Toplines - Georgia Healthcare - August 18, 2009

Georgia State Survey of 1,200 Likely Voters

Conducted August 18, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

31% Strongly approve

14% Somewhat approve

8% Somewhat disapprove

46% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Sonny Perdue has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

15% Strongly approve

43% Somewhat approve

25% Somewhat disapprove

16% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?

25% Strongly favor

15% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
49% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure

4* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private insurance companies?

52% The federal government

38% Private insurance companies

10% Not sure

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