March 8, 2022: Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. That’s up eight points over the past three weeks. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 24% believe the worst is yet to come. That figure is down eight points from mid-February.
Combined, these figures represent the most optimistic assessment since May, 2021. At the end of that month, 56% believed the worst was behind us.
Among senior citizens, 55% say the worst is behind us while 15% fear it is still to come. However, voters under 35 are evenly divided. Looking ahead, the survey found that 53% are more worried about government lockdowns and restrictions than they are about getting COVID. Thirty-six percent (36%) are more worried about getting COVID.
Most Democrats (60%) are more worried about getting COVID. Most Republicans (71%) and independents (55%) are more worried about government restrictions and lockdowns.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on March 3-5, 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.
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.
Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of the Rasmussen Media Group. He is a political analyst, author, public speaker, independent public opinion pollster and columnist for Creators Syndicate. Read Scott Rasmussen's Reports — More Here.
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