National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 1-2, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How likely is it that passage of the health care reform plan will mean you have to change your own insurance coverage

27% Very likely
17% Somewhat likely

32% Not very likely
13% Not at all likely
12% Not sure

2* One version of the proposed legislation would require employers to either provide health insurance for their employees or pay a penalty equal to 8% of their payroll costs. If a company decided to pay the fine rather than provide health insurance, their employees would be enrolled in a government-sponsored health insurance plan. Do you favor or oppose requiring all employers to provide health insurance for their employees?

44% Favor
42% Oppose
14% Not sure

3* Many companies currently pay more than 8% of their payroll costs to provide health insurance for their employees. Under the health care proposal, these companies could save money by dropping insurance coverage for their employees. The employees would then be covered by a government-sponsored health insurance plan. If this health care plan becomes law, how likely is it that many companies would drop the insurance coverage they provide for employees?

48% Very likely
24% Somewhat likely

13% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely
13% Not sure

4* Suppose a company dropped the insurance coverage they provide and their employees were enrolled in a government-sponsored health insurance plan. Would that be good for employees or bad for employees?

25% Good
53% Bad
13% Neither
10% Not sure

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