National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 24, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How do you rate the U.S. health care system? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

20% Excellent
29% Good
23% Fair
27% Poor
2% Not sure

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

18% Lack of universal coverage

62% Cost

6% Inconvenience of scheduling

5% Quality of care

9% Not sure

3* How much change is needed in the nation’s health care system? Does it need no change, minor changes, major changes or should it be scrapped and completely rebuilt?

7% No change
37% Minor changes
40% Major changes

13% It should be scrapped and completely rebuilt

3% Not sure

4* How important is it for Congress to enact a health care reform plan this year

34% Very important
16% Somewhat important
16% Not very important
28% Not at all important
6% Not sure

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