| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19322 |
| By 3:1, Washingtonians Approve of Health Care Reform Aspects ... But Split on Whether Striking Down Entire Law Would be a "Good Thing:"
79% of Washington adults say they approve of the provision of the health care reform law that says insurers can not exclude pre-existing medical conditions; 72% approve of the provision that allows children to stay on parents' policies until their 26th birthday; 56% approve of the provision that bans lifetime dollar limits ... ...but at the same time, 42% say it would be a "good thing" and 46% say it would be a "bad thing" if the Supreme Court of the United States were to strike down the entire health care law as unconstitutional, according to this latest exclusive KING-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA.
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| 1 | Last year, Congress passed a law that restructured the nation's health care system. From what you know about the law, do you approve or disapprove of health care reform? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Approve | 41% | 41% | 40% | 44% | 31% | 45% | 50% | 37% | 47% | 41% | ** | 9% | 51% | 13% | 67% | 31% | 16% | 46% | 72% | 40% | 33% | 51% | 37% | 21% | 52% |
| Disapprove | 46% | 52% | 41% | 32% | 54% | 53% | 46% | 44% | 50% | 47% | ** | 49% | 34% | 84% | 16% | 56% | 81% | 38% | 11% | 39% | 50% | 47% | 48% | 53% | 41% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 15% | 3% | 4% | 19% | 3% | 11% | ** | 41% | 14% | 3% | 17% | 13% | 3% | 16% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 3% | 14% | 26% | 7% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 2 | Twenty-six states have challenged the Constitutionality of the health care reform law. Do you think it's a good thing, or a bad thing, that these states are challenging the law in court? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Good Thing | 58% | 54% | 62% | 50% | 67% | 58% | 54% | 59% | 56% | 59% | ** | 52% | 50% | 88% | 32% | 67% | 84% | 51% | 25% | 53% | 63% | 57% | 57% | 66% | 55% |
| Bad Thing | 31% | 39% | 24% | 36% | 21% | 34% | 40% | 28% | 37% | 34% | ** | 4% | 35% | 10% | 52% | 26% | 11% | 38% | 53% | 28% | 25% | 41% | 36% | 15% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 7% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 8% | ** | 44% | 15% | 2% | 16% | 8% | 5% | 11% | 21% | 19% | 12% | 2% | 7% | 19% | 8% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 3 | One of the provisions of the health care reform law will require that two years from now, all Americans must pay a penalty if they don't carry their own health insurance or aren't covered by an employer or government-sponsored health insurance plan. Do you support, or oppose this insurance requirement, known as a mandate? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Support | 33% | 32% | 33% | 40% | 26% | 31% | 37% | 33% | 33% | 32% | ** | 41% | 41% | 13% | 56% | 25% | 11% | 36% | 68% | 24% | 37% | 37% | 24% | 31% | 38% |
| Oppose | 64% | 64% | 64% | 56% | 72% | 65% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 65% | ** | 56% | 59% | 86% | 42% | 70% | 88% | 61% | 27% | 70% | 61% | 61% | 71% | 68% | 58% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | 3% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 4 | If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate, that requires all Americans to carry health insurance, would that be a good thing, or a bad thing? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Good Thing | 47% | 45% | 49% | 32% | 59% | 47% | 46% | 47% | 47% | 48% | ** | 58% | 17% | 77% | 33% | 45% | 71% | 40% | 34% | 40% | 50% | 47% | 51% | 52% | 42% |
| Bad Thing | 40% | 44% | 37% | 50% | 29% | 42% | 43% | 39% | 43% | 38% | ** | 38% | 67% | 17% | 51% | 41% | 18% | 49% | 49% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 41% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 15% | 10% | 13% | ** | 5% | 15% | 6% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 17% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 5 | If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the entire health care reform law, would you see that as a good thing, or a bad thing? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Good Thing | 42% | 47% | 38% | 31% | 49% | 47% | 42% | 41% | 45% | 42% | ** | 87% | 20% | 78% | 22% | 42% | 73% | 28% | 18% | 39% | 48% | 37% | 36% | 63% | 35% |
| Bad Thing | 46% | 47% | 45% | 57% | 35% | 46% | 50% | 45% | 48% | 48% | ** | 10% | 51% | 17% | 66% | 43% | 15% | 61% | 72% | 47% | 39% | 53% | 49% | 34% | 50% |
| Not Sure | 12% | 6% | 17% | 11% | 17% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 11% | ** | 3% | 30% | 5% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 14% | 3% | 15% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 6 | The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether the health care reform law is constitutional. What would you like to the see the U.S. Supreme Court do? Uphold the law? Strike down the entire law? Strike down only the individual mandate, that requires all Americans to carry health insurance? Or something else? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Uphold The Law | 27% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 26% | 28% | 32% | 26% | 29% | 25% | ** | 39% | 41% | 9% | 49% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 63% | 18% | 26% | 37% | 23% | 20% | 33% |
| Srike Down Entire Law | 30% | 37% | 24% | 23% | 31% | 35% | 36% | 27% | 36% | 31% | ** | 49% | 14% | 58% | 7% | 39% | 61% | 19% | 5% | 21% | 33% | 33% | 35% | 39% | 23% |
| Strike Down Mandate | 31% | 28% | 33% | 39% | 33% | 24% | 21% | 35% | 23% | 31% | ** | 4% | 37% | 24% | 36% | 29% | 23% | 45% | 14% | 46% | 28% | 21% | 28% | 32% | 31% |
| Other | 9% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | ** | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ** | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 7 | I'm going to read some of the other provisions of the health care reform bill. Tell me if you approve or disapprove of these reforms. Here is the first provision... Health insurers cannot impose life dollar limits or caps, on new policies. If you... |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Approve | 56% | 61% | 51% | 58% | 57% | 57% | 50% | 58% | 54% | 53% | ** | 91% | 71% | 39% | 68% | 54% | 33% | 64% | 76% | 43% | 56% | 67% | 55% | 57% | 56% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 22% | ** | 3% | 20% | 37% | 12% | 23% | 33% | 19% | 9% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 23% | 18% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 22% | 25% | 26% | ** | 6% | 9% | 24% | 20% | 24% | 34% | 17% | 15% | 36% | 24% | 12% | 22% | 21% | 26% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 8 | Next provision. Health insurers cannot exclude pre-existing medical conditions. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Approve | 79% | 78% | 79% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 81% | 81% | ** | 58% | 75% | 63% | 94% | 70% | 67% | 81% | 97% | 90% | 70% | 78% | 77% | 69% | 85% |
| Disapprove | 18% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 14% | 15% | ** | 39% | 25% | 33% | 3% | 26% | 28% | 16% | 2% | 6% | 26% | 20% | 13% | 31% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | ** | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 10% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 9 | Next provision. Children can stay on their parents insurance plan until their 26th birthday. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Approve | 72% | 67% | 77% | 79% | 76% | 61% | 66% | 77% | 63% | 74% | ** | 56% | 66% | 62% | 89% | 61% | 57% | 79% | 87% | 80% | 67% | 70% | 75% | 74% | 70% |
| Disapprove | 24% | 31% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 34% | 28% | 20% | 32% | 24% | ** | 40% | 19% | 35% | 10% | 32% | 38% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 25% | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 2% | ** | 4% | 15% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 10 | Do you currently have any kind of health insurance coverage? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Yes | 88% | 84% | 92% | 81% | 88% | 91% | 97% | 85% | 93% | 87% | ** | 92% | 99% | 92% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 83% | 68% | 96% | 95% | 83% | 82% | 93% |
| No | 11% | 16% | 8% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 15% | 5% | 13% | ** | 4% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 17% | 29% | 4% | 5% | 16% | 18% | 6% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | ** | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |
| 11 | Do you receive health care insurance through your employer? |
| 439 Who Have Insurance | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Yes | 59% | 60% | 58% | 52% | 80% | 57% | 29% | 68% | 45% | 58% | ** | 49% | 61% | 62% | 55% | 60% | 63% | 55% | 61% | 33% | 57% | 77% | 52% | 47% | 67% |
| No | 40% | 39% | 41% | 48% | 20% | 41% | 67% | 32% | 52% | 41% | ** | 51% | 39% | 37% | 45% | 39% | 35% | 44% | 38% | 65% | 42% | 22% | 47% | 51% | 32% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 1% | ** | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Insurance | 100% | 47% | 53% | 27% | 34% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 80% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 36% | 42% | 30% | 42% | 20% | 23% | 40% | 37% | 23% | 24% | 53% |
| 12 | Under the health care reform law, do you believe health care will cost you more? Less? Or do you expect no change? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| More | 56% | 59% | 54% | 52% | 60% | 56% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 57% | ** | 51% | 49% | 85% | 25% | 70% | 79% | 52% | 22% | 54% | 66% | 49% | 58% | 60% | 53% |
| Less | 14% | 15% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 14% | ** | 0% | 25% | 8% | 26% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 30% | 13% | 9% | 20% | 18% | 3% | 17% |
| No Change | 24% | 22% | 27% | 26% | 21% | 24% | 29% | 23% | 26% | 23% | ** | 43% | 25% | 1% | 46% | 19% | 10% | 30% | 39% | 22% | 21% | 29% | 17% | 31% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | ** | 6% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 62% | 38% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 50% |