Toplines - Health Care Law - May 22-23, 2010
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Prior Survey
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Daily Snapshot
National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 22-23, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Will the health care plan passed by Congress and signed into law by
President Obama be good for the country or bad for the country?
Date |
Good |
Bad |
No
Impact |
Not
Sure |
May
22-23, 2010 |
33% |
55% |
3% |
8% |
May
14-15, 2010 |
39% |
50% |
3% |
8% |
May
10, 2010 |
36% |
51% |
1% |
11% |
April
30-May 1, 2010 |
38% |
52% |
2% |
9% |
April
24-25, 2010 |
39% |
52% |
2% |
7% |
April
16-17, 2010 |
35% |
52% |
3% |
10% |
April
10-11, 2010 |
39% |
52% |
1% |
8% |
April
2-3, 2010 |
40% |
52% |
2% |
6% |
March
27-28, 2010 |
41% |
50% |
3% |
7% |
March
23-24, 2010 |
41% |
49% |
3% |
7% |
2* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care
bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor,
somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
Date |
Strongly
Favor |
Somewhat
Favor |
Somewhat
Oppose |
Strongly
Oppose |
Not
Sure |
May
22-23, 2010 |
46% |
17% |
7% |
25% |
4% |
May
14-15, 2010 |
45% |
11% |
6% |
33% |
5% |
May
10, 2010 |
46% |
10% |
9% |
28% |
7% |
April
30-May 1, 2010 |
44% |
10% |
9% |
30% |
7% |
April
24-25, 2010 |
47% |
11% |
9% |
29% |
5% |
April
16-17, 2010 |
48% |
8% |
12% |
29% |
3% |
April
10-11, 2010 |
50% |
8% |
6% |
32% |
3% |
April
2-3, 2010 |
43% |
11% |
10% |
32% |
5% |
March
27-28, 2010 |
44% |
10% |
8% |
34% |
4% |
March
23-24, 2010 |
46% |
9% |
7% |
35% |
4% |
3*
Is the health care reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by
President Obama likely to increase the deficit, reduce the deficit or have no
impact on the deficit?
Date |
Increase |
Reduce |
No
Impact |
Not
Sure |
May
22-23, 2010 |
63% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
May
14-15, 2010 |
56% |
13% |
18% |
14% |
May
10, 2010 |
63% |
12% |
16% |
9% |
April
30-May 1, 2010 |
59% |
16% |
15% |
10% |
April
24-25, 2010 |
60% |
19% |
13% |
8% |
April
2-3, 2010 |
57% |
17% |
14% |
11% |
March
27-28, 2010 |
60% |
20% |
11% |
10% |
March
23-24, 2010 |
60% |
19% |
12% |
9% |
4*
Under the new health care reform plan, will the quality of health care get
better, worse, or stay about the same?
Date |
Better |
Worse |
Stay
the Same |
Not
Sure |
May
22-23, 2010 |
20% |
55% |
18% |
7% |
May
14-15, 2010 |
21% |
50% |
23% |
6% |
May
10, 2010 |
24% |
50% |
21% |
6% |
April
30-May 1, 2010 |
22% |
52% |
20% |
6% |
April
24-25, 2010 |
24% |
51% |
22% |
3% |
April
2-3, 2010 |
25% |
51% |
19% |
5% |
March
27-28, 2010 |
27% |
49% |
19% |
5% |
5*
Under the new health care reform plan, will the cost
of health care go up, go down, or stay about the same?
Date |
Go
Up |
Go
Down |
Stay
the Same |
Not
Sure |
May
22-23, 2010 |
55% |
18% |
16% |
11% |
May
14-15, 2010 |
54% |
18% |
20% |
8% |
May
10, 2010 |
58% |
17% |
18% |
6% |
April
30-May 1, 2010 |
56% |
17% |
18% |
9% |
April
24-25, 2010 |
57% |
18% |
20% |
6% |
April
2-3, 2010 |
54% |
21% |
18% |
7% |
March
27-28, 2010 |
55% |
17% |
20% |
7% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence