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Toplines - Massachusetts Likely Voters - December 9, 2008
Massachusetts
Survey of 500 Likely Voters Conducted December 9, 2008 By Rasmussen Reports 1* How would you rate
the job Barack Obama has been doing as President-Elect… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing? 55% Strongly approve 23% Somewhat approve 10% Somewhat disapprove 10% Strongly disapprove 2% Not sure 2* How would you rate
the job Deval Patrick has been doing as Governor… do
you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly
disapprove of the job he’s been doing? 20% Strongly approve 35% Somewhat approve 17% Somewhat disapprove 24% Strongly disapprove 4% Not sure 3*
Massachusetts recently enacted a universal coverage bill for Healthcare.
Since then, has the quality of healthcare increased, decreased or stayed the
same? 19% Increased 18% Decreased 49% Stayed the same 14% Not
sure 4* Would it be good for the country or bad for the country if
the Massachusetts program became a model for reforming healthcare nationwide? 40% Good 28% Bad 11% No
impact 20% Not
sure 5* Because
of demand from newly insured patients the wait for a doctors appointment in
Massachusetts has increased. One solution to this has been to have group
medical appointments where doctors would see their patients in groups.
How likely are you to go to a group appointment? 7% Very likely 9% Somewhat likely 37% Not
very likely 46% Not at
all likely 1% Not sure 6* Do you
favor or oppose a single payer national health plan overseen by the federal
government? 34% Favor 37% Oppose 28% Not
sure 7* Would you favor or oppose a government controlled health
plan for those that cannot get insurance if it meant an increase in your
personal income tax? 41% Favor 39% Oppose 21% Not
sure 8* Would you favor or oppose a government controlled health
plan if it meant you had to change your own insurance coverage? 20% Favor 58% Oppose 23% Not
sure 9* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable
impression of Ted Kennedy? 40% Very
favorable 25% Somewhat favorable 16% Somewhat unfavorable 17% Very
unfavorable 2% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |