Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 8, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 8, 2022: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters say the United States is currently in a recession. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 19% say the U.S. is not in a recession, and 24% are not sure.
The survey also found that only 24% of voters say the U.S. economy is getting better. Fifty-six percent (56%) say that it is getting worse, and 18% say it is staying about the same.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 23-25, 2022. 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 +/- 2.8 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 United States currently in a recession?
- 57%-Yes
- 19%-No
- 24%-Not sure
Is the U.S. economy getting better or worse?
- 5%-Much better
- 19%-Somewhat better
- 18%-About the same
- 28%-Somewhat worse
- 28%-Much worse
- 2%-Not sure
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- September 7, 2022-48% of voters say the worst of the pandemic is behind us
- September 6, 2022-23% of voters say their personal finances are getting better
- September 5, 2022-70% of voters agree that “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”
- September 2, 2022-63% of voters favor the creation of a bi-partisan Congressional committee to investigate corruption and political bias in the FBI leadership
- September 1, 2022-54% of voters have a favorable opinion of the FBI
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