Questions - Employment - August 4-5, 2011
Most Americans Still Think Those in Private Sector Work Harder, Earn Less Than Government Employees
24% Say Government Should Hire Long-Term Unemployed
50% Say U.S. Job Market Worse Now Than A Year Ago
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National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted August 4-5, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you know anyone who is out of work and looking for
a job?
2* Do you know anyone who, out of frustration with the
difficult job market, has given up looking for a job?
3* Is the job market better than it was a year ago, worse
than it was a year ago or about the same?
4* A year from today will unemployment be higher than it
is today, lower than it is today or about the same as it is today?
5*
If people can’t find work after an extended period of time, should the federal government hire them, pay
for their retraining, extend their unemployment benefits indefinitely or
do nothing at all?
6*
If the federal government hires more people, is that good for the economy, bad
for the economy, or does it have no impact on the economy?
7* Do government
workers have more job security or less job security than workers in the private
sector?
8* Who works harder,
government workers or workers in the private sector?
9* Does the average
government worker earn more annually than the average private sector worker?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
