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Americans Concerned About Supply Chain Crisis, Expect Federal Action - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 1,000 American Adults
Conducted October 11-12, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports and Human Events
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Employment Investor How closely have you followed news stories about problems with the U.S. supply chain? How concerned are you that supply-chain problems may lead to shortages of basic items? Have you noticed shortages of basic items in stores where you live? Should the federal government take action to help fix the problems currently affecting the U.S. supply chain?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very closely Somewhat closely Not very closely Not at all Not sure Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
How closely have you followed news stories about problems with the U.S. supply chain? Very closely 39% 45% 34% 23% 48% 55% 25% 51% 8% 41% 36% 49% 43% 47% 37% 35% 47% 30% 34% 43% 35% 38% 34% 47% 60% 48% 43% 50% 36% 56% 16% 50% 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 59% 20% 19% 31% 15% 45% 32% 22% 40% 50% 27%
Somewhat closely 36% 37% 36% 40% 35% 31% 43% 35% 40% 35% 40% 30% 30% 34% 40% 34% 36% 37% 40% 34% 29% 37% 44% 40% 26% 31% 35% 34% 39% 34% 37% 37% 36% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 30% 47% 42% 22% 5% 36% 38% 32% 38% 30% 35%
Not very closely 17% 13% 20% 25% 12% 8% 20% 11% 39% 15% 17% 17% 16% 12% 18% 19% 12% 23% 17% 16% 23% 20% 15% 10% 6% 11% 20% 11% 18% 8% 27% 12% 21% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 8% 27% 26% 13% 19% 13% 23% 22% 17% 13% 21%
Not at all 4% 3% 6% 7% 3% 2% 5% 2% 11% 5% 3% 3% 7% 3% 2% 7% 4% 5% 5% 4% 7% 2% 5% 3% 4% 1% 0% 4% 5% 0% 11% 1% 7% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1% 4% 10% 24% 24% 3% 6% 7% 4% 4% 7%
Not sure 3% 2% 4% 5% 1% 4% 6% 1% 3% 4% 3% 1% 4% 3% 2% 5% 2% 4% 4% 3% 5% 3% 2% 0% 3% 8% 1% 2% 2% 3% 8% 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 2% 2% 3% 11% 37% 2% 1% 16% 1% 4% 9%
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Employment Investor How closely have you followed news stories about problems with the U.S. supply chain? How concerned are you that supply-chain problems may lead to shortages of basic items? Have you noticed shortages of basic items in stores where you live? Should the federal government take action to help fix the problems currently affecting the U.S. supply chain?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very closely Somewhat closely Not very closely Not at all Not sure Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
How concerned are you that supply-chain problems may lead to shortages of basic items? Very concerned 49% 49% 49% 36% 56% 62% 35% 53% 27% 55% 47% 52% 52% 62% 40% 47% 54% 42% 48% 49% 52% 49% 46% 48% 47% 54% 50% 43% 45% 62% 43% 51% 47% 74% 40% 22% 12% 26% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 62% 23% 42% 53% 45% 36%
Somewhat concerned 36% 35% 37% 45% 31% 30% 39% 34% 60% 31% 39% 29% 33% 30% 43% 36% 34% 39% 38% 36% 33% 35% 40% 40% 40% 31% 35% 42% 38% 31% 37% 37% 36% 19% 47% 58% 35% 19% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 31% 48% 33% 38% 28% 41%
Not very concerned 9% 12% 7% 11% 9% 4% 17% 10% 6% 7% 10% 13% 6% 5% 12% 9% 7% 12% 7% 10% 9% 9% 11% 9% 8% 4% 9% 10% 12% 5% 7% 9% 9% 4% 11% 14% 22% 9% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 4% 20% 7% 6% 17% 11%
Not at all concerned 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 4% 2% 2% 1% 4% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 1% 4% 3% 4% 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 14% 8% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1% 5% 2% 2% 8% 0%
Not sure 3% 2% 4% 5% 2% 2% 5% 1% 3% 5% 2% 5% 5% 1% 3% 5% 2% 4% 3% 3% 4% 6% 1% 0% 3% 7% 3% 1% 2% 1% 9% 0% 6% 1% 0% 4% 17% 37% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 1% 4% 16% 1% 2% 12%
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Employment Investor How closely have you followed news stories about problems with the U.S. supply chain? How concerned are you that supply-chain problems may lead to shortages of basic items? Have you noticed shortages of basic items in stores where you live? Should the federal government take action to help fix the problems currently affecting the U.S. supply chain?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very closely Somewhat closely Not very closely Not at all Not sure Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Have you noticed shortages of basic items in stores where you live? Yes 62% 61% 63% 60% 65% 60% 59% 61% 60% 64% 65% 61% 55% 66% 57% 63% 62% 62% 64% 61% 67% 65% 57% 63% 39% 66% 61% 59% 63% 63% 62% 58% 65% 71% 61% 49% 43% 48% 79% 53% 29% 30% 22% 100% 0% 0% 69% 51% 46%
No 30% 32% 27% 31% 29% 29% 35% 32% 29% 27% 30% 28% 31% 27% 35% 26% 30% 30% 29% 30% 27% 28% 33% 34% 43% 18% 37% 35% 30% 28% 24% 35% 25% 24% 31% 40% 44% 10% 14% 39% 64% 64% 35% 0% 100% 0% 24% 44% 36%
Not sure 8% 7% 10% 9% 6% 11% 6% 7% 11% 9% 6% 10% 14% 6% 8% 10% 8% 8% 8% 9% 6% 7% 9% 3% 19% 16% 2% 6% 7% 9% 14% 7% 9% 5% 7% 11% 13% 43% 7% 7% 7% 6% 43% 0% 0% 100% 7% 5% 17%
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Employment Investor How closely have you followed news stories about problems with the U.S. supply chain? How concerned are you that supply-chain problems may lead to shortages of basic items? Have you noticed shortages of basic items in stores where you live? Should the federal government take action to help fix the problems currently affecting the U.S. supply chain?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very closely Somewhat closely Not very closely Not at all Not sure Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should the federal government take action to help fix the problems currently affecting the U.S. supply chain? Yes 65% 63% 66% 71% 61% 57% 71% 60% 71% 65% 64% 73% 61% 64% 72% 58% 61% 69% 67% 63% 68% 69% 64% 68% 45% 52% 70% 60% 66% 57% 72% 60% 68% 65% 68% 65% 56% 28% 70% 67% 45% 40% 23% 72% 52% 53% 100% 0% 0%
No 18% 24% 12% 13% 22% 20% 18% 27% 8% 13% 18% 14% 21% 22% 10% 24% 22% 14% 17% 19% 14% 15% 19% 21% 32% 22% 11% 26% 21% 22% 8% 25% 13% 23% 15% 14% 17% 21% 17% 14% 34% 58% 10% 15% 27% 11% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 17% 13% 22% 16% 16% 23% 12% 13% 21% 22% 18% 13% 18% 15% 18% 19% 18% 17% 16% 18% 18% 16% 17% 11% 23% 26% 19% 15% 14% 21% 21% 15% 19% 12% 17% 22% 28% 51% 13% 19% 21% 2% 67% 13% 21% 36% 0% 0% 100%
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 49%
Women 51%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 41%
40-64 41%
65+ 18%
  Total
Adults
Race White 63%
Black 13%
Other 24%
  Total
Adults
Party Republican 28%
Democrat 35%
Other 37%