77% Think Americans Are Getting Ruder

Thursday, October 17, 2013

How rude! Most Americans think their fellow citizens are becoming ruder, and half say they have even confronted someone over their behavior
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Just 10% of American Adults believe those around them are becoming kinder and gentler. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 77% think their fellow Americans are becoming ruder and less civilized. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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The survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on October 11-12, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 

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