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Toplines - Health Care - September 12-13, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 12-13, 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?

Date

Strongly Favor

Somewhat favor

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

Sept 12-13, 2009

28%

23%

8%

38%

3%

Sept 11-12. 2009

30%

18%

8%

40%

3%

Sept 10-11, 2009

31%

16%

10%

39%

4%

Sept 9-10, 2009

30%

16%

12%

39%

3%

Sept 8-9, 2009

27%

17%

12%

41%

3%

Aug 25-26, 2009

23%

20%

10%

43%

4%



2*
How likely is it that the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats will become law this year?

Date

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Sept 12-13, 2009

19%

36%

24%

9%

12%

Sept 11-12, 2009

17%

34%

30%

10%

10%

Sept 10-11, 2009

19%

33%

30%

11%

7%

Sept 9-10, 2009

18%

33%

27%

12%

10%

Sept 8-9, 2009

13%

34%

27%

13%

13%

Aug 25-26, 2009

17%

32%

32%

9%

10%

3* If the health care reform plan passes, will the quality of health care get better, worse, or stay about the same?

Date

Better

Worse

Stay the same

Not sure

Sept 12-13, 2009

34%

46%

15%

5%

Sept 11-12, 2009

28%

47%

19%

5%

Sept 10-11, 2009

28%

46%

20%

6%

Sept 9-10, 2009

31%

46%

16%

6%

Sept 8-9, 2009

29%

48%

15%

8%

Aug 25-26, 2009

23%

50%

21%

6%

4* If the health care reform plan passes, will the cost of health care go up, go down, or stay about the same?

Date

Up

Down

Stay the same

Not sure

Sept 12-13, 2009

42%

28%

21%

8%

Sept 11-12, 2009

47%

25%

21%

7%

Sept 10-11, 2009

47%

23%

22%

8%

Sept 9-10, 2009

47%

23%

21%

9%

Sept 8-9, 2009

46%

22%

23%

9%

Aug 25-26, 2009

52%

17%

21%

11%

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