Toplines - Health Care - July 14-15, 2009
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted July 14-15, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you followed the
Congressional debate on health care reform?
36% Very closely
36% Somewhat closely
22% Not very closely
4% Not at all
1% Not sure
2* Would it be a good idea to set up
a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurance
companies?
35% Yes
50% No
15% Not sure
3* A proposal has been made to raise
taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year to pay for the cost of health
care reform. Do you favor or oppose raising taxes on those who earn more than
$250,000 a year to pay for the cost of health care reform?
48% Favor
44% Oppose
8% Not sure
4* To cover the cost of health care
reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to be raised on the middle class?
56% Very likely
22% Somewhat likely
11% Not very likely
4% Not at all
likely
7% Not sure
5* If
deductions for charitable contributions are reduced for wealthy Americans, how
likely is it that wealthy Americans will give less money to charity?
55% Very likely
25% Somewhat likely
11% Not very likely
2% Not at all
likely
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence