National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
March 7-8, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* What is the biggest problem with health care - the lack of universal coverage, the cost, the inconvenience of scheduling or the quality of care?

22% Lack of universal coverage

59% Cost

3% Inconvenience of scheduling

9% Quality of care

6% Not sure

2* Fine… will the proposed health care reform plan help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

25% Help the economy

57% Hurt the economy

7% Have no impact

12% Not sure

3* Okay … how likely is it that the proposed health care reform plan will cost more than the official estimates?

66% Very likely
15% Somewhat likely
8% Not very likely
2% Not at all likely
10% Not sure

4* Is the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress likely to increase the deficit, reduce the deficit, or have no impact on the deficit?

66% Increase the deficit
10% Reduce the deficit
14% Have no impact
10% Not sure

5* To cover the cost of health care reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to be raised on the middle class?

65% Very likely
13% Somewhat likely
12% Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
5% Not sure

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