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Government Health Care Program

ID: 002       Survey Code: 004       Start date: 2/28/2010       Stop date: 3/7/2010       View comments
Description
The survey is intended to gauge the sentiment towards a government backed health care program that is now being debated in Congress. The results will be sent to our United States senators and representatives from this area.
Analysis
62% of respondents are against a government backed health care plan. 89% are against Medicare cuts to help fund the plan. 80% do not believe the government can avoid going further into debt for a health care plan. 41% did not feel they had a good understanding of the proposed plan. 75% feel the President should start over with a new plan that would have bipartisan support. 68% felt that cost containment was more important than providing coverage for all.
Survey Results
   Do you think our country needs a government backed health care plan that provides coverage for all? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 2437% 4062%
Age Category      View 3DBarChart :
Age - 50 and older64% 17 41% 24 58%
Age - Under 5036% 7 30% 16 69%
Education Category      View 3DBarChart :
Education - College55% 14 40% 21 60%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 4 36% 7 64%
Education - High school28% 6 33% 12 67%
Income Category      View 3DBarChart :
Income - 0-20,00003% 1 50% 1 50%
Income - 21-40,00019% 6 50% 6 50%
Income - 40-80,00048% 11 35% 20 64%
Income - over 80,00030% 6 31% 13 68%
Sex Category      View 3DBarChart :
Sex - Female31% 9 45% 11 55%
Sex - Male69% 15 34% 29 66%
   Should cuts in Medicare benefits be used to help pay for a new health care program? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 711% 5789%
Age Category      View 3DBarChart :
Age - 50 and older64% 4 10% 37 90%
Age - Under 5036% 3 13% 20 87%
Education Category      View 3DBarChart :
Education - College55% 5 14% 30 86%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 0 0% 11 100%
Education - High school28% 2 11% 16 89%
Income Category      View 3DBarChart :
Income - 0-20,00003% 0 0% 2 100%
Income - 21-40,00019% 1 08% 11 92%
Income - 40-80,00048% 4 13% 27 87%
Income - over 80,00030% 2 10% 17 89%
Sex Category      View 3DBarChart :
Sex - Female31% 2 10% 18 90%
Sex - Male69% 5 11% 39 89%
   Do you believe the proposed health care plan can cover the uninsured without incurring further government debt? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 1320% 5180%
Age Category      View 3DBarChart :
Age - 50 and older64% 9 22% 32 78%
Age - Under 5036% 4 17% 19 83%
Education Category      View 3DBarChart :
Education - College55% 8 23% 27 77%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 3 27% 8 73%
Education - High school28% 2 11% 16 89%
Income Category      View 3DBarChart :
Income - 0-20,00003% 0 0% 2 100%
Income - 21-40,00019% 3 25% 9 75%
Income - 40-80,00048% 6 19% 25 81%
Income - over 80,00030% 4 21% 15 79%
Sex Category      View 3DBarChart :
Sex - Female31% 5 25% 15 75%
Sex - Male69% 8 18% 36 82%
   Do you feel that you have a sufficient understanding of the proposed health care plan? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 3859% 2641%
Age Category      View 3DBarChart :
Age - 50 and older64% 24 58% 17 41%
Age - Under 5036% 14 61% 9 39%
Education Category      View 3DBarChart :
Education - College55% 20 57% 15 43%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 7 64% 4 36%
Education - High school28% 11 61% 7 39%
Income Category      View 3DBarChart :
Income - 0-20,00003% 1 50% 1 50%
Income - 21-40,00019% 6 50% 6 50%
Income - 40-80,00048% 20 64% 11 35%
Income - over 80,00030% 11 58% 8 42%
Sex Category      View 3DBarChart :
Sex - Female31% 12 60% 8 40%
Sex - Male69% 26 59% 18 41%
   Should the President start over and develop a new health care plan that has bipartisan support with Republicans? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 4875% 1625%
Age Category      View 3DBarChart :
Age - 50 and older64% 32 78% 9 22%
Age - Under 5036% 16 69% 7 30%
Education Category      View 3DBarChart :
Education - College55% 26 74% 9 26%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 8 73% 3 27%
Education - High school28% 14 78% 4 22%
Income Category      View 3DBarChart :
Income - 0-20,00003% 1 50% 1 50%
Income - 21-40,00019% 10 83% 2 17%
Income - 40-80,00048% 22 71% 9 29%
Income - over 80,00030% 15 79% 4 21%
Sex Category      View 3DBarChart :
Sex - Female31% 15 75% 5 25%
Sex - Male69% 33 75% 11 25%
   Is containment of health care cost more important than providing health coverage for all? % of Total Yes No
   Total Reply Count      View 3DBarChart : 100% 4368% 2032%
Age Category
Age - 50 and older65% 29 71% 12 29%
Age - Under 5035% 14 64% 8 36%
Education Category
Education - College54% 21 62% 13 38%
Education - Grade school0% 0 0% 0 0%
Education - Graduate school17% 7 64% 4 36%
Education - High school28% 15 83% 3 17%
Income Category
Income - 0-20,00003% 2 100% 0 0%
Income - 21-40,00019% 8 67% 4 33%
Income - 40-80,00049% 23 74% 8 26%
Income - over 80,00028% 10 55% 8 44%
Sex Category
Sex - Female32% 12 60% 8 40%
Sex - Male68% 31 72% 12 28%
   Comments
    1. Going further into debt for health care is not acceptable. Therefore -- a tax increase. The price we pay for caring for those who are less fortunate.
    2. The current bill will bankrupt this country!!
    3. Medicaire should have means testing.
    4. If health care costs can be contained, then it should be more affordable for more people to obtain it.
    5. Did anyone understand the 2200 page original document? Since very few of our elected representatives even read the bill. We need health care reform to low cost, not transfer the cost form health care to higher taxes.
    6. Name one organization/agency that the govt. runs effectively and efficiently. Leave it to the private sectar, competition is a good thing!
    7. USA is 37th in the world for good health care BUT 1st in cost!Insurance companies can not run health care, doctors & people should. This is a concern for America not republican or democrat. Washington must be fixed & accomplish this goal!
    8. I'm happy with what I have now!
    9. The Democrats through a process called reconciliation are going to force down a health care program that will bankrupt future genrations of Americans.
    10. Anything, ANYTHING that the government has its hand in will be ineffective, inefficient and a bureauratic mess. ANYTHING!!! In the name of all that is holy, don't let the federal government have any part of our health care!!
    11. I think the government should forget about passing a new health care plan PERIOD. Having government control will only make matters worse.
    12. Let the Presdent do what we sent him there to do!!
    13. On question #5, I feel the republicans only have the large insurance companys welfare in mind.On question #6 ,I believe cost will come down with health care reform.
    14. The current plan being considered by congress will bankrupt us all ... that's obvious. And, those who really understand know what a bureaucratic nightmare it would be. To the scrap heap with it. It's stupid.