Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 8, 2021
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
March 8, 2021: Eighty-six percent (86%) of voters believe that missing out on in-person teaching during the pandemic has been damaging to students. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 11% disagree.[1]
Those totals include 53% who believe the impact has been very damaging and 3% who say it has not been damaging at all.[1]
This is a rare pandemic-related topic with broad agreement across party lines. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans believe the lack of in-person teaching has been damaging to students. So do 86% of independents and 84% of Democrats.[1]
However, the partisan divide appears clearly on a related question. Forty-eight percent (48%) of all voters believe the health threat to students and teachers is greater than the academic threat to students. Forty-four percent (44%) take the opposite view. On this question, 70% of Democrats see the health issues as a bigger concern, while 65% of Republicans are more worried about academic issues. Independents are evenly divided.[1]
Data released recently shows that a plurality of voters believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. Additionally, 50% believe that many cities and states overreacted to the pandemic in ways that did more harm than good.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 5, 2021 -52 percent of voters have favorable opinion of Dr. Anthony Fauci
- March 4, 2021 -73 percent of voters have received COVID-19 vaccine or know someone who has
- March 3, 2021 –50 percent of voters believe many states and cities overreacted to coronavirus pandemic
- March 2, 2021 -40 percent of voters expect America to be more polarized in a year
- March 1, 2021 -43 percent of African American voters would feel threatened if approached by a police officer while alone
- To see other recent numbers, check out the archive.
Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Click here to check out the latest update.
The Number of the Day is broadcast on local stations across the country. An archive of these broadcasts can be found here.
Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
Ballotpedia is the nonprofit, nonpartisan Encyclopedia of American Politics.
See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 23, 2021
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 3, 2021
Footnotes
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
