Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 25 2024
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October 25 2024: Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters say they are either very (37%) or somewhat (40%) concerned about the safety and quality of the food that they and their families eat. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 79% are either very (28%) or somewhat (51%) confident that they can assess the safety of food for their families as they shop.
The survey also found that 65% believe that food sold in the United States is generally safer than food sold in other developed countries, and 91% are satisfied with the choices of safe food available to them.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 14-15, 2024. 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 +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Survey questions
How concerned are you about the safety and quality of the food that you and your family eat?
- 37%-Very concerned
- 40%-Somewhat concerned
- 18%-Not very concerned
- 5%-Not at all concerned
- 1%-Not sure
How confident are you that you can assess the safety of food for your family as you shop?
- 28%-Very confident
- 51%-Somewhat confident
- 14%-Not very confident
- 4%-Not at all confident
- 2%-Not sure
Generally speaking, is food sold in the United States safer or less safe than food sold in other developed countries?
- 28%-Much safer
- 37%-Somewhat safer
- 15%-Somewhat less safe
- 8%-Much less safe
- 11%-Not sure
How satisfied are you with the choices of safe food available for your family?
- 33%-Very satisfied
- 48%-Somewhat satisfied
- 13%-Not very satisfied
- 3%-Not at all satisfied
- 3%-Not sure
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