are each of the following?
Freedom of Speech
- 86%-Very important
- 14%-Somewhat important
- 0%-Not very important
- 0%-Not at all important
- 0%-Not sure
Freedom of the Press
- 68%-Very important
- 25%-Somewhat important
- 4%-Not very important
- 1%-Not at all important
- 2%-Not sure
Freedom of Religion
- 79%-Very important
- 16%-Somewhat important
- 3%-Not very important
- 1%-Not at all important
- 1%-Not sure
The Right to Bear Arms
- 50%-Very important
- 26%-Somewhat important
- 13%-Not very important
- 9%-Not at all important
- 2%-Not sure
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