Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.
March 10-15, 2010. N=1,208 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. |
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"As of
right now, do you generally support or generally oppose the health care
proposals being discussed in Congress? ... Is that strongly support/oppose
or somewhat support/oppose?"
Options rotated |
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Strongly
support |
Somewhat
support |
Somewhat
oppose |
Strongly
oppose |
Depends
(vol.)/Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/10-15/10 |
28 |
18 |
9 |
33 |
12 |
|
2/11-16/10 |
24 |
19 |
11 |
32 |
15 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
19 |
23 |
10 |
31 |
16 |
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"Do you
think you and your family would be better off or worse off if the President
and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make
much difference?" |
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Better off |
Worse off |
Not much
difference |
It depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/10-15/10 |
35 |
32 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
|
2/11-16/10 |
34 |
32 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
32 |
33 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
|
12/7-13/09 |
35 |
27 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
|
11/5-12/09 |
42 |
24 |
27 |
3 |
4 |
|
10/8-15/09 |
41 |
27 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
|
9/11-18/09 |
42 |
23 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
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8/4-11/09 |
36 |
31 |
27 |
2 |
4 |
|
7/7-14/09 |
39 |
21 |
32 |
4 |
3 |
|
6/1-8/09 |
39 |
16 |
36 |
3 |
5 |
|
4/2-8/09 |
43 |
14 |
36 |
4 |
4 |
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2/3-12/09 |
38 |
11 |
43 |
4 |
3 |
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"Do you
think the country as a whole would be better off or worse off if the
President and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it
would make much difference?" |
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Better off |
Worse off |
Not much
difference |
It depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/10-15/10 |
45 |
34 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
|
2/11-16/10 |
45 |
34 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
42 |
37 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
|
12/7-13/09 |
45 |
31 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
|
11/5-12/09 |
54 |
27 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
|
10/8-15/09 |
53 |
28 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
|
9/11-18/09 |
53 |
26 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
|
8/4-11/09 |
45 |
34 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
|
7/7-14/09 |
51 |
23 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
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6/1-8/09 |
57 |
16 |
19 |
3 |
5 |
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4/2-8/09 |
56 |
15 |
21 |
3 |
5 |
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2/3-12/09 |
59 |
12 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
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"If the
president and Congress do pass health care reform, do you think that would
make [see below] better, worse or would it stay about the same?" |
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Better |
Worse |
About the
same |
It depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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"The quality of your own
health care" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
28 |
29 |
36 |
2 |
5 |
|
9/11-18/09 |
31 |
21 |
42 |
2 |
4 |
|
8/4-11/09 |
29 |
31 |
36 |
2 |
3 |
|
7/7-14/09 |
30 |
25 |
40 |
3 |
3 |
|
2/3-12/09 |
29 |
14 |
52 |
2 |
2 |
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"The cost of health care for
you and your family" |
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3/10-15/10 |
31 |
32 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
|
9/11-18/09 |
37 |
27 |
30 |
2 |
5 |
|
8/4-11/09 |
34 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
4 |
|
7/7-14/09 |
35 |
25 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
|
2/3-12/09 |
39 |
16 |
39 |
2 |
5 |
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"Your ability to get and keep
health insurance" |
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3/10-15/10 |
35 |
22 |
36 |
2 |
5 |
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"And what
if the president and Congress DO NOT pass health care reform, and things
stay as they are. Do you think each of the following will get better or
worse over the next several years, or will it stay about the same? How about
[see below]?" |
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Better |
Worse |
About the
same |
It depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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"The quality of your own
health care" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
10 |
31 |
56 |
- |
2 |
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"The cost of health care for
you and your family" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
8 |
48 |
40 |
1 |
2 |
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"Your ability to get and keep
health insurance" |
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3/10-15/10 |
10 |
32 |
54 |
1 |
3 |
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"Which
statement comes closer to your view? Congress has debated health care reform
long enough and it is time for them to take a vote. Congress should continue
with the effort to reform health care but needs to go back to the drawing
board and start over again on a new proposal. Congress should stop talking
about health care reform and move on to other topics." |
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Time to
vote |
Start over on
new proposal |
Move on to
other topics |
None of these/
Other (vol.) |
Unsure |
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|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/10-15/10 |
42 |
36 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
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"Now,
thinking about government regulation of the health care industry today,
please tell me if you think there is currently too much, not enough, or
about the right amount of government regulation in each of the following
areas. What about [see below]?" |
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Too much |
Not enough |
Right amount |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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|
"The cost of health insurance" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
34 |
42 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
10/08 |
23 |
51 |
20 |
7 |
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|
"The cost of prescription
medicines" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
33 |
39 |
22 |
6 |
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10/08 |
22 |
48 |
24 |
6 |
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|
"Hospital charges" |
|
3/10-15/10 |
39 |
36 |
19 |
7 |
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"Doctor's fees" |
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3/10-15/10 |
32 |
33 |
27 |
8 |
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"Would you
support or oppose having the federal and state governments review and
potentially reject some health insurance premium increases made by private
insurers if they found those increases to be too high and not justified?" |
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Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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|
3/10-15/10 |
66 |
26 |
8 |
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"As far as
you know, has the independent Congressional Budget Office which analyzes the
cost of legislation said the health reform legislation currently being
discussed in Congress will increase the federal budget deficit over the next
ten years, decrease the deficit over the next ten years, or is it not
expected to have much impact on the deficit?" |
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Increase |
Decrease |
Not much
impact |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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|
3/10-15/10 |
55 |
15 |
20 |
10 |
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"As far as
you know, if Congress and the president did pass a health care reform bill,
would most people who currently get health insurance coverage through their
employers keep their existing health insurance arrangements or would most
people have to change their existing health insurance arrangements?" |
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|
Keep existing |
Have to
change |
Unsure |
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|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/10-15/10 |
48 |
41 |
11 |
|
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|
1/7-12/10 |
59 |
30 |
11 |
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"Does the
fact that every Republican Member of Congress opposes the current health
care proposals make you more likely to support the legislation, less likely,
or doesn't that make much difference either way?" |
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More likely |
Less likely |
No
difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/10-15/10 |
27 |
20 |
51 |
3 |
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"Does the
fact that President Obama supports the current health care proposals make
you more likely to support the legislation, less likely, or doesn't that
make much difference either way?" |
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|
|
More likely |
Less likely |
No
difference |
Unsure |
|
|
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% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/10-15/10 |
36 |
21 |
42 |
2 |
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"Would you
say it is more important for Democrats in Congress to pass health care
reform this year, even if they can't get much Republican support, or more
important to get bipartisan, Republican support, even if that delays or
stops the health care reform process for this year?"
Options rotated |
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Pass this
year |
Get bipartisan
support |
Neither/Don't
want reform
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/10-15/10 |
43 |
45 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
10/8-15/09 |
42 |
44 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
9/11-18/09 |
42 |
47 |
6 |
5 |
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|
"Do you
think the way the health care reform process has gone in Washington this
year shows more that our policymaking process is working as intended, or
more that our policymaking process is broken?"
Options rotated |
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|
|
Working as
intended |
Broken |
Neither/
Other (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/10-15/10 |
19 |
73 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 11, 13-14,
2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1. |
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"Do you
generally approve or disapprove of the way that Republicans in Congress are
handling the issue of health care reform?"
Half sample
(Form B), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
35 |
59 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
1/10-14/10 |
26 |
64 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
10/22-25/09 |
23 |
64 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
9/17-20/09 |
21 |
65 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
8/15-17/09 |
21 |
62 |
17 |
|
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"When it
comes to dealing with health care, which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so." |
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|
Democratic
Party |
Republican
Party |
Both About
the Same |
Neither |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
37 |
28 |
15 |
19 |
1 |
|
|
7/24-27/09 |
40 |
23 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
1/08 |
51 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
5 |
|
|
7/07 |
49 |
13 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
|
|
3/06 |
43 |
12 |
21 |
19 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
"Do you
think it would be better to pass Barack Obama's health care plan and make
its changes to the health care system or to not pass this plan and keep the
current health care system?" |
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|
|
Make
Changes |
Keep
Current
System |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
46 |
45 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
12/11-14/09 |
41 |
44 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
|
10/22-25/09 |
45 |
39 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
|
9/17-20/09 |
45 |
39 |
9 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If you
knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Republicans to
defeat the current health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely
to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in
your vote?"
Among
registered voters. Half sample
(Form A). |
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|
|
More
Likely |
Less
Likely |
No
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
31 |
34 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If you
knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Democrats to pass
the current health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to
vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in
your vote?"
Among
registered voters. Half sample
(Form B). |
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|
|
More
Likely |
Less
Likely |
No
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
28 |
36 |
34 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"And,
suppose the health care reform bill passes Congress this year. If a
candidate for Congress proposed repealing and overturning this health care
bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or
would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?"
N=846
registered voters, MoE ± 3.4 |
|
|
|
More
Likely |
Less
Likely |
No
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
37 |
33 |
29 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, a health care bill has not yet passed through Congress. Do you feel
that this is mainly due to an unwillingness of the Republicans to compromise
and find a middle ground to work with the Democrats, or that this is due to
an unwillingness of the Democrats to compromise and find a middle ground to
work with the Republicans, or do you feel that it is equally the fault of
both parties?" |
|
|
|
Republicans
Won't
Compromise |
Democrats
Won't
Compromise |
Fault
of Both
Equally |
Neither Party
at Fault
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
25 |
18 |
54 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
10/22-25/09 |
23 |
16 |
56 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If
President Obama's comprehensive health care plan is not passed by Congress
in the next few months, when do you think Congress should consider
significant health care reform legislation again: immediately, sometime in
the next couple of years, after the next presidential election, or never?"
Half sample
(Form A), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
|
|
Immediately |
In Next
Couple of
Years |
After Next
Presidential
Election |
Never |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
47 |
23 |
15 |
13 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"In the
U.S. Senate there is a procedure called the filibuster which prevents
legislation from coming to a vote unless there are sixty votes out of the
one hundred U.S. senators, meaning that more than a simple majority is
necessary for legislation to pass. Over the last few months, how much have
you seen, read, or heard about the use of this procedure called a filibuster:
[see below]?" |
|
|
|
A Lot |
Some |
Not Too Much |
Nothing at All |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
33 |
26 |
23 |
17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
favor or oppose the Democrats using a Senate rule called reconciliation that
would allow them to avoid a Republican filibuster and resolve the final
details of the health care bill so it can pass with a majority vote? If you
do not know enough about this to have an opinion, please say so." |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
No Opinion |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/11, 13-14/10 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
2 |
|
|
|
Pew Research Center Poll. March 10-14, 2010. N=1,500 adults
nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How much,
if anything, have you heard about the bills in Congress to overhaul the
health care system? Have you heard a lot, a little, or nothing at all?" |
|
|
|
A Lot |
A Little |
Nothing |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/10-14/10 |
44 |
43 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
2/3-9/10 |
50 |
39 |
11 |
- |
|
|
1/6-10/10 |
46 |
45 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
12/9-13/09 |
51 |
39 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
10/28 - 11/8/09 |
49 |
42 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
9/30 - 10/4/09 |
46 |
43 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
9/10-15/09 |
60 |
34 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
8/20-27/09 |
53 |
40 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
7/22-26/09 |
41 |
47 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As of
right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care bills
being discussed in Congress?"
2009: "As of
right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care
PROPOSALS being discussed in Congress?" |
|
|
|
Generally
Favor |
Generally
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/10-14/10 |
38 |
48 |
13 |
|
|
|
2/3-9/10 |
38 |
50 |
12 |
|
|
|
1/6-10/10 |
39 |
48 |
13 |
|
|
|
12/9-13/09 |
35 |
48 |
17 |
|
|
|
11/12-15/09 |
42 |
39 |
19 |
|
|
|
10/28 - 11/8/09 |
38 |
47 |
15 |
|
|
|
9/30 - 10/4/09 |
34 |
47 |
19 |
|
|
|
9/10-15/09 |
42 |
44 |
14 |
|
|
|
8/20-27/09 |
39 |
46 |
15 |
|
|
|
7/22-26/09 |
38 |
44 |
18 |
|
|
|
AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. March
3-8, 2010. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.2. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"In
general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health
care reform plans being discussed in Congress?" |
|
|
|
Support |
Oppose |
Neither |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/3-8/10 |
41 |
43 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
1/12-17/10 |
42 |
42 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
12/10-14/09 |
36 |
44 |
18 |
2 |
|
|
11/5-9/09 |
39 |
45 |
14 |
3 |
|
|
10/1-5/09 |
40 |
40 |
17 |
3 |
|
|
9/3-8/09 |
34 |
49 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How much,
if at all, should the health care system in the United States be CHANGED?
Would you say it should be changed a great deal, a lot, a moderate amount, a
little, or not at all?" |
|
|
|
A Great
Deal |
A Lot |
A Moderate
Amount |
A Little |
Not at All |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/3-8/10 |
31 |
19 |
32 |
13 |
4 |
|
10/29 - 11/8/09 |
36 |
20 |
28 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"What do
you think the President and Congress should do about health care this year?
Do you think they should keep working to pass a health care plan by the end
of the year, scrap the current negotiations and start over from scratch, or
leave the health care system as it is now?"
9/09: "What do you
think the President and Congress should do when they come back to Washington
this fall? Do you think they should keep working to pass a health care plan
by the end of the year, scrap the current negotiations and start over from
scratch, or leave the health care system as it is now?" |
|
|
|
Pass by End
of the Year |
Start Over
From Scratch |
Leave System
as It Is Now |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/3-8/10 |
43 |
41 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
9/3-8/09 |
39 |
42 |
18 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How
important is it that any health care plan have the support of both Democrats
and Republicans in Congress? . . ." |
|
|
|
Very
Important |
Somewhat
Important |
Not Too
Important |
Not at All
Important |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/3-8/10 |
61 |
23 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
|
10/1-5/09 |
62 |
20 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
|
9/3-8/09 |
56 |
23 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If
President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are unable to win support from
Republicans to pass a health care plan this year, what should they do?
Should they go ahead and pass a bill without Republican support, or keep
trying until they are able to make a deal with the Republicans?" |
|
|
|
Pass Without
Republican
Support |
Keep Trying
To Make a
Deal |
Unsure |
Refused |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/3-8/10 |
27 |
68 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
11/5-9/09 |
31 |
61 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
10/1-5/09 |
34 |
62 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
9/3-8/09 |
28 |
66 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Gallup Poll. March 4-7,
2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
advise your representative in Congress to vote for or against a health care
reform bill similar to the one proposed by President Obama?" |
|
|
|
Vote For |
Vote Against |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/4-7/10 |
45 |
48 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asked of those who answered
"Vote against" (N=513, MoE
±
5):
"Which would you rather see Congress do: start over and work to pass
different health care legislation, or not work on health care legislation at
this time?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
Start Over |
Not Work on
Health care |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/4-7/10 |
62 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
|
Gallup Poll. March 2-3, 2010. N=992 adults nationwide. MoE 4.
The questions were asked of a random half sample of respondents on the
Gallup Daily tracking survey for two nights. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Next, we
have a question about health care policy in the United States. As I read
some names and groups, please say whether you are confident or not confident
in each to recommend the right thing for reforming the U.S. health care
system. How about . . . ?" |
|
|
|
Confident |
Not
Confident |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Doctors" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
77 |
21 |
2 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
73 |
25 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
"Hospitals" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
64 |
35 |
2 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
61 |
37 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
"University professors or
researchers who study health care policy" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
61 |
32 |
7 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
62 |
31 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
"President Barack Obama" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
49 |
49 |
2 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
58 |
38 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
"The Democratic leaders in
Congress" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
37 |
60 |
4 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
42 |
52 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
"The Republican leaders in
Congress" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
32 |
62 |
6 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
34 |
62 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
"Pharmaceutical companies" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
30 |
67 |
3 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
40 |
57 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
"Health insurance companies" |
|
3/2-3/10 |
26 |
71 |
3 |
|
|
|
6/13-14/09 |
35 |
62 |
4 |
|
|
|
Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Feb. 26-28,
2010. N=1,076 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As of
right now, do you favor or oppose the health care
reform proposals presently being discussed?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/26-28/10 |
41 |
47 |
11 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
62 |
24 |
14 |
|
|
|
Independents |
43 |
41 |
16 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
18 |
75 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
1/28-31/10 |
37 |
51 |
12 |
|
|
|
11/19-22/09 |
34 |
46 |
20 |
|
|
|
10/29 - 11/1/09 |
39 |
49 |
12 |
|
|
|
10/1-5/09 |
40 |
42 |
18 |
|
|
|
8/27-31/09 |
40 |
45 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If oppose reform proposals
(N=535):
"You said you are opposed to the health care reform proposals presently
being discussed. Is that because you favor health care reform overall but
think the current proposals don't go far enough to reform health care; OR
you oppose health care reform overall and think the current proposals go too
far in reforming health care?" |
|
|
|
Favor
Overall,
Don't Go
Far Enough |
Oppose
Overall,
Go Too Far |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/26-28/10 |
37 |
54 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If favor reform proposals
(N=427):
"You said you are in favor of the health care reform proposals presently
being discussed. Is that because you favor health care reform overall and
think the current proposals go far enough to reform health care; OR, you
oppose health care reform overall and think the current proposals being
discussed will keep health care reform from happening?" |
|
|
|
Favor
Overall, Go
Far Enough |
Oppose
Overall, Will
Keep from
Happening |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/26-28/10 |
78 |
12 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
favor or oppose the following health care initiatives? . . ." |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Insurance subsidies for
lower-income families" |
|
2/26-28/10 |
73 |
23 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"New taxes on the most
expensive insurance policies" |
|
2/26-28/10 |
24 |
70 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"A government requirement that
everyone buy health coverage" |
|
2/26-28/10 |
37 |
60 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How much,
if anything, would you say you know about President Obama's new health care
plan that was released this week? Would you say a great deal, a fair amount,
not very much, or nothing at all?" |
|
|
|
A Great
Deal |
A Fair
Amount |
Not Very
Much |
Nothing
At All |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/26-28/10 |
10 |
32 |
40 |
17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If know a great deal or fair
amount (N=484):
"And how much better or worse do you, personally, think this new plan is
compared to the plan that was being discussed before, or are they about the
same? Would you say much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat
worse, or much worse?" |
|
|
|
Much
Better |
Somewhat
Better |
About the
Same |
Somewhat
Worse |
Much
Worse |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/26-28/10 |
9 |
21 |
57 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Some
people think that Republicans in Congress are working hard to try to find a
compromise with the Democrats on the health care bill. Other people think
that the Republicans are deliberately avoiding compromise in order to
obstruct the bill in any form. Which of these comes closer to your view?" |
|
|
|
Trying to
Compromise |
Obstructing
the Bill |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
ALL |
36 |
57 |
7 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
16 |
77 |
7 |
|
|
|
Independents |
30 |
51 |
19 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
60 |
35 |
4 |
|
|
|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 23-24, 2010. N=900 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
want Congress to pass major health care reform legislation this year or
would you rather Congress do nothing on health care for now?" |
|
|
|
Pass |
Do Nothing |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/23-24/10 |
46 |
50 |
5 |
|
|
|
12/8-9/09 |
41 |
54 |
5 |
|
|
|
7/21-22/09 |
49 |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, President Obama is holding a health care summit this week with members
of Congress of both parties. Which of the following do you think better
describes why the President is holding the summit: a sincere effort to work
out a compromise on health care reform that is acceptable to both parties,
or is it just for show so he can say he got feedback from Republicans before
attempting to pass a Democratic health care bill?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
A Sincere
Effort |
Just for
Show |
Some of
Both (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2/23-24/10 |
50 |
40 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If
President Obama can't work out a compromise with congressional Republicans
at the health care summit, do you think he should drop the current health
care bill and start over later, or try to pass the current bill without
Republican support?" |
|
|
|
Start Over
Later |
Try to Pass
Current Bill |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/23-24/10 |
59 |
34 |
6 |
|
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 23, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ±
4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Turning to
health care, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly
disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?" |
|
|
|
Strongly
Approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/23/10 |
7 |
38 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Next, as
you may know, President Obama has invited Democratic and Republican
congressional leaders to a summit on Thursday to discuss health care reform.
"At this week's summit, do you think Barack Obama and the Democrats
in Congress will or will not make a sincere effort to work with Republicans
in Congress to find solutions to health care reform that are acceptable to
both parties?" |
|
|
|
Will |
Will Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/23/10 |
56 |
40 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"At this
week's summit, do you think the Republicans in Congress will or will not
make a sincere effort to work with Barack Obama and the Democrats in
Congress to find solutions to health care reform that are acceptable to both
parties?" |
|
|
|
Will |
Will Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/23/10 |
41 |
54 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Just your
best guess, do you think the two sides will or will not reach an agreement
on a health care bill at this week's summit?" |
|
|
|
Will |
Will Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/23/10 |
22 |
77 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Suppose
the two sides do not reach agreement on a bill. Would you strongly favor,
favor, oppose or strongly oppose Congress passing a health care bill similar
to the ones proposed by President Obama and the Democrats in the House and
Senate?" |
|
|
|
Strongly
Favor |
Favor |
Oppose |
Strongly
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/23/10 |
11 |
32 |
26 |
23 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose the Democrats in the Senate
using a parliamentary procedure that would allow them to avoid a Republican
filibuster and pass their health care bill by a simple majority vote?" |
|
|
|
Strongly
Favor |
Favor |
Oppose |
Strongly
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/23/10 |
11 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
9 |
|
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates
International. Feb. 17-18, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.6. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now
thinking about the issue of HEALTH CARE REFORM, please tell me if you
approve or disapprove of the way each of the following is handling this
issue. Do you approve or disapprove of the way [see below] is/are
handling health care reform?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Barack Obama" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
39 |
52 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
"Democrats in Congress" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
27 |
61 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
"Republicans in Congress" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
21 |
63 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, Barack Obama has proposed a plan to change this country's health care
system. From what you have seen or heard about what he has proposed, what is
your OVERALL opinion of Obama's health care reform plan -– do you favor it
or oppose it?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
ALL |
40 |
49 |
11 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
15 |
78 |
7 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
72 |
17 |
11 |
|
|
|
Independents |
26 |
62 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now I'm
going to read you some SPECIFIC proposals people have made to change the
health care system. As I read each one, please tell me if you personally
favor or oppose this change. Here's the first/next proposal. . . ." |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Creating a new insurance
marketplace –- the Exchange -- that allows people without health insurance
to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive rates" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
81 |
13 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
"Requiring health insurance
companies to cover anyone who applies, even if they have a pre-existing
medical condition" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
76 |
19 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
"Requiring most businesses to
offer health insurance to their employees, with tax incentives for small
business owners to do so" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
75 |
20 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
"Requiring that all Americans
have health insurance, with the government providing financial help to those
who can't afford it" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
59 |
36 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
"Preventing insurance
companies from dropping coverage when people are sick" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
59 |
38 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
"Creating a
government-administered public health insurance option to compete with
private plans" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
50 |
42 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
"Imposing a tax on insurers
who offer the most expensive health plans, the so-called Cadillac plans, to
help pay for health care reform" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
34 |
55 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
"If health coverage is
required for everyone, imposing fines on individuals who don't obtain
coverage and on larger businesses that don't offer it" |
|
2/17-18/10 |
28 |
62 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now please
think about the proposals I just described to you. ALL of these proposals
are included in Barack Obama's health care reform plan. Having heard these
details, what is your OVERALL opinion of Obama's plan -- do you favor it or
oppose it?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
ALL |
48 |
43 |
9 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
18 |
74 |
8 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
83 |
10 |
7 |
|
|
|
Independents |
34 |
57 |
9 |
|
|
|
Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.
Feb. 11-16, 2010. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the delays in passing health care reform are more about Republicans
and Democrats having fundamental disagreements on what would be the right
policy for the country, or more about both sides playing politics with the
issue?" |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
Republicans and Democrats
having disagreements |
25 |
|
|
|
Both sides playing politics |
59 |
|
|
|
Both politics and fundamental
differences (vol.) |
6 |
|
|
|
Democrats alone playing
politics (vol.) |
1 |
|
|
|
Republicans alone playing
politics (vol.) |
3 |
|
|
|
Neither/Something else (vol.) |
3 |
|
|
|
Unsure |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"What do
you think Congress should do now on health care reform? Move soon to pass
the comprehensive legislation that has already been approved by the House
and Senate. Pull out a few key provisions where there is broad agreement and
pass those, even though this won't be comprehensive reform. Put health care
on hold, so Congress can work on other priorities,
and try to deal with it later in the year. Stop working on health care this
year." |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
Pass legislation that has been
approved |
32 |
|
|
|
Pass provisions where there is
broad agreement |
20 |
|
|
|
Deal with health care later in
the year |
22 |
|
|
|
Stop working on health care
this year |
19 |
|
|
|
Other (vol.) |
4 |
|
|
|
Unsure |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If a
candidate for Congress supported health care reform legislation, would that
make you MORE likely to vote for him or her, LESS likely to vote for him or
her, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?" |
|
|
|
More Likely |
Less Likely |
Not Much
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2/11-16/10 |
35 |
24 |
37 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If a
candidate for Congress opposed health care reform legislation, would that
make you MORE likely to vote for him or her, LESS likely to vote for him or
her, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?" |
|
|
|
More Likely |
Less Likely |
Not Much
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2/11-16/10 |
26 |
35 |
36 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"For each
element of health care reform I name, please tell me how important it is
that this be passed into law. How important is [see below]? Is that
extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important,
or should it not be done at all?" |
|
|
|
Extremely
Important |
Very
Important |
Somewhat
Important |
Not Too
Important |
Shouldn't Be
Done at All |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
"Reforming the way health
insurance works, for example, so that insurance companies can't deny
coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and can't cap the benefits people
get over their lifetime." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
37 |
39 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
"Providing tax credits to
small businesses to encourage them to offer coverage to their employees." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
30 |
42 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
"Providing financial help to
lower and middle income Americans who don't get insurance through their jobs
to help them purchase coverage." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
32 |
36 |
20 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
"Helping close the Medicare
'doughnut hole' or 'coverage gap' so seniors would no longer have a period
where they are responsible for paying the full cost of their medicines." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
35 |
36 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
"Expanding the existing
Medicaid program to cover more low-income uninsured Americans." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
26 |
30 |
25 |
7 |
11 |
|
|
"Allowing children to stay on
their parents' insurance plans through age 25." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
20 |
33 |
25 |
10 |
11 |
|
|
"Creating a health insurance
exchange or marketplace where small businesses and people who don't get
coverage through their jobs can shop for insurance and compare prices and
benefits." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
30 |
41 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
"Limiting future increases in
Medicare payments to health care providers as a way to help pay for health
reform." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
18 |
28 |
27 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
"Limiting the amount of money
that patients can collect in medical malpractice lawsuits." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
26 |
31 |
22 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
"Allowing health insurers to
sell health insurance policies across state lines." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
22 |
28 |
24 |
13 |
8 |
|
|
"Expanding high risk insurance
pools to cover people who have an illness that makes it hard to buy
insurance in the regular market." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
31 |
39 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
"Establishing a new Medicare
Commission to recommend policies that reduce cost growth in Medicare." |
|
2/11-16/10 |
23 |
32 |
27 |
7 |
8 |
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 12-15,
2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"What do
you think Congress should do on health care: pass a health care bill similar
to the legislation that Congress has been working on for the past year,
start work on an entirely new bill, or stop working on any bills that would
change the country's health care system?" |
|
|
|
Pass
Similar Bill |
Work On
New Bill |
Stop Working
On Any Bill |
Other (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/12-15/10 |
25 |
48 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
|
1/22-24/10 |
30 |
48 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now here
are a few provisions that the U.S. House and Senate might consider. Please
tell me whether you favor or oppose each one. . . ."
11/09 intro: "Now here are a few provisions in the health
care bill passed by the U.S. House. Please tell me whether you favor or
oppose each one. . . ." |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Requiring all large and
mid-sized businesses to provide health insurance for their employees" |
|
2/12-15/10 |
72 |
27 |
1 |
|
|
|
11/13-15/09 |
73 |
25 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
"Limiting the amount of money
that patients can get if they win a medical malpractice lawsuit" |
|
2/12-15/10 |
66 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
"Creating a public health
insurance option administered by the federal government that would compete
with plans offered by private companies" |
|
2/12-15/10 |
51 |
48 |
1 |
|
|
|
Pew Research Center Poll. Feb. 3-9, 2010. N=1,383 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Please
tell me if you think the REPUBLICAN Party or the DEMOCRATIC Party could do a
better job in each of the following areas. Which party could do a better job
of reforming the U.S. health care system?" |
|
|
|
Republican
Party |
Democratic
Party |
Both Equally
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/3-9/10 |
32 |
45 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
|
8/27-30/09 |
27 |
46 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
|
2/08 |
26 |
56 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 4-8, 2010. N=1,004 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Who do you
trust to do a better job handling health care reform: Obama or the
Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
Obama |
Republicans
in Congress |
Both (vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/4-8/10 |
46 |
41 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
|
12/10-13/09 |
46 |
39 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
|
11/12-15/09 |
50 |
37 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
|
9/10-12/09 |
48 |
36 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
|
7/15-18/09 |
54 |
34 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
|
6/18-21/09 |
55 |
27 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the proposed changes to the health care system are too complicated, or
do you think the changes have to be this complex to accomplish what they're
trying to do?" |
|
|
|
Too
Complicated |
Have To Be
This Complex |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
60 |
35 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the proposed changes to the health care system are too expensive, or
do you think the cost is about right for what they're trying to do?" |
|
|
|
Too
Expensive |
Cost Is
About Right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
59 |
34 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the government should or should not require businesses to offer
private health insurance for their full-time employees?" |
|
|
|
Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
72 |
27 |
1 |
|
|
|
9/06 |
79 |
19 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the government should or should not require all Americans to have
health insurance, either from their employer or from another source, with
tax credits or other aid to help low-income people pay for it?" |
|
|
|
Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
56 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
|
9/06 |
65 |
32 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the government should or should not require insurance companies to
sell coverage to people regardless of pre-existing conditions?" |
|
|
|
Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
80 |
19 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think lawmakers in Washington should keep trying to pass a comprehensive
health care reform plan, or should give up on comprehensive health care
reform?" Options
rotated |
|
|
|
Keep Trying |
Give Up |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
ALL |
63 |
34 |
4 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
88 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
Independents |
56 |
39 |
5 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
42 |
55 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Regardless
of your own preference, given what you've heard,
do you think a comprehensive health care reform plan has a chance of
becoming law this year, or do you think health care reform is dead?"
Options
rotated |
|
|
|
Has a
Chance |
Reform is
Dead |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
48 |
46 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asked of those who think
reform is dead:
"Who do you think is mainly responsible for that: Obama, the Democrats in
Congress, or the Republicans in Congress?"
Options
rotated |
|
|
|
Obama |
Democrats
in Congress |
Republicans
in Congress |
Combined/
All (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
2/4-8/10 |
17 |
28 |
34 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
have some form of health insurance or health care coverage, or not?" |
|
|
|
Yes |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
2/4-8/10 |
83 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
1/12-15/10 |
87 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
12/10-13/09 |
82 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
11/12-15/09 |
84 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
10/15-18/09 |
85 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
9/10-12/09 |
86 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
8/13-17/09 |
85 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
6/18-21/09 |
84 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 28-31,
2010. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.9. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
favor or oppose the following? . . ." |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Creation of a public entity
to directly compete with existing health insurance companies." |
|
1/28-31/10 |
49 |
42 |
9 |
|
|
|
11/19-22/09 |
52 |
36 |
11 |
|
|
|
10/29 - 11/1/09 |
51 |
43 |
6 |
|
|
|
8/27-31/09 |
49 |
41 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Legislation to permit the
creation of insurance co-operatives NOT run by the government." |
|
1/28-31/10 |
52 |
38 |
10 |
|
|
|
11/19-22/09 |
57 |
31 |
12 |
|
|
|
10/29 - 11/1/09 |
57 |
35 |
8 |
|
|
|
8/27-31/09 |
54 |
36 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Specific regulations to
ensure basic patients' rights, such as portability of coverage." |
|
1/28-31/10 |
77 |
15 |
8 |
|
|
|
11/19-22/09 |
76 |
13 |
12 |
|
|
|
10/29 - 11/1/09 |
75 |
17 |
8 |
|
|
|
8/27-31/09 |
74 |
15 |
10 |
|
|
|
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 23-25, 2010.
N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"For each
of the following issues, please tell me if you think Barack Obama is giving
too much attention to this issue, too little attention to this issue, or the
right amount of attention to this issue. Health care." |
|
|
|
Too Much |
Too Little |
Right
Amount |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/23-25/10 |
44 |
16 |
38 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If the
current health care legislation becomes law, will you consider it to be a
step forward or a step backward?" |
|
|
|
Step
Forward |
Step
Backward |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/23-25/10 |
44 |
49 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
1/10-14/10 |
42 |
48 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed
bills that would make major changes in the country's health care system.
Based on what you have read or heard about those bills, do you generally
favor them or generally oppose them?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/22-24/10 |
38 |
58 |
3 |
|
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
40 |
57 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Just your
best guess -- how likely do you think it is that a bill similar to the ones
passed by the House and Senate will become law by the end of the year: very
likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?" |
|
|
|
Very Likely |
Somewhat
Likely |
Somewhat
Unlikely |
Very
Unlikely |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/22-24/10 |
12 |
38 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
favor or oppose a health care bill that would create new regulations on the
way health insurance companies operate but would not increase the number of
Americans who have health insurance?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/22-24/10 |
47 |
51 |
2 |
|
|
|
National Public Radio Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R)
and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). Jan. 20-21, 23, 2010. N=800
likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Thinking
now about health care: As you may have heard, President Obama has proposed a
plan to change the health care system that recently passed in the House of
Representatives and the Senate. From what you have heard about this plan, do
you favor or oppose Obama's health care proposal?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/20-21, 23/10 |
39 |
55 |
5 |
|
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 20, 2010. N=1,010 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Which
comes closest to your view? The President and Democratic leaders in Congress
are right to make health care their top priority at this time. Health care
is important but there are other problems that Congress and the President
should address first. OR, Health care should not be a major priority for the
President and Congress." |
|
|
|
Right To
Make It
Top Priority |
Address Other
Problems First |
Should Not
Be a Major
Priority |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/20/10 |
32 |
46 |
19 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"What do
you think President Obama and the Democrats in Congress should do now
concerning a health care reform bill? Should they continue to try and pass
the health care bill now being worked out by Democrats in the House and
Senate, or suspend work on the current health care bill the House and Senate
are working on and consider alternative bills that can receive more
Republican support?"
Options
rotated |
|
|
|
Try and Pass
Current Health
Care Bill |
Consider
Alternative
Bills |
Stop Working
On Health
Care (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/20/10 |
39 |
55 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2010. N=1,083 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Overall,
given what you know about them, would you say you support or oppose the
proposed changes to the health care system being developed by Congress and
the Obama administration? ... Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
Strongly
Support |
Somewhat
Support |
Somewhat
Oppose |
Strongly
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/12-15/10 |
22 |
22 |
12 |
39 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The plan
could include a government insurance option only for people who can't get
private insurance, the so-called public option. Or instead it could have the
government negotiate with private insurers to have them offer these people
insurance that meets government specifications. Which of these two
approaches would you prefer: the public option or the alternative?" |
|
|
|
Public
Option |
Alternative |
Both (vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/12-15/10 |
47 |
41 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The plan
could include a tax on high-benefit health plans, or a higher income tax on
wealthier Americans. Which of these two approaches would you prefer?" |
|
|
|
Tax On High-
Benefit Plans |
Tax On
Wealthy |
Both (vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/12-15/10 |
22 |
58 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Insurance
plans in which the government is involved could be forbidden from covering
abortions. Or they could have an option for people to buy private coverage
for abortions separately through these plans. Which of these two approaches
would you prefer: the one that's more restrictive on abortion coverage or
the one that's less so?" |
|
|
|
More
Restrictive |
Less
Restrictive |
No
Restrictions
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/12-15/10 |
50 |
46 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"In the
long run, do you think [see below] if the changes that have been
proposed become law or if the current system is left as it is now?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
If Changes
Become Law |
If System
Left As It Is |
Same Either
Way (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"Your own health care will
cost you more" |
|
1/12-15/10 |
53 |
35 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
12/10-13/09 |
53 |
33 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The quality of health care
you receive will be better" |
|
1/12-15/10 |
38 |
50 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
12/10-13/09 |
37 |
50 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The country's health care
system overall will cost more" |
|
1/12-15/10 |
56 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
12/10-13/09 |
55 |
35 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Say a
candidate for Congress supports the proposed changes to the health care
system being developed by Congress and the Obama administration. Would that
make you more likely to support that candidate for Congress, more likely to
oppose that candidate, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?" |
|
|
|
Support |
Oppose |
No
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/12-15/10 |
22 |
31 |
45 |
2 |
|
|
11/12-15/09 |
25 |
29 |
45 |
1 |
|
|
9/10-12/09 |
22 |
23 |
54 |
1 |
|
|
8/13-17/09 |
23 |
32 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 10-14, 2010.
N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Thinking
about efforts to reform the health care system, which would concern you
more: not doing enough to make the health care system better than it is now
by lowering costs and covering the uninsured, OR, going too far and making
the health care system worse than it is now in terms of quality of care and
choice of doctor?"
Half sample
(Form B), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
|
|
Not Doing
Enough |
Going Too
Far |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
1/10-14/10 |
40 |
53 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
10/22-25/09 |
44 |
51 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
9/17-20/09 |
44 |
48 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
8/15-17/09 |
41 |
54 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If the
current health care legislation becomes law, for each of the following do
you think it will make things much better, make things somewhat better, not
make a difference, make things somewhat worse, or make things much worse? .
. ." |
|
|
|
Much
Better |
Somewhat
Better |
No
Difference |
Somewhat
Worse |
Much
Worse |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
"The ability to get health
insurance even with a pre-existing medical condition"
Half sample
(Form A), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
1/10-14/10 |
31 |
36 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Health coverage for many
people who do not have it now" |
|
1/10-14/10 |
30 |
36 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Benefits for people on
Medicare, the government health care program for seniors" |
|
1/10-14/10 |
11 |
25 |
21 |
17 |
19 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The cost of health care"
Half sample
(Form B), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
1/10-14/10 |
10 |
23 |
14 |
20 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The quality of health care" |
|
1/10-14/10 |
10 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
24 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Taxes on middle-class
Americans"
Half sample
(Form A), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
1/10-14/10 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
31 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The federal deficit"
Half sample
(Form B), MoE
±
4.4 |
|
1/10-14/10 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
21 |
37 |
8 |
|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 12-13, 2010. N=900 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Based on
what you know about the health care reform legislation being considered
right now, do you favor or oppose the plan?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/12-13/10 |
39 |
51 |
10 |
|
|
|
12/8-9/09 |
34 |
57 |
9 |
|
|
|
11/17-18/09 |
35 |
51 |
14 |
|
|
|
8/11-12/09 |
34 |
49 |
16 |
|
|
|
7/21-22/09 |
36 |
47 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think you and your family would be better off or worse off under the health
care reforms being considered, or would the reforms not make much of a
difference to your family?" |
|
|
|
Better Off |
Worse Off |
Not Much
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/12-13/10 |
14 |
38 |
41 |
7 |
|
|
11/17-18/09 |
16 |
37 |
37 |
9 |
|
|
8/11-12/09 |
20 |
35 |
37 |
9 |
|
|
Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.
Jan. 7-12, 2010. N=2,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Which
comes closer to describing your own views? It is more important than ever to
take on health care reform now. OR, Given the serious economic problems
facing the country we cannot afford to take on health care reform right
now." Options
rotated. N=1,022 adults, MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
More
Important
Than Ever |
Cannot
Afford
Right Now |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/7-12/10 |
54 |
39 |
7 |
|
|
|
12/7-13/09 |
54 |
41 |
5 |
|
|
|
11/5-12/09 |
58 |
36 |
6 |
|
|
|
10/8-15/09 |
55 |
41 |
4 |
|
|
|
9/11-18/09 |
57 |
39 |
4 |
|
|
|
8/4-11/09 |
53 |
42 |
6 |
|
|
|
7/7-14/09 |
56 |
39 |
5 |
|
|
|
6/1-8/09 |
61 |
35 |
4 |
|
|
|
4/2-8/09 |
59 |
37 |
4 |
|
|
|
2/3-12/09 |
62 |
34 |
4 |
|
|
|
12/4-14/08 |
61 |
37 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As far as
you know, is the health reform bill currently being discussed in Congress
expected to increase the federal budget deficit over the next ten years,
decrease the deficit over the next ten years, or is it not expected to have
much impact on the deficit?"
N=511 adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
|
|
Increase the
Deficit |
Decrease the
Deficit |
Not Much
Impact |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/7-12/10 |
60 |
15 |
17 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If
Congress and the president did pass a health care reform bill, when would
you expect that most of the provisions would take effect: this year, next
year, three or four years from now, or further in the future than that?"
N=511 adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
|
|
This Year |
Next Year |
3 or 4 Years
From Now |
Further In
the Future |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/7-12/10 |
11 |
25 |
45 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As far as
you know, would the health reform bill currently being discussed in Congress
provide coverage to all of the country's uninsured, most of the uninsured,
only some of the uninsured, or none of the uninsured?"
N=511 adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
|
|
All |
Most |
Only Some |
None |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/7-12/10 |
21 |
35 |
32 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"I'm going
to read you several specific elements that are included in the health care
legislation currently being debated in Congress. For each, please tell me if
that particular element makes you more likely to support the legislation,
less likely to support it, or doesn't make much
difference either way. The legislation would [see below]." |
|
|
|
More Likely
To Support |
Less Likely
To Support |
Not Much
Difference |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"Provide tax credits to small
businesses that want to offer coverage to their employees"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
73 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Create a health insurance
exchange or marketplace where small businesses and people who don't get
coverage through their employers can shop for insurance and compare prices
and benefits"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
67 |
16 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Mean that most people who get
health insurance through their jobs will keep the plans they have now"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
66 |
10 |
19 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Prohibit insurance companies
from denying coverage or charging higher premiums because of a person's
medical history or health condition"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
63 |
24 |
11 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Expand the Medicaid program
to cover everyone with incomes under 133 percent of the federal poverty
level, which is about $29,000 a year for a family of four"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
62 |
22 |
14 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Help close the Medicare
'doughnut hole' or 'coverage gap' so seniors would no longer have a period
where they are responsible for paying the full cost of their medicines"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
60 |
21 |
15 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Allow children to stay on
their parents' insurance plans through age 25"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
60 |
22 |
15 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Increase income taxes for
individuals making more than $500,000 a year and couples making more than $1
million year as a way to help pay for health reform"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
59 |
24 |
16 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Provide financial help to
people who have incomes below 400 percent of the federal poverty level --
about $88,000 for a family of four -- and who don't get insurance through
their jobs to help them purchase coverage"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
57 |
24 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Reduce the federal deficit by
at least $132 billion over 10 years"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
56 |
20 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Provide coverage to at least
31 million people who are now uninsured"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
56 |
24 |
16 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Prohibit use of federal money
for abortions, except as allowed by current law, which is in cases of rape,
incest or if the woman's life is in danger"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
55 |
26 |
16 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Place a limit on the amount
that insurance companies can charge older people compared to younger people"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
53 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Require drug makers, medical
device manufacturers and health insurance companies to pay a tax based on
how much business they have, to help pay for health reform"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
53 |
26 |
17 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Create a
government-administered public health insurance option to compete with
private health insurance plans"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
53 |
31 |
13 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Specify the amount of money
that insurance companies must spend on paying for health care compared with
the amount they spend on administrative costs and their own profits"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
52 |
19 |
21 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Prevent illegal immigrants
from receiving any federal money to purchase health insurance"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
52 |
29 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Prohibit insurance companies
from charging women higher premiums than men"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
50 |
31 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Increase the Medicare payroll
tax for individuals making more than $200,000 a year as a way to help pay
for health reform"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
49 |
31 |
18 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Prohibit insurance companies
from setting a limit on the total amount they will spend on a person's
health care over their lifetime"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
48 |
34 |
16 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Penalize all but the smallest
employers if they don't offer health insurance to their workers"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
45 |
33 |
16 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Limit future increases in
Medicare payments to health care providers as a way to help pay for health
reform"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
43 |
35 |
15 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Require insurance plans to
offer a minimum package of health insurance benefits, to be defined by the
federal government"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
38 |
43 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Impose a tax on insurers who
offer the most expensive health plans, also called Cadillac plans, to help
pay for health reform"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
35 |
40 |
21 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Not fully take effect until
2013 at the earliest"
N=493
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
23 |
40 |
34 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Require nearly all Americans
to have a minimum level of health insurance or else pay a fine"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
22 |
62 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Cost at least $871 billion
over 10 years"
N=487
adults, MoE ± 5 |
|
1/7-12/10 |
19 |
51 |
24 |
6 |
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 8-10, 2010. N=1,021
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed
bills that would make major changes in the country's health care system.
Based on what you have read or heard about those bills, do you generally
favor them or generally oppose them?" If generally
oppose: "Do you oppose those bills because you think their approach
toward health care is too liberal, or because you think they are not liberal
enough?"
Combined
responses |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose:
Too Liberal |
Oppose:
Not Liberal
Enough |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
40 |
45 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
feel enthusiastic, pleased, displeased, or angry if Congress passes a health
care bill?" |
|
|
|
Enthusiastic |
Pleased |
Displeased |
Angry |
Other (vol.)/
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/8-10/10 |
14 |
33 |
23 |
28 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now
thinking specifically about the health insurance plans available to most
Americans, would you favor or oppose creating a public health insurance
option administered by the federal government that would compete with plans
offered by private health insurance companies?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
54 |
46 |
1 |
|
|
|
12/2-3/09 |
53 |
46 |
1 |
|
|
|
11/13-15/09 |
56 |
42 |
2 |
|
|
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
55 |
44 |
1 |
|
|
|
10/16-18/09 |
61 |
38 |
1 |
|
|
|
8/28-31/09 |
55 |
41 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The two
bills before Congress have different ways to pay for the costs associated
with the changes they would make to the health care system. If you had to
choose, would you rather see Congress pass a bill that raises taxes on
high-income Americans, regardless of the kind of health insurance plan they
have, or would you rather see Congress pass a bill that raises taxes on
high-quality health insurance plans, regardless of the amount of money made
by the people covered by those plans?" |
|
|
|
High-Income
Americans |
High-Quality
Health Plans |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
61 |
29 |
9 |
|
|
|
Gallup Poll. Jan. 8-10, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
advise your member of Congress to vote for or against a health care bill
this year, or do you not have an opinion?" |
|
|
|
For |
Against |
No Opinion |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
37 |
41 |
22 |
|
|
|
12/11-13/09 |
36 |
43 |
21 |
|
|
|
11/20-22/09 |
35 |
42 |
22 |
|
|
|
11/5-8/09 |
29 |
38 |
33 |
|
|
|
10/1-4/09 |
40 |
36 |
25 |
|
|
|
9/11-13/09 |
38 |
40 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
advise your member of Congress to vote for or against a health care bill
this year, or do you not have an opinion?" If no opinion: "As of
today, would you say you lean more toward advising your member of Congress
to vote for a health care bill, or lean more toward advising your member of
Congress to vote against a health care bill?"
Combined
responses |
|
|
|
For |
Against |
No Opinion |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1/8-10/10 |
49 |
46 |
6 |
|
|
|
12/11-13/09 |
46 |
48 |
6 |
|
|
|
11/20-22/09 |
44 |
49 |
7 |
|
|
|
11/5-8/09 |
43 |
48 |
9 |
|
|
|
10/1-4/09 |
51 |
41 |
8 |
|
|
|
9/11-13/09 |
50 |
47 |
3 |
|
|
|
CBS News Poll. Jan. 6-10, 2010. N=1,216 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress
go too far in trying to provide health insurance to as many Americans as
possible, don't go far enough, or are the changes about right?" |
|
|
|
Go Too Far |
Don't Go
Far Enough |
About Right |
Not Clear
Yet (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/6-10/10 |
32 |
35 |
22 |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress
go too far in trying to control costs, don't go far enough, or are the
changes about right?" |
|
|
|
Go Too Far |
Don't Go
Far Enough |
About Right |
Not Clear
Yet (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/6-10/10 |
24 |
39 |
21 |
2 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress
go too far in trying to regulate the health insurance industry, don't go far
enough, or are the changes about right?" |
|
|
|
Go Too Far |
Don't Go
Far Enough |
About Right |
Not Clear
Yet (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1/6-10/10 |
27 |
43 |
18 |
2 |
10 |
|
Earlier polls on health policy
|