Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19324
 
By 2:1, Floridians Approve of Health Care Reform Aspects ... But 51% Say Striking Down Entire Law Would be a "Good Thing:"

68% of Florida adults say they approve of the provision of the health care reform law that says insurers can not exclude pre-existing medical conditions, and 63% approve of the provision that allows children to stay on parents' policies until their 26th birthday ...

...but at the same time, 51% say it would be a "good 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 WFLA-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

When asked what exactly the Supreme Court should do, 46% say the entire law should be struck down as unconstitutional; 18% say only the mandate that everyone purchase insurance should be struck down; 31% say the law should be upheld. Full results follow.

 
1Last 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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Approve35%36%35%26%36%39%38%31%39%35%49%25%**10%63%36%13%42%60%38%34%35%36%21%35%30%46%
Disapprove60%60%61%69%62%54%57%66%55%61%37%75%**88%33%58%84%54%36%57%61%63%64%73%59%66%51%
Not Sure4%4%5%5%1%7%4%3%6%4%14%0%**2%4%6%4%4%4%5%5%1%0%6%7%4%3%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
2Twenty-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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Good Thing60%64%56%62%60%55%64%61%59%60%42%73%**85%30%63%77%59%29%55%62%63%68%72%56%69%49%
Bad Thing36%35%37%38%35%38%31%36%35%37%49%23%**13%65%32%18%39%65%38%35%36%27%23%39%24%49%
Not Sure4%2%7%0%5%7%5%2%6%4%9%3%**2%5%5%5%2%5%7%3%1%4%5%5%7%2%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
3One 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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Support29%32%27%17%37%31%33%27%32%30%26%25%**13%47%31%11%37%43%25%29%38%25%18%29%22%44%
Oppose69%68%71%83%63%67%63%73%65%69%66%75%**86%52%67%88%62%57%74%70%60%75%78%69%77%56%
Not Sure1%1%2%0%0%2%3%0%3%1%8%0%**0%1%1%1%1%0%1%0%2%0%4%3%1%0%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
4If 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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Good Thing52%57%47%54%51%51%52%53%51%56%28%56%**58%40%60%75%43%34%63%40%56%64%26%58%66%37%
Bad Thing36%37%35%26%41%39%37%33%38%34%66%22%**24%54%29%18%42%56%25%45%38%30%26%31%24%60%
Not Sure12%6%19%19%9%10%11%14%10%11%6%22%**17%6%11%7%15%10%12%16%7%6%48%11%10%4%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
5If 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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Good Thing51%55%47%55%52%43%55%54%48%49%31%67%**76%26%47%77%43%22%45%53%53%59%69%49%48%43%
Bad Thing42%39%44%36%42%49%37%39%44%42%53%33%**19%64%47%19%50%65%48%38%41%26%24%42%46%52%
Not Sure8%6%9%8%6%8%9%7%8%9%15%0%**5%10%6%4%7%13%7%8%6%14%7%9%6%5%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
6The 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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Uphold The Law31%29%33%33%33%27%32%33%29%32%36%22%**16%55%22%16%36%50%25%35%36%28%19%30%21%48%
Srike Down Entire Law46%52%40%54%43%44%43%49%43%43%20%70%**67%20%50%67%41%19%45%44%50%55%67%44%54%28%
Strike Down Mandate18%15%20%11%20%21%18%15%20%20%37%3%**15%19%21%15%16%28%24%17%10%16%7%21%21%15%
Other5%4%6%2%5%7%5%3%6%4%7%5%**3%5%6%1%6%2%4%4%4%1%7%4%2%9%
Not Sure1%0%1%0%0%1%2%0%1%1%0%0%**0%1%1%0%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%2%0%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
7I'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 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Approve46%49%43%40%45%52%44%43%49%52%45%25%**35%57%49%27%54%61%36%50%56%40%26%44%45%60%
Disapprove35%36%34%49%31%29%29%40%29%27%29%59%**43%26%34%48%31%20%38%32%31%49%60%35%30%20%
Not Sure20%15%24%10%24%19%27%17%22%20%26%16%**22%18%17%25%15%19%26%18%12%11%14%21%24%20%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
8Next provision. Health insurers cannot exclude pre-existing medical conditions.
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Approve68%70%67%76%68%64%67%72%65%77%51%57%**63%78%64%59%69%87%65%74%66%56%87%64%71%69%
Disapprove27%28%26%23%29%32%23%26%28%19%43%36%**32%18%33%31%30%10%27%23%32%42%7%28%25%30%
Not Sure4%2%6%1%4%3%10%3%6%3%5%8%**5%4%3%10%1%3%7%3%2%2%6%8%4%0%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
9Next provision. Children can stay on their parents insurance plan until their 26th birthday.
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Approve63%60%66%57%67%71%55%62%64%64%83%49%**53%76%61%43%69%89%57%68%67%54%36%65%66%75%
Disapprove35%38%32%43%32%27%41%38%33%34%13%51%**45%23%37%56%30%10%41%30%33%46%59%34%31%24%
Not Sure2%2%2%0%1%2%4%0%3%2%4%0%**2%0%2%1%1%1%2%2%0%0%5%1%3%1%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
10Do you currently have any kind of health insurance coverage?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.7%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Yes90%87%92%86%83%91%99%84%94%88%82%97%**94%83%92%88%91%90%80%94%95%84%97%86%93%91%
No10%13%8%13%17%9%1%15%5%11%18%3%**5%17%8%12%9%8%20%6%5%16%2%14%7%9%
Not Sure0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%**1%0%0%0%0%1%1%0%0%0%1%1%0%0%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
11Do you receive health care insurance through your employer?
448 Who Have InsuranceAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.7%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Yes47%54%42%37%67%59%26%51%44%48%50%44%**51%46%45%49%47%45%36%46%62%48%31%45%50%56%
No50%46%54%63%33%38%68%49%52%52%43%51%**49%50%54%47%52%54%60%53%38%51%65%50%49%44%
Not Sure2%1%4%0%0%3%6%0%4%0%7%5%**1%4%1%4%0%1%5%1%0%1%4%4%0%0%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Who Have Insurance100%47%53%25%21%30%24%46%54%60%13%23%4%42%33%24%33%50%15%31%44%25%10%12%34%21%24%
 
 
12Under the health care reform law, do you believe health care will cost you more? Less? Or do you expect no change?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
More57%59%55%58%62%53%56%60%54%58%50%59%**80%36%51%80%51%31%50%60%61%76%75%55%52%47%
Less15%13%18%12%10%23%16%11%20%12%29%19%**6%25%18%7%19%23%19%12%17%3%11%11%19%27%
No Change23%26%21%26%24%20%23%25%22%25%13%22%**12%33%27%8%26%44%24%26%18%18%9%28%25%23%
Not Sure4%2%7%5%4%4%4%5%4%6%7%0%**2%6%4%5%3%2%6%2%4%3%5%6%4%3%
Total100%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%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%23%29%22%49%51%61%14%21%4%40%35%23%33%49%15%35%41%24%10%11%35%20%23%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.