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Toplines - Health Care Update - January 8-9, 2010
See Article See Crosstabs Daily Snapshot
National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
January 8-9, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
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?
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Date
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Strongly Favor
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Somewhat favor
|
Somewhat oppose
|
Strongly oppose
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Not sure
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Jan 8-9
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19%
|
21%
|
10%
|
45%
|
5%
|
|
Jan 3
|
22%
|
20%
|
9%
|
43%
|
7%
|
|
Dec 27
|
21%
|
19%
|
12%
|
43%
|
5%
|
|
Dec 18-19
|
19%
|
22%
|
10%
|
45%
|
5%
|
|
Dec 12-13
|
19%
|
21%
|
10%
|
46%
|
5%
|
|
Dec 4-5
|
23%
|
18%
|
11%
|
40%
|
7%
|
|
Nov 28
|
22%
|
19%
|
13%
|
40%
|
6%
|
|
Nov 21-22, 2009
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21%
|
17%
|
13%
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43%
|
6%
|
|
Nov 13-14, 2009
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25%
|
22%
|
10%
|
39%
|
5%
|
|
Nov 7-8, 2009
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25%
|
20%
|
10%
|
42%
|
3%
|
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Oct 30-31, 2009
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23%
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19%
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10%
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44%
|
4%
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Oct 24-25, 2009
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23%
|
22%
|
11%
|
40%
|
4%
|
|
Oct 16-17, 2009
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24%
|
18%
|
12%
|
42%
|
4%
|
|
Oct 10-11, 2009
|
23%
|
21%
|
11%
|
39%
|
5%
|
|
Oct 2-3, 2009
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28%
|
18%
|
12%
|
38%
|
4%
|
|
Sept 24-25, 2009
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23%
|
18%
|
13%
|
43%
|
3%
|
|
Sept 16-17, 2009
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24%
|
19%
|
12%
|
44%
|
2%
|
|
Sept 15-16, 2009
|
25%
|
19%
|
10%
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43%
|
2%
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|
Sept 14-15, 2009
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23%
|
19%
|
11%
|
44%
|
3%
|
|
Sept 13-14, 2009
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23%
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22%
|
11%
|
41%
|
3%
|
|
Sept 12-13, 2009
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28%
|
23%
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8%
|
38%
|
3%
|
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Sept 11-12. 2009
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30%
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18%
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8%
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40%
|
3%
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Sept 10-11, 2009
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31%
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16%
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10%
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39%
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4%
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Sept 9-10, 2009
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30%
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16%
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12%
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39%
|
3%
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Sept 8-9, 2009
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27%
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17%
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12%
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41%
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3%
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Aug 25-26, 2009
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23%
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20%
|
10%
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43%
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4%
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2* How likely is it
that the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the
congressional Democrats will become law this year?
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Date
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Very likely
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Somewhat likely
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Not very likely
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Not at all likely
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Not sure
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Jan 8-9
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31%
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38%
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15%
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6%
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10%
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Jan 3
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32%
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33%
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19%
|
5%
|
11%
|
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Dec 27
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28%
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39%
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18%
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4%
|
11%
|
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Dec 18-19
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15%
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34%
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28%
|
11%
|
12%
|
|
Dec 12-13
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13%
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35%
|
28%
|
13%
|
11%
|
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Dec 4-5
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17%
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35%
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28%
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9%
|
12%
|
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Nov 28
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12%
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37%
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31%
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9%
|
12%
|
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Nov 21-22, 2009
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17%
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33%
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30%
|
9%
|
11%
|
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Nov 13-14, 2009
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19%
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35%
|
26%
|
10%
|
10%
|
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Nov 7-8, 2009
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20%
|
36%
|
27%
|
6%
|
12%
|
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Oct 30-31, 2009
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19%
|
34%
|
26%
|
10%
|
11%
|
|
Oct 24-25, 2009
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20%
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34%
|
28%
|
7%
|
10%
|
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Oct 16-17, 2009
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21%
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35%
|
24%
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8%
|
12%
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Oct 10-11, 2009
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17%
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35%
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27%
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8%
|
13%
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Oct 2-3, 2009
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15%
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37%
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27%
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11%
|
10%
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Sept 24-25, 2009
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18%
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28%
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32%
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15%
|
8%
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Sept 16-17, 2009
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17%
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31%
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29%
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13%
|
9%
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Sept 15-16, 2009
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19%
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31%
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29%
|
13%
|
8%
|
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Sept 14-15. 2009
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18%
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33%
|
27%
|
12%
|
10%
|
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Sept 13-14, 2009
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18%
|
33%
|
26%
|
11%
|
14%
|
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Sept 12-13, 2009
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19%
|
36%
|
24%
|
9%
|
12%
|
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Sept 11-12, 2009
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17%
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34%
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30%
|
10%
|
10%
|
|
Sept 10-11, 2009
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19%
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33%
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30%
|
11%
|
7%
|
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Sept 9-10, 2009
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18%
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33%
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27%
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12%
|
10%
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Sept 8-9, 2009
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13%
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34%
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27%
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13%
|
13%
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Aug 25-26, 2009
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17%
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32%
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32%
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9%
|
10%
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3* If the health care reform plan passes, will the quality
of health care get better, worse, or stay about the same?
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Date
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Better
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Worse
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Stay the same
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Not sure
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Jan 8-9
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17%
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52%
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23%
|
8%
|
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Jan 3
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21%
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51%
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22%
|
6%
|
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Dec 27
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24%
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54%
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19%
|
4%
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Dec 18-19
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22%
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53%
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18%
|
8%
|
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Dec 12-13
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21%
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54%
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18%
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7%
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Dec 4-5
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23%
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54%
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16%
|
7%
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Nov 28
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18%
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50%
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25%
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7%
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Nov 21-22, 2009
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20%
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54%
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19%
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6%
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Nov 13-14, 2009
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23%
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45%
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25%
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6%
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Nov 7-8, 2009
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23%
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53%
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18%
|
5%
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Oct 30-31, 2009
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27%
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52%
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15%
|
6%
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Oct 24-25, 2009
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23%
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53%
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18%
|
6%
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Oct 16-17, 2009
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23%
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51%
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20%
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6%
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Oct 10-11, 2009
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26%
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50%
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18%
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6%
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Oct 2-3, 2009
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28%
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48%
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18%
|
7%
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Sept 24-25, 2009
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24%
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55%
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17%
|
4%
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Sept 16-17, 2009
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26%
|
51%
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20%
|
4%
|
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Sept 15-16, 2009
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27%
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51%
|
18%
|
4%
|
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Sept 14-15, 2009
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24%
|
50%
|
19%
|
7%
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Sept 13-14, 2009
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27%
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46%
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19%
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8%
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Sept 12-13, 2009
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34%
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46%
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15%
|
5%
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Sept 11-12, 2009
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28%
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47%
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19%
|
5%
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Sept 10-11, 2009
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28%
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46%
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20%
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6%
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Sept 9-10, 2009
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31%
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46%
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16%
|
6%
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Sept 8-9, 2009
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29%
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48%
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15%
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8%
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Aug 25-26, 2009
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23%
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50%
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21%
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6%
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4* If the
health care reform plan passes, will the cost of health care go up, go down, or
stay about the same?
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Date
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Up
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Down
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Stay the same
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Not sure
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Jan 8-9
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57%
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17%
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19%
|
7%
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Jan 3
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59%
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15%
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20%
|
6%
|
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Dec 27
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63%
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13%
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19%
|
4%
|
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Dec 18-19
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58%
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16%
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17%
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9%
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Dec 12-13
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57%
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17%
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20%
|
5%
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Dec 4-5
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57%
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21%
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17%
|
5%
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Nov 28
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56%
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17%
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19%
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7%
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Nov 21-22, 2009
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60%
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16%
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18%
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6%
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Nov 13-14, 2009
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56%
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17%
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20%
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6%
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Nov 7-8, 2009
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52%
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19%
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21%
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7%
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Oct 30-31, 2009
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55%
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23%
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17%
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5%
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Oct 24-25, 2009
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57%
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18%
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17%
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8%
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Oct 16-17, 2009
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56%
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19%
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16%
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9%
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Oct 10-11, 2009
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51%
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21%
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19%
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9%
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Oct 2-3, 2009
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47%
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24%
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21%
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8%
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Sept 24-25, 2009
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54%
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23%
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18%
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5%
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Sept 16-17, 2009
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51%
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20%
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21%
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8%
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Sept 15-16, 2009
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52%
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19%
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22%
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7%
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Sept 14-15, 2009
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53%
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17%
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22%
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8%
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Sept 13-14, 2009
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47%
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20%
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23%
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10%
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Sept 12-13, 2009
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42%
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28%
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21%
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8%
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Sept 11-12, 2009
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47%
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25%
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21%
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7%
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Sept 10-11, 2009
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47%
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23%
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22%
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8%
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Sept 9-10, 2009
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47%
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23%
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21%
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9%
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Sept 8-9, 2009
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46%
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22%
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23%
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9%
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Aug 25-26, 2009
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52%
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17%
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21%
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11%
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NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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