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Crosstabs - American Jobs and Foreign Workers - June 23, 25 and 28, 2020

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National Survey of 1,500 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted June 23, 25, and 28, 2020 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Trump Approval
LV's Male Female 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Not sure Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Not sure
People say immigrants fill construction, technology, hospitality and other service jobs that Americans don't want. Are there Americans who would take those jobs if pay and working conditions were improved or are there just not enough Americans willing to do that kind of work? Americans would take those jobs if pay and working conditions were improved 54% 56% 53% 59% 52% 49% 54% 65% 49% 70% 41% 52% 67% 54% 34% 41% 60% 57% 53% 51% 48% 53% 66% 58% 56% 57% 45% 53% 59% 55% 53% 52% 53% 75% 63% 51% 39% 29%
There are just not enough Americans willing to do that kind of work 33% 34% 31% 30% 34% 35% 33% 22% 37% 19% 45% 32% 20% 34% 51% 38% 30% 28% 33% 34% 46% 33% 30% 29% 34% 29% 38% 34% 26% 35% 34% 34% 30% 13% 25% 28% 49% 19%
Not sure 13% 10% 16% 11% 14% 16% 13% 13% 14% 11% 14% 16% 12% 13% 15% 21% 9% 16% 14% 15% 6% 14% 4% 13% 10% 14% 17% 14% 15% 9% 13% 13% 18% 12% 12% 21% 12% 53%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Male 47%
Female 53%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 36%
40-64 47%
65+ 16%
  Total
LV's
Race White 70%
Black 12%
Other 18%
  Total
LV's
Party Republican 33%
Democrat 37%
Other 30%