Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 9, 2023
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March 9, 2023: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters say the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 22% say it is still to come. This is the most optimistic assessment ever measured.
The survey also found that 43% say the federal government overreacted to the pandemic in ways that did more harm than good, but 46% take the opposite view.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 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
Is the worst of the pandemic behind us, or is it still to come?
- 57%-Behind us
- 22%-Still to come
- 22%-Not sure
Looking back, did the federal government overreact to the coronavirus pandemic in ways that did more harm than good?
- 43%-Yes
- 46%-No
- 11%-Not sure
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