| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16382 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Approve | 50% | 43% | 57% | 53% | 44% | 55% | 39% | 91% | 52% | 52% | 61% | 43% | 67% | 28% | 25% | 68% | 43% | 26% | 48% | 75% |
| Disapprove | 44% | 48% | 41% | 35% | 53% | 42% | 58% | 6% | 43% | 27% | 39% | 46% | 31% | 67% | 74% | 21% | 55% | 74% | 43% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 9% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 21% | 0% | 10% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 12% | 2% | 0% | 9% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |
 | Do you approve? Or disapprove? Of the job the United States Congress is doing? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Approve | 20% | 15% | 25% | 14% | 19% | 29% | 16% | 50% | 15% | 28% | 20% | 19% | 25% | 13% | 12% | 28% | 15% | 13% | 17% | 36% |
| Disapprove | 71% | 75% | 68% | 64% | 79% | 69% | 79% | 46% | 78% | 47% | 72% | 71% | 66% | 81% | 88% | 59% | 77% | 86% | 72% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 10% | 7% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 26% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 12% | 8% | 1% | 10% | 6% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |
 | In general, are things in the United States headed in the right direction? Or are they off on the wrong track? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Right Direction | 34% | 30% | 37% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 30% | 80% | 22% | 48% | 27% | 34% | 43% | 26% | 18% | 42% | 43% | 14% | 37% | 54% |
| Wrong Track | 61% | 67% | 55% | 60% | 65% | 56% | 65% | 12% | 72% | 48% | 69% | 63% | 52% | 64% | 80% | 51% | 54% | 84% | 61% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |
 | Which describes you: I want to leave the health care system alone. I want to change health care, but think Congress has gone too far. I want to change health care, but think Congress did not go far enough. I support the changes Congress has made to the health care system. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Leave The Health Care System Alone | 21% | 20% | 21% | 25% | 14% | 25% | 17% | 10% | 25% | 26% | 17% | 21% | 24% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 24% | 23% | 15% |
| Congress Has Gone Too Far | 35% | 38% | 32% | 26% | 43% | 33% | 42% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 41% | 35% | 27% | 41% | 50% | 25% | 34% | 48% | 36% | 22% |
| Congress Did Not Go Far Enough | 27% | 27% | 27% | 37% | 24% | 20% | 27% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 31% | 25% | 30% | 27% | 17% | 32% | 32% | 13% | 26% | 39% |
| Support The Changes | 15% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 11% | 49% | 10% | 20% | 8% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |
 | Will the quality of the health care you yourself receive get better as a result of the changes being made? Will it get worse? Or will it stay about the same? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Get Better | 19% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 22% | 15% | 38% | 15% | 31% | 18% | 12% | 30% | 27% | 14% | 22% | 21% | 13% | 19% | 21% |
| Get Worse | 41% | 42% | 40% | 32% | 51% | 36% | 49% | 17% | 37% | 42% | 35% | 45% | 33% | 51% | 63% | 25% | 45% | 62% | 44% | 18% |
| Stay About The Same | 33% | 33% | 33% | 44% | 21% | 36% | 29% | 41% | 39% | 22% | 44% | 34% | 32% | 19% | 14% | 45% | 30% | 13% | 33% | 60% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |
 | Will the cost of health care for you yourself increase as a result of the changes? Will the cost decrease? Or will it stay about the same? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Type Of Coverage | Party Affiliation | Ideology | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | None | Employer | Medicare | Self | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Increase | 45% | 47% | 43% | 40% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 22% | 44% | 44% | 30% | 49% | 38% | 60% | 58% | 34% | 48% | 60% | 46% | 27% |
| Decrease | 16% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 33% | 21% | 10% | 16% | 26% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Stay About The Same | 35% | 32% | 37% | 35% | 29% | 42% | 31% | 63% | 38% | 21% | 46% | 35% | 39% | 13% | 18% | 47% | 30% | 19% | 35% | 51% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 25% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 15% | 49% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 45% | 22% | 25% | 47% | 20% |