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Health Policy (p. 2)

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. MoE ą 3.1.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the issue of health care reform?" Half sample (Form A), MoE ą 4.4

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	41	57	2
	1/10-14/10	38	55	7
	10/22-25/09	43	48	9
	9/17-20/09	45	46	9
	8/15-17/09	41	47	12
	7/24-27/09	41	46	13

"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 ą 4.4

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

"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."

		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

"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
		%	%	%	%
	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

"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?"

		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).

		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).

		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 ą 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 ą 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. MoE ą 3.

"Thinking about some issues: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-14/10	39	52	9
	1/6-10/10	38	52	10
	10/28 - 11/8/09	43	47	10
	7/22-26/09	42	43	14
	4/14-21/09	51	26	23

"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. MoE ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 Americans who do not have health insurance to get it"
	2/12-15/10	45	53	1
	11/13-15/09	49	49	1

	"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

	"Preventing health insurance companies from dropping coverage for people who become seriously ill"
	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"
	2/12-15/10	58	42	1
	11/13-15/09	60	40	1

	"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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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 ą 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-