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National Survey of 1,000 American Adults
Conducted April 26-27, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports
 TotalGenderAge<40>RacePartyMarriedChildren   at HomeIncomeEmploymentInvestorHow   often do you use the Twitter social media platform?Twitter   has recently agreed to accept a $44 billion buyout offer from Elon Musk. Will   the purchase by Elon Musk make Twitter better or worse, or will it not make   much difference?Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, are you more   likely or less likely to use Twitter? Or will his ownership not make much   difference in how often you use Twitter?
AdultsMenWomen18-3940-6465+< MenMen 40+< WomWom 40+WhiteBlackOtherRepublicanDemocratOtherMarriedNon MarriedYesNoUnder $30K$30K-$50K$50K-$100K$100K-$200K$200K+Not sureGov'tEntrepreneurPrvt. Co.RetiredOtherYesNoRarely or neverOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekEvery day or nearly every dayNot sureBetterWorseIt will not make much differenceNot sureMore likelyLess likelyIt will not make much differenceNot sure
How often do   you use the Twitter social media platform?Rarely or   never10%12%8%13%10%5%14%12%17%6%10%5%12%11%10%9%13%7%11%9%8%11%8%14%17%6%12%12%9%7%13%13%7%100%0%0%0%0%8%6%9%26%14%7%8%3%
Once   a week or less25%26%24%25%28%19%37%24%14%26%23%26%29%24%25%27%27%23%29%23%16%24%28%29%32%23%29%27%32%21%14%31%19%0%100%0%0%0%24%30%28%27%30%26%17%18%
Several   times a week31%32%29%28%29%37%32%32%19%31%30%29%33%32%30%30%27%34%26%33%30%32%35%26%16%33%22%26%30%40%27%30%31%0%0%100%0%0%33%24%40%21%30%34%30%29%
Every   day or nearly every day30%26%33%28%29%34%13%29%39%32%32%31%22%30%31%28%30%30%31%29%38%29%26%26%35%29%37%30%25%29%37%24%36%0%0%0%100%0%31%35%21%25%24%31%39%36%
Not   sure5%4%6%6%4%5%4%4%12%5%4%8%5%3%5%7%4%6%3%6%8%4%3%6%0%9%0%5%5%3%9%3%7%0%0%0%0%100%4%5%2%1%3%3%6%14%
 TotalGenderAge<40>RacePartyMarriedChildren   at HomeIncomeEmploymentInvestorHow   often do you use the Twitter social media platform?Twitter   has recently agreed to accept a $44 billion buyout offer from Elon Musk. Will   the purchase by Elon Musk make Twitter better or worse, or will it not make   much difference?Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, are you more   likely or less likely to use Twitter? Or will his ownership not make much   difference in how often you use Twitter?
AdultsMenWomen18-3940-6465+< MenMen 40+< WomWom 40+WhiteBlackOtherRepublicanDemocratOtherMarriedNon MarriedYesNoUnder $30K$30K-$50K$50K-$100K$100K-$200K$200K+Not sureGov'tEntrepreneurPrvt. Co.RetiredOtherYesNoRarely or neverOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekEvery day or nearly every dayNot sureBetterWorseIt will not make much differenceNot sureMore likelyLess likelyIt will not make much differenceNot sure
Twitter has   recently agreed to accept a $44 billion buyout offer from Elon Musk. Will the   purchase by Elon Musk make Twitter better or worse, or will it not make much   difference?Better62%58%66%47%66%87%35%65%44%71%64%51%63%70%57%61%63%61%53%68%67%71%59%52%46%74%62%52%58%81%58%65%60%47%58%66%65%72%100%0%0%0%59%59%65%73%
Worse13%14%12%17%14%4%28%10%19%10%12%16%14%7%14%17%12%14%15%12%13%12%11%15%22%12%14%16%13%7%17%11%15%7%14%9%14%17%0%100%0%0%12%10%17%13%
It   will not make much difference12%12%11%14%12%5%12%13%12%11%11%18%12%10%13%12%11%13%13%11%8%10%15%14%14%9%12%10%16%8%11%12%11%11%14%16%9%8%0%0%100%0%13%15%11%6%
Not   sure13%15%11%22%9%3%25%12%25%7%13%15%11%13%16%10%13%12%18%9%13%7%14%19%18%5%12%21%14%4%14%12%14%35%14%9%12%3%0%0%0%100%16%15%8%7%
 TotalGenderAge<40>RacePartyMarriedChildren   at HomeIncomeEmploymentInvestorHow   often do you use the Twitter social media platform?Twitter   has recently agreed to accept a $44 billion buyout offer from Elon Musk. Will   the purchase by Elon Musk make Twitter better or worse, or will it not make   much difference?Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, are you more   likely or less likely to use Twitter? Or will his ownership not make much   difference in how often you use Twitter?
AdultsMenWomen18-3940-6465+< MenMen 40+< WomWom 40+WhiteBlackOtherRepublicanDemocratOtherMarriedNon MarriedYesNoUnder $30K$30K-$50K$50K-$100K$100K-$200K$200K+Not sureGov'tEntrepreneurPrvt. Co.RetiredOtherYesNoRarely or neverOnce a week or lessSeveral times a weekEvery day or nearly every dayNot sureBetterWorseIt will not make much differenceNot sureMore likelyLess likelyIt will not make much differenceNot sure
Now that Elon   Musk owns Twitter, are you more likely or less likely to use Twitter? Or will   his ownership not make much difference in how often you use Twitter?More   likely43%48%37%43%43%40%49%47%34%38%42%31%50%61%30%40%50%35%40%44%27%47%43%59%56%29%37%51%49%42%28%55%32%65%56%45%37%25%41%42%47%55%100%0%0%0%
Less   likely19%18%21%18%19%23%22%17%19%21%19%22%19%11%31%15%19%20%22%18%14%16%26%21%17%19%33%17%16%23%18%21%18%15%21%24%22%11%19%15%25%24%0%100%0%0%
It   will not make much difference21%21%21%23%21%17%14%22%27%20%22%25%17%14%22%25%18%24%23%20%28%20%22%11%17%22%20%18%24%16%23%14%26%16%13%19%25%24%21%27%19%12%0%0%100%0%
Not   sure17%14%21%16%17%20%14%13%20%21%17%22%15%14%17%20%13%21%15%18%31%17%10%9%9%30%10%13%11%19%31%9%23%5%10%13%16%40%19%16%9%9%0%0%0%100%
Survey Demographics
 Total
Adults
GenderMen49%
Women51%
 Total
Adults
Age18-3940%
40-6442%
65+19%
 Total
Adults
RaceWhite63%
Black13%
Other24%
 Total
Adults
PartyRepublican29%
Democrat34%
Other37%