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Toplines - Health and Insurance Premiums - October 11-12, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 11-12, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* North Carolina has announced a plan to make state workers who smoke pay more for their health insurance as a cost savings measure. Do you favor or oppose making government workers who smoke pay more for their own health insurance?

50% Favor
43% Oppose
8% Not sure

2* Okay, North Carolina would also make state workers who are overweight pay more for their health insurance as a cost savings measure. Do you favor or oppose making government workers who are overweight pay more for their own health insurance?

30% Favor
63% Oppose
7% Not sure

3* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Health care costs will never come down until the American people change their behavior and take better care of themselves.”

39% Agree
46% Disagree
15% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence