When it comes to purchasing products, Americans want their goods home-grown.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 79% of Americans say that, when they buy something, it is important to them that the product is made in America. Seventeen percent (17%) say it is not important to them that they are buying domestic products. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
This includes 43% who say it is Very Important and three percent (3%) who say it is Not At All Important.
Most Americans (63%) believe that the federal government does not do enough to protect U.S. manufacturers and businesses from foreign competition. Twelve percent (12%) disagree and feel the government does too much, while nearly as many (11%) think the government offers the right amount of protection from foreign competition.
Interestingly, though, a plurality of Americans (43%) think the better way for U.S. companies to succeed is a free market competition with business worldwide. Just 34% think government protection from foreign products is a better guarantee of success. However, 23% are not sure which method is a better way for companies to succeed.
In a similar contradiction, a plurality of voters continues to believe that the country’s economy will benefit from free trade, but they also think it will stunt job growth.
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on November 10-11, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Voters overwhelmingly prefer a free market economy to an economy managed by the government and think government economic control helps big businesses at the expense of small ones.
In June 2008, 32% of Likely Voters said that when they look for a car, they look for an American-made model, while 14% said they specifically seek out foreign-made cars. Most, however, looked for the best price.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 79% of Americans say that, when they buy something, it is important to them that the product is made in America. Seventeen percent (17%) say it is not important to them that they are buying domestic products. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
This includes 43% who say it is Very Important and three percent (3%) who say it is Not At All Important.
Most Americans (63%) believe that the federal government does not do enough to protect U.S. manufacturers and businesses from foreign competition. Twelve percent (12%) disagree and feel the government does too much, while nearly as many (11%) think the government offers the right amount of protection from foreign competition.
Interestingly, though, a plurality of Americans (43%) think the better way for U.S. companies to succeed is a free market competition with business worldwide. Just 34% think government protection from foreign products is a better guarantee of success. However, 23% are not sure which method is a better way for companies to succeed.
In a similar contradiction, a plurality of voters continues to believe that the country’s economy will benefit from free trade, but they also think it will stunt job growth.
(Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook.
The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on November 10-11, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Voters overwhelmingly prefer a free market economy to an economy managed by the government and think government economic control helps big businesses at the expense of small ones.
In June 2008, 32% of Likely Voters said that when they look for a car, they look for an American-made model, while 14% said they specifically seek out foreign-made cars. Most, however, looked for the best price.
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