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Questions - Health Care Opt-Outs - February 2-3, 2011

Most Voters Still Put Reducing Health Care Costs Ahead of Universal Coverage
54% Say States Should Have Right To Opt Out of Health Care Law
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 2-3, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about court decisions regarding the national health care law?

 

 

2* The health care plan requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?

 

 

3* Should individual states have the right to opt out of the entire health care plan?

 

 

4* Should individual states have the right to opt out of portions of the plan that they disagree with?

 

 

5* In terms of reforming health care, which is more important—reducing the cost of health care or making sure that everyone has health insurance?

 

 

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