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Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. Aug. 16-22, 2010. N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As you may know, a new health reform bill was signed into law earlier this year. Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?" Options rotated

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/16-22/10	43	45	12
	7/8-13/10	50	35	14
	6/17-22/10	48	41	10
	5/11-16/10	41	44	14

"As you may know, a new health reform bill was signed into law earlier this year. Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?" If unfavorable: "Given that you have an unfavorable view of the health reform law, which comes closer to your view of what should happen now. The law should be given a chance to work, with Congress making necessary changes along the way. The law should be repealed as soon as possible." Options rotated. Combined responses.

		Favorable	Unfavorable: Give it a chance to work	Unfavorable: Repeal as soon as possible	Unfavorable: Unsure about approach	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/16-22/10	43	13	31	1	12

"Do you think [see below] will be better off or worse off under the new health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"You and your family"
	8/16-22/10	29	30	36	5
	7/8-13/10	32	29	33	6
	6/17-22/10	28	28	39	5
	5/11-16/10	29	30	32	8
	4/9-14/10	31	32	30	8

	"The country as a whole"
	8/16-22/10	39	37	18	6
	7/8-13/10	43	35	15	7
	6/17-22/10	42	32	19	6
	5/11-16/10	43	35	13	9
	4/9-14/10	45	35	11	9

"Please tell me how successful, if at all, you expect the new health reform law to be in accomplishing each of the following goals. First, how successful do you expect the health reform law to be in . . . ?"

		Very successful	Somewhat successful	Not too successful	Not at all successful	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Expanding health insurance coverage for the uninsured"
	8/16-22/10	28	41	13	14	4

	"Regulating health insurance companies so that the average person with private insurance will have better consumer protections"
	8/16-22/10	20	38	19	18	5

	"Reducing the amount the average American has to pay for health care and health insurance"
	8/16-22/10	19	32	17	27	5

	"Improving the QUALITY of medical care that the average American receives"
	8/16-22/10	17	37	16	26	4

	"Reducing the total amount the country spends on health care"
	8/16-22/10	14	32	19	31	5

"Do you feel you understand what the impact of the health reform law will be on you and your family, or not?"

		Understand	Do not understand	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/16-22/10	68	29	3
	7/8-13/10	63	32	4
	6/17-22/10	70	28	2
	5/11-16/10	61	35	3

"Say a candidate for Congress voted FOR the health reform law. Would that make you more likely to support that candidate for Congress, more likely to oppose that candidate for Congress, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote? ... Would that be much more likely or somewhat more likely to support / oppose that candidate?" N=1,066 registered voters

		Much more likely to support	Somewhat more likely to support	Somewhat more likely to oppose	Much more likely to oppose	Wouldn't make much difference
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/16-22/10	18	13	8	26	33
	6/17-22/10	19	16	8	24	31

"To the extent that candidates for Congress from different parties are still debating the merits of the health reform law, do you think this is more because Republicans and Democrats fundamentally disagree about the right policy for the country, or more because both sides are trying to use the issue for their own political advantage?"

		Disagree about policy	Political advantage	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/16-22/10	25	69	6
	6/17-22/10	29	65	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 6-10, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law earlier this year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?" 3/10: "As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are trying to pass final legislation that would make major changes in the country's health care system. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	40	56	4
	3/19-21/10	39	59	2

"As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law earlier this year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?" If oppose: "Do you oppose that legislation because you think its approach toward health care is too liberal, or because you think it is not liberal enough?" Combined responses 3/10: "As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are trying to pass final legislation that would make major changes in the country's health care system. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it?" If oppose: "Do you oppose that legislation because you think its approach toward health care is too liberal, or because you think it is not liberal enough?" Combined responses

		Favor	Oppose: Too liberal	Oppose: Not liberal enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	40	41	13	6
	3/19-21/10	39	43	13	5

"Now here are a few provisions in the health care bill. Please tell me whether you favor or oppose each one. . . ." 2/10: "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 Americans who do not have health insurance to get it"
	8/6-10/10	44	56	1
	2/12-15/10	45	53	1
	11/13-15/09	49	49	1

	"Preventing health insurance companies from dropping coverage for people who become seriously ill"
	8/6-10/10	59	41	-
	2/12-15/10	62	38	-
	11/13-15/09	60	39	-

	"Preventing health insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions"
	8/6-10/10	58	42	1
	2/12-15/10	58	42	1
	11/13-15/09	60	40	1

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. July 27-28, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues? Health care."

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/27-28/10	41	55	4
	4/6-7/10	40	53	7
	2/23-24/10	37	56	7
	12/8-9/09	39	54	7
	10/13-14/09	42	50	9
	9/15-16/09	44	48	8
	7/21-22/09	43	45	12

"What do you want to happen with the new health care law: make sure it is implemented as it is, make changes to it, or repeal it all together?"

		Implement as is	Make changes	Repeal it	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/27-28/10	15	42	36	7
	4/6-7/10	12	47	36	4

"Which one of the following best describes how you feel about the changes that will take place under the new health care law? Do you think the changes go too far, don't go far enough, or is it about the right amount of change?"

		Go too far	Don't go far enough	About right	Too soon to tell (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/27-28/10	45	25	16	5	8
	4/6-7/10	44	21	22	8	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. July 16-21, 2010. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/16-21/10	44	54	2
	3/25-28/10	45	54	1
	3/19-21/10	40	58	2
	1/8-10/10	40	59	1
	10/30 - 11/1/09	42	57	2
	9/11-13/09	51	47	2
	8/28-31/09	44	53	3
	3/12-15/09	57	41	2

"Thinking about the health care bill that Congress passed earlier this year, which of the following statements best describes your view of what Congress should do in the future? Congress should leave the bill as it is. Congress should make additional changes to increase the government's involvement in the nation's health care system. Congress should repeal most of the major provisions in that bill and replace them with a completely different set of proposals." Options rotated 3/10: "Thinking about the health care bill that Congress passed this week. . . ."

		Leave as is	Increase government's involvement	Repeal and replace	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/16-21/10	20	30	48	2
	3/25-28/10	23	27	47	3

Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. July 8-13, 2010. N=1,504 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you think [see below] will be better off or worse off under the new health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"Seniors, that is those 65 years and older"
	7/8-13/10	36	36	18	10
	4/9-14/10	36	33	20	12

	"The Medicare Program"
	7/8-13/10	33	30	22	15

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. July 9-12, 2010. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.

"I'm going to mention some issues that have been in the news recently. For each, please tell me if you have become more supportive in the past few months, less supportive, or if your opinion on the issue has not changed. The health care overhaul passed earlier this year."

		More	Less	Unchanged	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	29	37	32	2

"[Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?] ... Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	46	51	3
	12/3-7/09	40	53	7
	9/10-14/09	47	48	5

"Turning to the health care bill passed earlier this year, what is your opinion of the bill? It should be repealed. We should see how it works. It should be left alone."

		Should be repealed	See how it works	Should be left alone	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-12/10	37	47	14	2

Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress in March?" 4/10: "Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress last month?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	35	47	17
	4/1-5/10	40	44	16

"Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress in March?" If disapprove: "What do you think Congress should do about health care now: let the law stand and see how it works or repeal the law as soon as possible?" Options rotated. Combined responses.

		Approve	Disapprove: Let stand	Disapprove: Repeal ASAP	Disapprove: Unsure	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	35	7	37	4	17

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. June 9-14, 2010. N=1,044 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.3.

"How important are the following issues to you personally: not at all important, slightly important, moderately important, very important or extremely important? How about health care?"

		Extremely important	Very important	Moderately important	Slightly important	Not at all important
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/9-14/10	42	36	15	6	2
	5/7-11/10	42	38	12	5	3
	4/7-12/10	43	36	11	6	3
	3/3-8/10	40	33	17	6	3
	1/12-17/10	46	35	9	6	3
	12/10-14/09	40	41	12	5	2
	11/5-9/09	42	36	13	5	4
	10/1-5/09	46	37	10	5	2
	9/3-8/09	41	36	16	5	2
	7/16-20/09	43	35	13	7	2
	4/16-20/09	41	38	16	4	1

"And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues. How about health care?" If unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/9-14/10	49	46	4	-
	5/7-11/10	45	51	4	-
	4/7-12/10	44	52	4	-
	3/3-8/10	49	46	5	-
	1/12-17/10	48	48	4	-
	12/10-14/09	49	46	5	-
	11/5-9/09	49	46	5	-
	10/1-5/09	48	47	5	-
	9/3-8/09	42	52	6	-
	7/16-20/09	50	43	7	-
	4/16-20/09	53	28	16	3

"Who do you trust to do a better job of handling health care: the Democrats or the Republicans?"

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/9-14/10	51	38	10	1	1
	5/7-11/10	47	39	12	2	-
	4/7-12/10	48	40	11	2	-
	3/3-8/10	48	37	11	3	-
	1/12-17/10	48	38	10	3	1

"In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reforms that were passed by Congress in March?" 3/10 & earlier: "In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?"

		Support	Oppose	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/9-14/10	45	42	13	1
	5/7-11/10	39	46	14	1
	4/7-12/10	39	50	10	1

	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

USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 11-13, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"As you may know, earlier this year Congress passed legislation that restructures the nation's health care system. All in all, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that Congress passed this legislation?" 4/10: "As you may know, Congress recently passed legislation that restructures the nation's health care system. All in all, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that Congress passed this legislation?" 3/10: "As you may know, this past week Congress passed legislation that restructures the nation's health care system. All in all, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that Congress passed this legislation?"

		Good thing	Bad thing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/11-13/10	49	46	5
	4/8-11/10	45	49	6
	3/26-28/10	47	50	3

"Would you favor or oppose Congress passing new legislation this year that would do the following? How about repeal all or much of the health care legislation passed earlier this year?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/11-13/10	50	45	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 21-23, 2010. Adults nationwide.

"Thinking about the health care bill which was passed into law in April, do you think the changes the new law will make to the country's health care system will be generally good for the country or generally bad for the country?" N=524 (Form A), MoE ą 4.5

		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/21-23/10	46	51	3

"Do you approve or disapprove of the passage of the health care bill which became law in April?" N=499 (Form B), MoE ą 4.5

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/21-23/10	43	56	1

Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. May 11-16, 2010. N=1,210 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As you may know, a new health reform bill was signed into law earlier this year. Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?" Options rotated

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	41	44	14
	Democrats	72	14	14
	Independents	37	49	14
	Republicans	8	85	8

"Generally, how confident are you that you have enough money or health insurance to pay for the usual medical costs that you and your family require? Would you say you are very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"

		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/11-16/10	29	38	15	16	2
	4/9-14/10	33	33	14	19	1

"How confident are you that you would have enough money or health insurance to pay for a major illness, such as a heart attack, cancer, or a serious injury that required hospitalization? Would you say you are very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"

		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/11-16/10	27	33	18	20	2
	4/9-14/10	25	34	17	23	1

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 14-19, 2010. N=1,930 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.2.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	40	55	5
	3/22-23/10	44	50	6
	3/16-21/10	36	58	6
	2/2-8/10	35	58	6
	1/5-11/10	35	58	6
	12/15-20/09	38	56	6
	12/1-6/09	38	56	6
	11/9-16/09	41	53	6
	9/29 - 10/5/09	41	51	8
	7/27 - 8/3/09	39	52	9
	6/23-29/09	46	42	13

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care: President Obama or the Republicans in Congress?"

		President Obama	Republicans in Congress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	42	39	19
	3/22-23/10	45	35	20
	3/16-21/10	42	42	16
	2/2-8/10	44	38	17
	1/5-11/10	42	41	18
	12/15-20/09	45	40	16
	12/1-6/09	44	37	19
	11/9-16/09	45	36	19
	9/29 - 10/5/09	47	31	21
	7/27 - 8/3/09	46	37	16
	6/23-29/09	53	33	14

"Do you approve or disapprove of the federal health care overhaul?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	39	53	8
	Republicans	9	86	5
	Democrats	75	17	9
	Independents	36	56	8

"If your member of Congress voted for the health care overhaul just passed by Congress, would that make you more likely to vote for him or her in November, less likely, or not make a difference?"

		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	24	42	31	3
	Republicans	6	73	18	3
	Democrats	47	8	42	2
	Independents	20	46	31	3

	3/22-23/10	25	38	34	3

"Attorneys general from several states have said they will sue to block the recently passed health care overhaul plan. Do you think filing a lawsuit to stop the plan from taking effect is a good idea or a bad idea?"

		Good idea	Bad idea	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	40	53	8
	3/22-23/10	40	51	9

Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. April 9-14, 2010. N=1,208 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As far as you know, has a health care reform bill been passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, or not?"

		Has been	Has not been	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/9-14/10	81	10	9

If "Has not been" or unsure: "President Obama did sign a health reform bill into law last month." All: "Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it? ... Is that a very favorable/unfavorable or somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion?"

		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/9-14/10	23	23	10	30	14

"Do you think [see below] will be better off or worse off under the new health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The uninsured" N=627
	4/9-14/10	67	15	10	8

	"People with pre-existing medical conditions"
	4/9-14/10	65	16	9	9

	"Lower-income Americans" N=581
	4/9-14/10	64	19	9	8

	"Middle class Americans"
	4/9-14/10	34	36	21	8

	"Small businesses" N=581
	4/9-14/10	34	39	13	14

	"Large businesses" N=627
	4/9-14/10	25	31	28	15

"Under the new health reform law, do you think [see below] will get better, worse or will it stay about the same?"

		Better	Worse	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"Your ability to get and keep health insurance"
	4/9-14/10	34	19	40	7

	"The cost of health care for you and your family"
	4/9-14/10	25	37	32	6

	"The quality of your own health care"
	4/9-14/10	23	27	43	6

"How much would you say you know about how the health reform law will affect you and your family personally: a lot, a fair amount, only a little, or nothing at all?"

		A lot	A fair amount	Only a little	Nothing at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/9-14/10	18	38	34	8	2

"Do you feel you have enough information about the health reform law to understand how it will impact you personally, or not?"

		Have enough	Do not have enough	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/9-14/10	43	56	2

"As far as you know, has the independent Congressional Budget Office -- which analyzes the cost of legislation -- said the health reform law 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?"

		Increase the deficit	Decrease the deficit	Not much impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/9-14/10	45	25	16	13

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. April 7-12, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.3.

"How well do you feel you understand the health care reforms that were passed by Congress in March: extremely well, very well, somewhat well, not too well, or not well at all?"

		Extremely well	Very well	Somewhat well	Not too well	Not well at all
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/7-12/10	10	18	44	12	15

"As a result of the changes to health care that were passed by Congress in March, do you think it will probably cause you to pay more for your own health care, cause you to pay less for your own health care, or not change the amount you pay for your own health care?"

		More	Less	No change	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/7-12/10	57	7	33	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 6-7, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Thinking about health care now: Based on what you know, do you favor or oppose the new health care law?" 3/10 & earlier: "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
		%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	39	54	7
	3/16-17/10	35	55	10
	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

"As far as you know, did your congressional representative in the House vote for or against the health care bill?"

		For	Against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	41	27	32

"How much do you feel you know about the changes that will be made to the health care system as a result of the new law? Do you know a great deal, some, not much, or very little?"

		A great deal	Some	Not much	Very little	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	16	54	13	16	1

"All in all, do you think passage of the health care bill is good or bad for the country?"

		Good	Bad	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	45	49	4	2

"Do you think the new health care law is more likely to help keep the country from going further into debt or is it more likely to push the country further into debt?"

		Keep from going further into debt	Push further into debt	Depends/ No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	22	65	7	6

"Under the new health care law, do you believe you personally will or will not have to make changes to your health coverage?"

		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	42	48	10

"Do you think the quality of health care for you and your family will be better or worse under the new health care law?" 3/10 & earlier: "Do you think the quality of health care for you and your family would be better or worse under the health care reforms being considered?"

		Better	Worse	No difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	26	46	21	7
	3/16-17/10	27	52	14	8
	12/8-9/09	28	52	15	6
	7/21-22/09	29	45	17	9

"Under the new health care law, do you think your health care costs will increase, decrease or stay about the same?"

		Increase	Decrease	Stay about the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	56	5	35	4

"Would you be more or less likely to vote for a candidate if they favored the health care bill, or would it not make a difference to your vote?"

		More likely	Less likely	Won't make a difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	22	38	38	2
	Democrats	39	10	49	2
	Republicans	6	70	22	2
	Independents	18	39	39	3

"Based on what you know, do you think Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats played by the rules to get health care legislation passed or did they change the rules?"

		Played by the rules	Changed the rules	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-7/10	29	54	17

CBS News Poll. March 29-April 1, 2010. N=858 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	34	55	11
	3/18-21/10	41	51	8
	2/5-10/10	35	55	10
	1/14-17/10	40	54	6
	1/6-10/10	36	54	10
	12/4-8/09	42	50	8
	11/13-16/09	44	48	8
	10/5-8/09	47	42	11
	9/19-23/09	47	45	8
	8/27-31/09	40	47	13
	7/24-28/09	46	38	16
	7/9-12/09	49	37	14
	6/12-16/09	44	34	22

"From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the new health care reform bill?" If approve: "Do you strongly approve or somewhat approve?" If Disapprove: "Do you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove?" 3/18-21/10: "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the current health care reform bill? . . ."

		Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	16	16	14	39	15
	3/18-21/10	13	24	15	33	15

"From what you've heard or read, do you think the new health care reform bill will mostly help you personally, will mostly hurt you personally, or don't you think it will have much of an effect on you personally?" 3/18-21/10: "From what you've heard or read, do you think the current health care reform bill will mostly help you personally, will mostly hurt you personally, or don't you think it will have much of an effect on you personally?"

		Help	Hurt	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	17	36	39	8
	3/18-21/10	20	35	38	7

"Do you feel you have a good understanding of how the new health care reform bill would affect you and your family, or is it confusing to you?" 3/18-21/10: "Do you feel you have a good understanding of how the current health care reform bill would affect you and your family, or is it confusing to you?"

		A good understanding	It is confusing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	41	53	6
	3/18-21/10	42	54	4

"From what you've heard or read, do you think the new health care reforms will eventually increase your own health care costs, will eventually lower your own health care costs, or don't you think they will have much effect on your own health care costs?"

		Increase	Lower	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	52	14	27	7

"From what you've heard or read, do you think the new health care reforms will make the quality of health care you receive better, will make the quality of health care you receive worse, or don't you think they will have much effect on the quality of your health care?"

		Better	Worse	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	17	39	38	5

"In the long run, do you think the new health care reforms will increase the federal budget deficit, decrease the federal budget deficit, or won't it have much of an effect on the federal budget deficit?"

		Increase	Decrease	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	63	13	15	9

"From what you've heard or read, do you think the new health insurance reforms will increase consumer protection against the health insurance companies, decrease consumer protection against the health insurance companies, or don't you think they will have much effect on consumer protections?"

		Increase	Decrease	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/10	35	20	30	15

USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 26-28, 2010. N=1,033 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	42	54	4
	2/1-3/10	36	60	4
	1/8-10/10	37	58	5
	11/20-22/09	40	53	7
	9/11-13/09	43	52	5
	8/6-9/09	43	49	8
	7/17-19/09	44	50	6

"How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How about health care?"

		Extremely important	Very important	Moderately important	Not that important
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	48	34	13	5

"In the elections for Congress this fall, will you be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the health care bill Congress passed, will the health care bill not make much difference to your vote, or will you be more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes the health care bill Congress passed?" Options rotated If more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the bill: "Will you be much more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the health care bill Congress passed, or only somewhat more likely?" If more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes the bill: "Will you be much more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes the health care bill Congress passed, or only somewhat more likely?"

					%
	Much more likely to vote for candidate who supports bill				26
	Somewhat more likely to vote for candidate who supports bill				13
	Won't make much difference				14
	Much more likely to vote for candidate who opposes bill				32
	Somewhat more likely to vote for candidate who opposes bill				12
	Unsure				2

"Taking everything into account, do you think in the long run the new health care bill will make the U.S. health care system better, would it not make much difference, or make it worse than it is now?" Options rotated

		Better	Not much difference	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	42	11	45	2

"Taking everything into account, do you think in the long run the new health care bill will make your own health care situation better, would it not make much difference, or make it worse than it is now?" Options rotated

		Better	Not much difference	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	22	35	40	3

"Now, thinking more specifically about how the health care bill will affect you and your family, do you think [see below] will get better, will not change, or will get worse than if no health care bill passed?"

		Get better	Won't change	Get worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The health care coverage you and your family receive"
	3/26-28/10	24	40	34	2

	"The quality of health care you and your family receive"
	3/26-28/10	21	42	35	2

	"The costs you and your family pay for health care"
	3/26-28/10	21	27	50	2

	"You and your family's overall health"
	3/26-28/10	20	58	19	2

"Now, thinking more specifically about how the health care bill will affect conditions in the United States, do you think [see below] will get better, will not change, or will get worse than if no health care bill passed?"

		Get better	Won't change	Get worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"Health care coverage in the U.S."
	3/26-28/10	44	13	40	3

	"The overall health of Americans"
	3/26-28/10	40	24	35	2

	"The U.S. economy"
	3/26-28/10	35	17	46	2

	"The overall quality of health care in the U.S."
	3/26-28/10	34	20	44	2

	"The overall costs of health care in the U.S."
	3/26-28/10	29	14	55	2

	"The federal budget deficit"
	3/26-28/10	23	14	61	2

"Looking ahead, in the next five years, do you think Congress will or will not vote on additional, major legislation to either expand or cut back on the health care legislation passed this week?"

		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	76	18	6

"And, in the next five years, do you, personally, want Congress to vote on additional major health care legislation to either expand or cut back on the health care legislation passed this week, or not?"

		Want them to vote	Don't want them to vote	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	76	18	6

"Based on what you know or have read about the health care legislation Congress passed this past week, do you, personally, think each of the following applies or does not apply to that legislation? How about [see below]?"

		Applies	Does not apply	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"It will expand the government's role in the health care system too much"
	3/26-28/10	65	33	2

	"It will cost the government too much"
	3/26-28/10	64	33	3

	"It does not do enough to deal with rising health care costs"
	3/26-28/10	58	36	6

	"It should include a government-run insurance plan, also called a public option"
	3/26-28/10	52	43	5

	"It does not go far enough in regulating the health care industry"
	3/26-28/10	51	41	8

"Regardless of whether you favored or opposed the health care legislation Congress passed this past week, do you think the methods the Democratic leaders in Congress used to get enough votes to pass this legislation were an abuse of power, or were an appropriate use of power by the party that controls the majority in Congress?" Options rotated

		Abuse of power	Appropriate use of power	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26-28/10	53	40	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 25-28, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Which of the following statements best describes your views about the health care bill that Congress passed this week? You approve of the bill becoming law and have no reservations about it. You approve of the bill becoming law but you think it did not go far enough. You disapprove of the bill becoming law but you support a few of its proposals. You disapprove of the bill becoming law and oppose all of its proposals."

		Approve, no reservations	Approve, didn't go far enough	Disapprove, support some of it	Disapprove, oppose all of it	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	15	27	31	25	1

"Do you feel enthusiastic, pleased, displeased, or angry about the health care bill that Congress passed?"

		Enthusiastic	Pleased	Displeased	Angry	Other (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	15	30	27	26	2

"From what you know of that legislation, do you think you and your family would, in general, be better off, worse off or about the same if it becomes law?"

		Better off	Worse off	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	22	39	37	1
	3/19-21/10	19	47	33	-

"From what you know of that legislation, do you think you and your family would, in general, be better off, worse off or about the same if it becomes law?" If worse off or about the same: "Do you think other families in this country would be better off if that legislation becomes law, or do you think that legislation would not help anyone in the country?" Combined responses

		You and your family better off	Other families better off	Would not help anyone	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	22	43	29	5
	3/19-21/10	19	42	37	2

"Do you consider the passage of the health care bill to be a major victory for Obama, a minor accomplishment for Obama, or not a positive achievement at all?"

		Major victory	Minor accomplish- ment	Not a positive achievement
		%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	47	20	33

Washington Post Poll. March 23-26, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling health care?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/23-26/10	48	49	3
	2/4-8/10	43	53	3
	1/12-15/10	44	52	4
	12/10-13/09	44	53	3
	11/12-15/09	47	49	3
	10/15-18/09	48	48	4
	9/10-12/09	48	48	4
	8/13-17/09	46	50	5
	7/15-18/09	49	44	7
	6/18-21/09	53	39	9
	4/21-24/09	57	29