THE WISCONSIN SURVEY - FALL 2009
Health Care
Survey Information:
Random Selection, Telephone Survey
Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400
Interview Period: 10/13/09 – 10/22/09
Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.
Contact:
Wendy Scattergood
Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center
DePere, WI 54115
(920) 403-3491
wendy.scattergood@snc.edu
· NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling each of the following aspects of his job. Do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling….
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Approve
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Disapprove
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Not Sure
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Refused/NA
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Health care
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38%
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52%
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10%
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1%
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How satisfied are you with your current health insurance coverage. Would you say you are…
Very Satisfied.............................................................. 50%
Somewhat Satisfied..................................................... 33%
Somewhat Dissatisfied................................................. 9%
Very Dissatisfied.......................................................... 5%
Do Not Have Coverage (VOL)................................... 2%
Not Sure..................................................................... 1%
Refused....................................................................... <1%
Now thinking about the health care you receive, how satisfied are you with the quality of health care you currently receive. Would you say you are:
Very Satisfied.............................................................. 61%
Somewhat Satisfied..................................................... 28%
Somewhat Dissatisfied................................................. 7%
Very Dissatisfied.......................................................... 2%
Not Sure..................................................................... 1%
Refused....................................................................... 1%
Thinking about the US Health Care System as a whole, which of the following views is closest to your own:
The system needs a total overhaul................................ 10%
The system needs a great deal of reform....................... 29%
Some reform is needed................................................ 43%
Only a little reform is needed........................................ 12%
No reform is needed.................................................... 2%
Not Sure..................................................................... 3%
Refused....................................................................... 1%
From what you know about the bills currently being debated in Congress, would you say that you generally understand the issues being debated or are they confusing to you?
Understand.................................................................. 41%
Confusing.................................................................... 53%
Not Sure..................................................................... 6%
Refused....................................................................... <1%
Do you currently have any health insurance coverage, including health insurance provided by your employer, government plans such as Medicare or Medicaid, or insurance you or someone else purchased?
Yes............................................................................. 93%
No.............................................................................. 7%
Not Sure..................................................................... 0%
Refused/NA................................................................ <1%
Next I’m going to ask you whether you favor or oppose different aspects of the health care reform bills.
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Favor
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Oppose
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Not Sure
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Refused/NA
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a. Requiring all individuals and families to carry some sort of health care insurance
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59%
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35%
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6%
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<1%
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b. Creating a law that limits the amount of money someone can collect if they win a lawsuit after being injured by bad medical care.
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59%
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34%
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6%
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1%
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c. Requiring insurance companies to cover everyone; regardless of pre-existing conditions
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77%
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19%
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3%
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1%
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d. Offering a federal government insurance plan to everyone, similar to Medicare coverage for people over 65, that would compete with private insurance policies?
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54%
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35%
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10%
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1%
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