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Quinnipiac University Poll. March 26-April 1, 2013. N=1,711 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.

"From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted in 2010?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26 - 4/1/13	41	46	12

"From what you've heard or read, do you think the 2010 health care law 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	Not much effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/26 - 4/1/13	15	37	41	7

"As you may know, Medicaid is a government program that pays for health care for low-income people and others with certain disabilities. Do you think that increasing the number of people eligible for Medicaid coverage in your state is a good idea or a bad idea?"

		Good idea	Bad idea	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26 - 4/1/13	48	41	11

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 17-19, 2013. N=1,002 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

"Which one of the following comes closest to what you would like to see lawmakers do with the new health care law? Would you like lawmakers to repeal the law entirely, repeal parts of the law, expand the law, or leave it as is?"

		Repeal entirely	Repeal parts	Expand	Leave as is	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	30	25	20	20	5
	10/28-30/12	28	26	17	22	7
	7/15-17/12	29	28	18	22	3
	3/10-12/12	31	28	22	14	5
	4/3-5/11	31	29	18	16	5

	1/18-19/11	27	34	20	14	4
	12/14-15/10	27	32	15	16	9
	10/26-28/10	29	29	20	15	7
	10/11-13/10	27	27	19	17	10

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. March 5-10, 2013. N=1,204 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?" Options rotated 2010: "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?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	3/5-10/13	37	40	23
	2/14-19/13	36	42	23
	11/7-10/12	43	39	19
	10/18-23/12	38	43	19
	9/13-19/12	45	40	14
	8/7-12/12	38	43	19
	7/17-23/12	38	44	17
	6/28-30/12	41	41	18
	5/8-14/12	37	44	19
	4/4-10/12	42	43	15
	2/29 - 3/5/12	41	40	19
	2/13-19/12	42	43	15
	1/12-17/12	37	44	19
	12/8-13/11	41	43	17
	11/10-15/11	37	44	19
	10/13-18/11	34	51	15
	9/7-12/11	41	43	16
	8/10-15/11	39	44	17
	7/13-18/11	42	43	15
	6/9-14/11	42	46	12
	5/12-17/11	42	44	14
	4/7-12/11	41	41	18
	3/8-13/11	42	46	13
	2/8-13/11	43	48	8
	1/4-14/11	41	50	9
	12/1-6/10	42	41	18

	11/3-6/10	42	40	18
	Midterm voters	42	49	10

	10/5-10/10	42	44	15
	9/14-19/10	49	40	11
	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

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Feb. 15-18, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"I'm going to mention some aspects of the national economic situation. For each, please tell me if you expect things to be better in the next 12 months, worse, or about the same as the last 12 months. Health care costs."

		Better	Worse	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	22	55	21	2

"How certain are you that Medicare will be there if you need it in retirement? Do you think it will definitely be there, probably be there, probably not be there, or definitely not be there if you need it?"

		Definitely be there	Probably be there	Probably not be there	Definitely not be there	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	14	43	30	9	4

"Do you favor or oppose creating a sliding scale for Medicare so that poorer people get more benefits and wealthy people get fewer benefits?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	63	31	6

"Do you think a major overhaul of Medicare is or is not necessary to substantially reduce the deficit?"

		Necessary	Not necessary	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	58	32	10

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. Adults nationwide.

"As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law in 2010. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you favor all of the proposals in that law, favor most of them, oppose most of them, or oppose all of them?" N=408 (Version A), margin of error ą 5 1/11: "Thinking about the health care bill which was passed into law last March, do you favor all of the proposals in that bill, favor most of them, oppose most of them, or oppose all of them?"

		Favor all	Favor most	Oppose most	Oppose all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	7	44	29	15	4
	1/14-16/11	6	39	34	16	5

"As you may know, a bill sometimes known as 'Obamacare' that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law in 2010. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you favor all of the proposals in Obamacare, favor most of them, oppose most of them, or oppose all of them?" N=406 (Version B), margin of error ą 5

		Favor all	Favor most	Oppose most	Oppose all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	15	38	28	18	1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2013. N=1,110 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law? 1. Expand the health care law. OR, 2. Keep the entire health care law as it is. OR, 3. Repeal the part of the law that requires Americans to obtain health insurance if they don't have it, but keep the rest of the law intact. OR, 4. Repeal the entire health care law."

		Expand	Keep as is	Repeal just the mandate	Repeal the entire law	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	24	18	19	33	6
	10/25-28/12	22	21	19	29	8
	9/8-12/12	22	15	26	30	7
	7/11-16/12	17	15	27	34	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 21-25, 2012. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you support or oppose raising the age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 67?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/21-25/12	30	67	3

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 16-18, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law in 2010. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?" 3/11 & 6/11: "As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law last year. ..." 8/10 & 12/10: "As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law earlier this year. ..." 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. ..."

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	42	51	6
	5/29-31/12	43	51	6
	3/24-25/12	43	50	7
	11/18-20/11	38	56	6
	6/3-7/11	39	56	5
	3/11-13/11	37	59	5
	12/17-19/10	43	54	3
	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 in 2010. 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 3/11 & 6/11: "As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law last year. ..." 8/10 & 12/10: "As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law earlier this year. ..." 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. ..."

		Favor	Oppose: Too liberal	Oppose: Not liberal enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	42	37	9	11
	5/29-31/12	43	34	13	10
	3/24-25/12	43	37	10	10
	11/18-20/11	38	37	14	10
	6/3-7/11	39	36	14	10
	3/11-13/11	37	43	13	7
	12/17-19/10	43	37	13	7
	8/6-10/10	40	41	13	6
	3/19-21/10	39	43	13	5

Gallup Poll. Nov. 15-18, 2012. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as 'Obama-care,' that restructured the U.S. health care system?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/15-18/12	48	45	7

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Nov. 7-10, 2012. N=1,223 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law? They should expand the law. They should keep the law as is. They should repeal the law and replace it with a Republican-sponsored alternative. OR, They should repeal the law and not replace it." Options rotated

		Expand	Keep as is	Replace with GOP law	Repeal and not replace	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/7-10/12	27	22	14	19	18
	8/7-12/12	26	23	20	20	11
	7/17-23/12	24	21	23	23	10
	6/28-30/12	28	25	18	20	10
	5/8-14/12	27	20	18	21	13
	2/29 - 3/5/12	28	19	18	23	12
	2/13-19/12	35	19	18	19	9
	1/12-17/12	31	19	18	22	11
	12/8-13/11	30	20	16	22	11
	11/10-15/11	32	18	15	24	11
	9/7-12/11	33	19	16	21	12
	7/13-18/11	33	20	16	21	10
	6/9-14/11	31	20	19	19	12
	5/12-17/11	30	21	19	19	10
	4/7-12/11	33	19	15	20	14
	3/8-13/11	30	21	18	21	10
	2/8-13/11	30	20	19	20	10
	1/4-14/11	28	19	23	20	10

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Sept. 21-24, 2012. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Turning to the health care law passed in 2010, what is your opinion of the law? It should be repealed. It may need small modifications, but we should see how it works. It should be left alone."

		Should be repealed	See how it works	Should be left alone	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/21-24/12	34	40	19	7

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Sept. 13-19, 2012. N=1,534 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think you and your family will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	31	26	33	9
	8/7-12/12	26	30	37	7
	7/17-23/12	25	32	37	6
	5/8-14/12	23	31	37	9
	4/4-10/12	26	32	34	8
	2/29 - 3/5/12	26	33	34	7
	2/13-19/12	27	25	41	7
	1/12-17/12	26	33	35	6
	12/8-13/11	26	31	39	5
	11/10-15/11	23	31	41	5
	10/13-18/11	18	31	44	6
	9/7-12/11	27	32	34	7
	8/10-15/11	24	33	37	6
	7/13-18/11	27	29	39	5
	6/9-14/11	24	34	35	7
	5/12-17/11	28	28	38	6
	4/7-12/11	27	28	37	8
	3/8-13/11	26	30	39	5
	2/8-13/11	28	31	38	3
	1/4-14/11	20	32	44	4
	12/1-6/10	32	33	28	7
	11/3-6/10	25	31	34	9
	10/5-10/10	31	29	32	7
	9/14-19/10	32	28	33	7
	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

"Do you think the country as a whole will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	40	33	17	10
	8/7-12/12	36	37	17	10
	7/17-23/12	35	41	18	7
	5/8-14/12	34	35	20	11
	4/4-10/12	39	38	17	6
	2/29 - 3/5/12	37	38	18	7
	2/13-19/12	39	32	22	7
	1/12-17/12	37	36	19	8
	12/8-13/11	37	37	19	7
	11/10-15/11	35	36	22	7
	10/13-18/11	28	36	29	7
	9/7-12/11	38	36	18	8
	8/10-15/11	33	37	21	9
	7/13-18/11	39	35	20	6
	6/9-14/11	35	39	20	6
	5/12-17/11	37	38	19	6
	4/7-12/11	39	35	18	9
	3/8-13/11	38	35	19	7
	2/8-13/11	37	39	19	5
	1/4-14/11	34	38	22	5
	12/1-6/10	40	37	15	8
	11/3-6/10	38	36	16	10
	10/5-10/10	39	34	18	9
	9/14-19/10	42	34	15	9
	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

"Would you say the current Medicare program is working well for most seniors, or not?"

		Working well	Not working well	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	61	26	13

"Do you think changes need to be made to the Medicare program to keep it sustainable for the future, or do you think the Medicare program will basically be fine if we leave it as is?" Options rotated

		Changes needed	Leave as is	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	72	21	6

"Which comes closer to your opinion? If policymakers made the right changes, they could reduce the federal budget deficit without reducing Medicare spending. OR, In order to significantly reduce the federal budget deficit, policymakers will need to reduce Medicare spending." Options rotated

		Don't need to reduce Medicare	Will need to reduce Medicare	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	58	32	10

"Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like in the future? OPTION A: Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government guaranteeing all seniors the same set of health insurance benefits. OR, OPTION B: Medicare should be changed to a system in which the government guarantees each senior a fixed amount of money to help them purchase coverage either from traditional Medicare or from a list of private health plans."

		Guarantee same set of benefits	Guarantee a fixed amount of money	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/13-19/12	55	37	2	6
	7/25 - 8/5/12	58	36	1	4

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sept. 16-17, 2012. N=1,066 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

"Turning now to Medicare, are you optimistic or pessimistic that, 20 years from now, the Medicare program will still provide all Americans over age 65 with adequate health care coverage?"

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/16-17/12	43	53	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 8-12, 2012. N=1,301 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted in 2010?" If approve: "Do you strongly approve or somewhat approve?" If Disapprove: "Do you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove?" 7/10 through 2/11: "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted last March? ..." 3/29 - 4/1/10: "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the new health care reform bill? ..." 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
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/8-12/12	21	21	12	34	12
	8/22-26/12	18	20	14	36	13
	7/11-16/12	14	22	14	36	14
	5/31 - 6/3/12	18	16	12	36	18
	4/13-17/12	18	21	13	34	14
	3/21-25/12	16	20	17	30	17
	12/5-7/11	12	23	16	35	14
	6/3-7/11	14	23	15	33	15
	2/11-14/11	14	19	17	34	16
	10/1-5/10	16	23	16	27	18
	9/10-14/10	15	22	15	34	14
	7/9-12/10	17	19	16	33	15
	3/29 - 4/1/10	16	16	14	39	15
	3/18-21/10	13	24	15	33	15

"What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law? 1. Expand the health care law. OR, 2. Keep the entire health care law as it is. OR, 3. Repeal the part of the law that requires Americans to obtain health insurance if they don't have it, but keep the rest of the law intact. OR, 4. Repeal the entire health care law."

		Expand	Keep as is	Repeal just the mandate	Repeal entire law	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/8-12/12	22	15	26	30	7
	7/11-16/12	17	15	27	34	7

"In order to keep Medicare financially sound, do you think it will be necessary or not necessary to make changes to the program?" If necessary: "Do you think major changes or minor changes will be necessary?"

		Major changes necessary	Minor changes necessary	Changes not necessary	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/8-12/12	40	36	14	10

"Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like for people who are now under 55 who would be eligible for Medicare coverage in about ten years? 1. Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government providing seniors with health insurance. OR, 2. Medicare should be changed to a system in which the government would provide seniors with a fixed amount of money toward purchasing private health insurance or Medicare insurance."

		Continue as it is today	Provide a fixed amount of money for insurance	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/8-12/12	78	14	7

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Sept. 7-9, 2012. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.

"Now I'm going to read you some statements about the Medicare program, which pays certain health care costs for people 65 and older. As I read each statement, tell me if you strongly agree with it, somewhat agree, somewhat DISagree or strongly disagree. First, how about . . . ?"

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Medicare will pay enough benefits when I get older to cover all or most of my health care needs"
	9/7-9/12	28	22	19	27	4

	"Congress is likely to cut benefits to the Medicare program leaving it unable to cover my health care needs"
	9/7-9/12	21	22	17	34	7

	"The Medicare program is running out of money and will have to change if it is to survive"
	9/7-9/12	39	29	11	15	5

"Which of the following two options comes closer to your own view of what Medicare should look like in the future? Option A: Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government providing health insurance and paying doctors and hospitals directly for the services they provide to seniors. OR, Option B: Medicare should be changed to a system where the government provides seniors with a fixed sum of money they could use either to purchase private health insurance or to pay the cost of remaining in the current Medicare program." Options rotated

		Gov't should pay doctors, hospitals directly	Gov't should provide seniors with a fixed sum	Neither/ Other (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/7-9/12	67	27	3	4
	3/22-25/12	64	26	4	6

"What is more important: taking steps to reduce the budget deficit or keeping Social Security and Medicare benefits as they are?"

		Reduce deficit	Keep benefits as they are	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/7-9/12	34	51	10	5

"Medicare has become a major issue in congressional campaigns this fall. Who do you trust more to preserve the long-term financial health of the Medicare program: President Obama and congressional Democrats, or Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans?" Options rotated

		Obama, Democrats	Romney, Republicans	Another candidate or party (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/7-9/12	54	31	1	9	6

"In general, would you say that President Obama's health care reform plan will make things better or worse for each of the following groups? First, how about [see below]. Will Obama's health care reform plan make things better or worse for this group?"

		Better	Worse	Same (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%

	"People who currently do not have health insurance"
	9/7-9/12	60	28	2	10

	"The middle class"
	9/7-9/12	45	40	4	12

	"The poor"
	9/7-9/12	60	28	3	10

	"People like you and your family"
	9/7-9/12	43	40	8	9

	"The country overall"
	9/7-9/12	50	39	1	10

	"People who are 65 and older"
	9/7-9/12	48	35	5	12

"As you may know, the health care act that Congress passed saves 716 billion dollars in costs from the Medicare program and puts much of that money into expanding the Medicaid program for the poor and working class as well as preventative health care. Do you think that was a good use of the Medicare savings, or not?"

		A good use	Not a good use	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	9/7-9/12	56	33	11

Washington Times/JZ Analytics Poll. Aug. 23-25, 2012. N=800 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Both the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns are arguing over Medicare, which is the government's health program for senior citizens. Who do you think is more likely to try to cut that program: [see below]?"

		Mitt Romney and Republicans	Barack Obama and Democrats	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	46	27	19	8
	18-29 years	45	22	21	12
	30-49	46	24	25	5
	50-64	45	30	16	9
	65 & older	50	33	9	8

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 22-25, 2012. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Under [Paul] Ryan's Medicare plan, starting in 10 years people no longer would receive specific Medicare benefits when they turn 65. Instead they would receive a credit for money that they could use to buy insurance, either from the private market or from the government. How do you feel about this proposal to restructure Medicare -- would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat or oppose it strongly?"

		Support strongly	Support somewhat	Oppose somewhat	Oppose strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/22-25/12	11	20	21	43	5

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Aug. 16-20, 2012. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.

If not retired: "How important do you expect each of the following to be to your financial security in retirement? How about Medicare? How important will that be to your financial security in retirement: extremely important, very important, moderately important, slightly important or not at all important?" If retired: "How important are each of the following to your financial security in retirement? How about Medicare? How important is that to your financial security in retirement: extremely important, very important, moderately important, slightly important or not at all important?"

		Extremely important	Very important	Moderately important	Slightly important	Not at all important
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	38	29	15	9	6
	5/5-9/11	44	28	13	10	6

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Aug. 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you feel that Medicare needs a complete overhaul, that it needs major changes, that it needs minor modifications, or do you think it is pretty much okay the way it is?"

		Complete overhaul	Major changes	Minor modifications	Okay the way it is	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	15	27	39	15	4

"There is currently a proposal to change how Medicare would work so seniors being enrolled in the program ten years from now would be given a guaranteed payment some call a voucher from the federal government. Seniors would either purchase one of several government-approved coverage plans from a private health insurance company or pay somewhat more to stay in the traditional Medicare program. Do you think this is a good idea, a bad idea, or do you not know enough about this to have an opinion at this time?"

		Good idea	Bad idea	Don't know enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	15	30	51	4

"Now, thinking some more about this proposed change to Medicare: Which of the following statements do you agree with more? Mitt Romney, who says this proposal is a good idea because it would strengthen Medicare and reduce government costs for Medicare by giving future seniors more control over their own health care dollars and a choice between traditional Medicare and a variety of private plans. OR, Barack Obama, who says this proposal is a bad idea because it would end Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher system giving seniors a set amount of money to pay for their health care costs and leaving them to personally cover costs above this amount." Options rotated

		Agree more with Romney	Agree more with Obama	Mixed (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	34	50	2	5	9

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Aug. 7-12, 2012. N=1,208 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As I read each element of the health reform law, please tell me whether you feel very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable about it. First, [see below]. Would you say you feel very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable about that?" Each item asked of half the sample.

		Very/ Somewhat favorable
		%

	"The law will provide financial help to low- and moderate-income Americans who don't get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage"

	8/7-12/12	73
	7/17-23/12	70
	2/29 - 3/5/12	71

	"The law eliminates out-of-pocket costs for many preventive services, such as blood pressure or cholesterol screenings"

	8/7-12/12	71
	2/29 - 3/5/12	69

	"The law requires insurance companies that spend too little money on health care services and too much on administrative costs and profits to give their customers a rebate"

	8/7-12/12	62
	2/29 - 3/5/12	57

	"The law requires health plans to provide consumers with easy-to-understand information about benefits and coverage"

	8/7-12/12	79
	2/29 - 3/5/12	79

	"The law will create health insurance exchanges or marketplaces where small businesses and people who don't get coverage through their employers can shop for insurance and compare prices and benefits"

	8/7-12/12	72
	7/17-23/12	71

Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Poll. July 25-Aug. 5, 2012. N=3,130 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.

"As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?" Options rotated

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25 - 8/5/12	42	47	11

"Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like in the future? OPTION A: Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government guaranteeing all seniors the same set of health insurance benefits. OR, OPTION B: Medicare should be changed to a system in which the government guarantees each senior a fixed amount of money to help them purchase coverage either from traditional Medicare or from a list of private health plans."

		Guarantee same set of benefits	Guarantee a fixed amount of money	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	58	36	1	4
	Democrats	68	29	1	3
	Independents	53	42	1	4
	Republicans	55	39	1	5

"Do you support or oppose putting a special tax on junk food that is, things like soda, chips, and candy and using the money for programs to fight obesity?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25 - 8/5/12	53	47	1

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. July 17-23, 2012. N=1,227 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think your state will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	33	40	19	9
	5/12-17/11	34	39	18	8

"Do you think lower-income Americans will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	45	32	16	6
	2/29 - 3/5/12	49	28	17	6
	11/10-15/11	49	28	16	7
	5/12-17/11	52	29	14	5
	2/8-13/11	51	29	18	3
	1/4-14/11	48	27	21	4
	9/14-19/10	60	21	14	5
	4/9-14/10	64	19	9	8

"Do you think middle class Americans will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don't you think it will make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	30	42	23	6
	2/29 - 3/5/12	30	42	19	9
	11/10-15/11	31	37	25	7
	5/12-17/11	31	38	25	5
	2/8-13/11	32	40	24	5
	1/4-14/11	27	42	27	4
	9/14-19/10	38	38	18	7
	4/9-14/10	34	36	21	8

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

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	47	29	16	8
	2/29 - 3/5/12	51	24	16	9
	1/12-17/12	53	25	14	8
	11/10-15/11	51	23	17	9
	8/10-15/11	49	20	22	9
	5/12-17/11	55	25	15	5
	9/14-19/10	57	20	15	8
	4/9-14/10	67	15	10	8

"Some lawmakers who oppose the health reform law say that if Congress isn't able to repeal the law, they should try to stop it from being put into place by cutting off funding to implement it. Whether or not you like the health reform law, would you say you approve or disapprove of cutting off funding as a way to stop some or all of health reform from being put into place?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	35	56	8
	5/8-14/12	32	58	9
	5/12-17/11	33	63	4
	4/7-12/11	30	64	6
	3/8-13/11	30	64	6
	2/8-13/11	34	61	5
	1/4-14/11	33	62	6

"As you may know, last month the Supreme Court ruled that the health care law is constitutional, upholding most of its provisions. Do you approve or disapprove of the Court's decision in this case?" 5/12: "Though not everyone has had a chance to hear about it / As you noted, the Supreme Court recently decided to uphold the health care law. Do you approve or disapprove of the Court's decision in this case?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	45	47	8
	6/28-30/12	47	43	10

"Overall, how would you say you feel about the Court's decision? Would you say you feel [see below]?" Options rotated

			7/17-23/12	6/28-30/12
			%	%
	Disappointed but not angry		35	29
	Satisfied but not enthusiastic		31	28
	Angry		15	17
	Enthusiastic		12	18
	Some other emotion (vol.)		3	3
	Don't care (vol.)		2	2
	Unsure/Refused		3	3

"Which comes closer to your view? Now that the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the health care law, opponents of the law should: Continue trying to block the law from being implemented. Stop their efforts to block the law and move on to other national problems." Options rotated

		Try to block	Move on	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	37	58	5
	6/28-30/12	38	56	7

"When the requirement that nearly all Americans have health insurance or else pay a fine goes into effect in 2014, do you expect to have to pay that fine, or not?" Half sample A

		Expect to pay	Don't expect to pay	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	12	84	4

"When the requirement that nearly all Americans have health insurance or else pay a tax goes into effect in 2014, do you expect to have to pay that tax, or not?" Half sample B

		Expect to pay	Don't expect to pay	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-23/12	26	70	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 18-22, 2012. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.

"From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan that was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in 2010, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so." 5/10 & 6/10: "From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan that was recently passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so." 3/10 & earlier: "From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so."

		Good idea	Bad idea	No opinion	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/18-22/12 RV	40	44	15	1
	6/20-24/12	35	41	22	2
	4/13-17/12	36	45	17	2
	12/7-11/11	34	41	24	1
	1/13-17/11	39	39	21	1
	6/17-21/10	40	44	16	-
	5/6-10/10	38	44	17	1
	3/11, 13-14/10	36	48	15	1
	1/23-25/10	31	46	22	1
	1/10-14/10	33	46	18	3
	12/11-14/09	32	47	17	4
	10/22-25/09	38	42	16	4
	9/17-20/09	39	41	17	3
	8/15-17/09	36	42	17	5
	7/24-27/09	36	42	17	5
	6/12-15/09	33	32	30	5
	4/23-26/09	33	26	34	7

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). July 15-17, 2012. N=901 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

"Regardless of how you feel about the 2010 health care law, do you agree or disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the law?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/15-17/12	46	46	9

"Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the health care law constitutional, do you feel more reassured or worried about your personal health care in the future?"

		Reassured	Worried	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/15-17/12	36	51	9	5

"Setting aside how you feel about the requirement in the health care law that all Americans buy health insurance, do you think it matters if the requirement is legally considered a tax instead of a penalty, or not?"

		It matters	It does not matter	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/15-17/12	41	49	9

"Which of the following comes closer to how you feel about the 2010 health care law? It's done and Congress should move on to other issues. The law needs to be changed and Congress should keep working on it."

		Move on	Keep working	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/15-17/12	40	58	2

National Public Radio poll conducted by Democracy Corps (D) and Resurgent Republic (R). July 9-12, 2012. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Overall, do you support or oppose the health care reform law that passed in 2010?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-12/12	43	48	10

"Do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision that upheld the health care reform law?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	47	46	7
	Republicans	12	82	6
	Independents	44	48	8
	Democrats	79	14	6

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. July 5-9, 2012. N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As of right now, do you favor or oppose the health care reform bill passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in 2010?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-9/12	45	48	7
	6/7-11/12	45	44	12

Pew Research Center. June 28-July 9, 2012. N=2,973 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.1.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress in 2010?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/9/12	47	43	9
	6/7-17/12	43	48	9
	4/4-15/12	41	49	10
	3/7-11/12	47	45	8
	1/5-9/11	41	48	11

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 5-8, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Overall, do you support or oppose the federal law making changes to the health care system?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	47	47	6
	4/5-8/12	39	53	8
	3/7-10/12	41	52	7

"Regardless of your feeling about the law itself, do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the health care law last week?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	42	44	14

Asked of those who do not support the federal law making changes to the health care system: "What do you think is the best approach to the health care reform law: repeal all of it, repeal parts of it, or wait and see before deciding?"

		Repeal all	Repeal parts	Wait and see	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	33	30	34	3

Combined responses: "Overall, do you support or oppose the federal law making changes to the health care system? ..." If do not support: "What do you think is the best approach to the health care reform law: repeal all of it, repeal parts of it, or wait and see before deciding?"

		Support	Repeal all	Repeal parts	Wait and see	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	47	18	16	18	2

"If a candidate for U.S. Congress supports the federal health care law, would that make you more likely to support that candidate, more likely to oppose that candidate, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?" N=855 registered voters, margin of error ą 4

		Support	Oppose	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	30	31	37	2

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 1-8, 2012. N=2,722 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.9.

"Do you think Congress should try to repeal the health care law, or should they let it stand?" 2011: "Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law. . . ."

		Try to repeal	Let it stand	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/1-8/12	49	43	8
	4/11-17/12	51	38	11
	2/14-20/12	52	39	10
	11/14-20/11	47	41	12
	4/26 - 5/1/11	44	45	11
	1/4-11/11	48	43	8

"The Supreme Court has heard a challenge to the health care law and voted to uphold it. Do you agree or disagree with the Supreme Court decision to uphold the health care law?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/1-8/12	48	45	7

"Do you support or oppose requiring people to have health insurance?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/1-8/12	48	47	5
	9/29 - 10/5/09	50	45	4
	6/23-29/09	44	51	5

"Do you believe the health care law is in effect a tax hike, or don't you think so?"

		Believe it's a tax hike	Don't think so	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/1-8/12	55	36	10

Gallup Poll. July 2-3, 2012. N=1,061 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

"All in all, do you think the 2010 health care law upheld by the Supreme Court last week will help or hurt the national economy?"

		Help	Hurt	No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/2-3/12	37	46	1	17

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 28-July 1, 2012. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the federal health care law?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	43	42	15

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama's plans for the health care system?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	45	48	7

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney's plans for the health care system?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	30	47	23

CNN/ORC Poll. June 28-July 1, 2012. N=1,517 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.

"Now here are some questions on the Supreme Court's recent decision on the health care law making major changes to the country's health care system that was passed in 2010. The law included a provision that will require all Americans who do not have health insurance to get it. As you may know, on Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that provision of the health care law is constitutional, allowing nearly all of the proposals in the health care law to take effect. In general, do you agree or disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in that case?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	50	49	1
	Democrats	81	19	-
	Independents	47	52	2
	Republicans	18	81	1

"Thinking about your personal reaction, do you feel enthusiastic, pleased, displeased or angry about the Supreme Court's decision in this case?"

		Enthusiastic	Pleased	Displeased	Angry	Other (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	15	33	31	20	1

"Regardless of how you feel about the Supreme Court's decision, how do you feel about the provisions in the health care law? Do you favor all of the provisions in that law, favor most of them, oppose most of them, or oppose all of them?"

		Favor all	Favor most	Oppose most	Oppose all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	9	43	34	13	2

"And if you had to choose, would you rather see Congress vote to repeal all of the provisions in the health care law or would you rather see Congress vote to leave in place all the provisions in the health care law?"

		Repeal all	Keep all	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	51	47	2

"Now thinking specifically about the provision in that law that will require all Americans who do not have health insurance to get it, do you favor or oppose that provision?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	48	51	1

"Regardless of how you feel about that provision, do you consider it a tax on Americans, or don't you feel that way?"

		A tax	Not a tax	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	60	39	1

"The Supreme Court's decision also affected Medicaid, the federal health program for the poor. The decision gives state governments the option not to expand their Medicaid programs without losing funding for their existing Medicaid system. Based on what you have read or heard about this, do you agree or disagree with this decision?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	49	44	6

Pew Research Center. June 28-July 1, 2012. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

"From what you've read and heard about the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2010 health care law, would you say you strongly approve, approve, disapprove, or strongly disapprove of their decision?"

		Strongly approve	Approve	Disapprove	Strongly disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	14	22	21	19	24

"From what you've read and heard, did the Supreme Court uphold or reject most of the provisions in the health care law?" Options rotated

		Uphold	Reject	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/1/12	55	15	30

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. June 28-30, 2012. N=1,239 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"To the best of your knowledge, has the United States Supreme Court announced their final ruling on the case challenging parts of the health care law, or not?"

		Has	Has not	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	6/28-30/12	64	18	17

	Among those who say Court has announced ruling: "As far as you know did the Supreme Court decide to strike down the health care law or uphold the health care law?" Options rotated

		Strike down	Uphold	Other (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	6/28-30/12	4	91	2	3

"Though not everyone has had a chance to hear about it / As you noted, the Supreme Court recently decided to uphold the health care law. Do you approve or disapprove of the Court's decision in this case?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	ALL	47	43	10
	Democrats	79	16	5
	Independents	44	43	13
	Republicans	12	82	6

"How big of a role do you think each of the following played in the Supreme Court's decision in the case challenging parts of the health care law? What about [see below]? Do you think this played a major role, a minor role, or no role at all in the justices' decision on this case?"

		Major role	Minor role	No role at all	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%

	"National politics"
	6/28-30/12	49	26	18	7

	"Whether the justices' themselves hold liberal or conservative views"
	6/28-30/12	47	27	15	11

	"The justices' past personal experiences"
	6/28-30/12	31	31	22	16

	"The justices' analysis and interpretation of the law"
	6/28-30/12	57	19	11	13

	"Whether a justice was appointed by a Republican or Democratic president"
	6/28-30/12	40	25	24	11

	"The views of average Americans"
	6/28-30/12	29	29	35	7

"Which comes closer to your view? Now that the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the health care law, opponents of the law should: Continue trying to block the law from being implemented. Stop their efforts to block the law and move on to other national problems." Options rotated

		Try to block	Move on	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	ALL	38	56	7
	Democrats	14	82	4
	Independents	41	51	8
	Republicans	69	26	5

USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 28, 2012. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

"As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the entire 2010 health care law, declaring it constitutional. Do you agree or disagree with this decision?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	46	46	9
	Democrats	79	16
	Independents	45	42
	Republicans	13	83

"From what you know or have read, do you think politics played too great a role in the decision of the Supreme Court in this case, or not?"

		Too great a role	Not too great a role	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28/12	64	29	7

"Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the health care law constitutional, would you like Congress to keep the law in place and pass further legislation to expand the government's role in health care beyond what the law currently does, keep the law in place and take no further action on health care, keep the law in place but repeal parts of it, or repeal the law entirely?" Options rotated

		Expand	No further action	Repeal parts	Repeal entirely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/28/12	25	13	21	31	9

"Thinking about how health care reform might affect your vote for major political offices, would you only vote for a candidate who shares your views on health care reform, consider a candidate's position on health care reform as just one of many important factors when voting, or not see health care reform as a major issue?"

		Must share views	One of many factors	Not a major issue	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/28/12	21	59	12	9

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). June 24-26, 2012. N=912 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you favor or oppose the new national health care law that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2010?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/24-26/12	39	49	12
	6/3-5/12	40	49	11
	4/9-11/12	40	53	8

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 20-24, 2012. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the current health care system in this country?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	39	56	5

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the health care you receive?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	75	22	3

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the federal law making changes in the health care system?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	36	52	12

Public Religion Research Institute. June 20-24, 2012. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose the Supreme Court overturning the recent health care law?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	ALL	35	43	21
	Republicans	61	22	16
	Independents	33	47	21
	Democrats	21	62	16

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 20-24, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"If the Supreme Court rules that the health care law is constitutional, meaning that it will be implemented, would you be pleased, disappointed, or would you have mixed feelings about it?" Half sample (Form A)

		Pleased	Disappointed	Mixed feelings	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	28	35	34	3

"If the Supreme Court rules that the health care law is unconstitutional, meaning that it will not be implemented, would you be pleased, disappointed, or would you have mixed feelings about it?" Half sample (Form B)

		Pleased	Disappointed	Mixed feelings	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	37	22	39	2

"Now, if the Supreme Court rules that the part of the health care law called the individual mandate, that requires everyone to either have or buy health insurance, is unconstitutional and will not be implemented, do you think this will help you and your family, hurt you and your family, or not make much difference either way?" Half sample (Form B)

		Help	Hurt	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/20-24/12	18	25	55	2

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. June 14-18, 2012. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reforms that were passed by Congress in March of 2010?" 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
		%	%	%	%
	6/14-18/12	33	47	13	7
	2/16-20/12	35	47	14	4
	12/8-12/11	29	49	18	5
	6/16-20/11	36	46	15	3
	3/24-28/11	35	45	17	2
	1/5-10/11	40	41	16	3
	11/3-8/10	38	47	12	4
	10/13-18/10	40	45	11	3
	9/8-13/10	41	46	12	1
	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

"If the Supreme Court rules that the health care reforms passed in March 2010 are unconstitutional, what do you think the President and Congress should do about the health care system? Do you think they should start work on a new health care reform bill, or leave the health care system as it is."

		Start on new bill	Leave as is	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/14-18/12	77	19	4

Pew Research Center. June 7-17, 2012. N=2,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.

"All in all, how well do you feel you understand what's in the health care law: very well, somewhat well, not too well, or not at all well?"

		Very well	Somewhat well	Not too well	Not at all well	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/7-17/12	18	49	21	10	2

"As you may know, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the health care law later this month. I would like to ask how you would feel about a few possible outcomes of the ruling. For example, the court could decide to [see below]. Would you be happy or unhappy with this decision?"

		Happy	Unhappy	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Uphold the entire law"
	6/7-17/12	39	51	10

	"Throw out the entire law"
	6/7-17/12	44	48	8

	"Throw out the part of law that requires individuals to have health insurance, and keep the rest of the law"
	6/7-17/12	40	51	9

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 7-11, 2012. N=1,099 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As of right now, do you favor or oppose the health care reform bill passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in 2010?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/7-11/12	45	44	12

	If oppose: "You said you are opposed to the health care reform bill recently passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. 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
		%	%	%
	6/7-11/12	22	68	10

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). June 3-5, 2012. N=907 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Recently the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the new health care law, which is called the 2010 Affordable Care Act. What do you think the Supreme Court SHOULD do? Uphold the law as constitutional and let it stand. Keep most of the law, but rule the requirement for Americans to buy health insurance as unconstitutional. Invalidate the whole law as unconstitutional."

		Uphold the law	Keep most, but not mandate	Invalidate whole law	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/3-5/12	30	21	38	11
	4/9-11/12	27	24	42	7

"Do you believe the federal government forcing Americans to buy health insurance is a violation of individual rights protected by the Constitution -- or not?"

		Yes, a violation	No, not a violation	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/3-5/12	60	36	5

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