The Ellis County Press: American Public Remains Divided Over Proposed Healthcare Reform

American Public Remains Divided Over Proposed Healthcare Reform
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Editor on 07/28/2009 08:16:00


SURVEY FINDS DEEP PARTISAN RIFT ON HEALTHCARE AND GREAT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FUTURE
OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
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UTICA, New York - As Congress heads into its annual August recess without having
achieved a consensus on healthcare reform, a new Zogby Interactive survey finds
a majority of Americans are evenly split on the basic structure of proposed
reform.
Respondents were presented with two statements describing different universal
healthcare plans and asked whether they agree or disagree with each:
_Universal Plan A - "Do you agree or disagree with a universal healthcare plan
that would require everyone in the U.S. to have health insurance with federal
help for those who cannot pay the premiums?" _
_Universal Plan B - "Do you agree or disagree with a universal healthcare plan
where the government would provide health insurance for everyone in the U.S.
under a single-payer plan, similar to everyone having Medicare?"_
Plan A
OVERALL
DEMOCRATS
INDEPENDENTS
REPUBLICANS
Agree
49
86
43
11
Disagree
48
11
53
86
Not Sure
3
3
3
2
_*Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding_
Plan B
OVERALL
DEMOCRATS
INDEPENDENTS
REPUBLICANS
Agree
44
81
39
7
Disagree
52
15
57
91
Not Sure
4
5
4
2
_*Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding_
A plurality of respondents (49%) agreed with Plan A, which most closely
resembles the current reform proposals, while 48% disagreed.  Plan B received
slightly less support with only 44% agreeing to a potential "Medicare for all"
system.  The partisan split between Republicans and Democrats is significant and
currently a majority of political independents disagree with both proposed
reforms.
The survey also included questions about the upcoming challenges facing the Baby
Boomer generation as they entire retirement.  Less than half of all respondents
(42%) believe that Social Security will be available for them, while 50% believe
Medicare will be available.  The survey shows far fewer believe that either
program will be available for their children. This Zogby Interactive survey of
4,811 adults nationwide was conducted July 15-20, 2009 and carries a margin of
error of +/- 1.4 percentage points. The survey results were presented by John
Zogby, Saturday, July 25, as part of the Aspen Health Forum in Aspen, CO, where
he was a featured panelist.
Believe Social Security Will Be There For . . .
OVERALL
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
Yes
42
18
18
23
23
10
62
18
89
29
No
35
54
62
63
47
67
16
45
4
26
Not Sure
22
29
21
14
30
23
22
37
8
45
_*Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding_
Believe Medicare Will Be There For . . .
OVERALL
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
_You_
_Your_
_Children_
Yes
50
18
39
20
33
15
60
17
89
24
No
23
45
31
47
34
55
13
41
2
25
Not Sure
26
37
30
33
32
31
27
43
9
51
This survey follows on the heels of a larger healthcare poll conducted by Zogby
International and the University of Texas , that found a similar split among the
American public on proposed health care reform.
For a complete methodological statement on this survey, please visit:
http://www.zogby.com/methodology/readmeth.cfm?ID=1407
Please click the link below to view the full news release:
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1727
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