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the polling company, inc./WomanTrend on behalf of FreedomWorks TOPLINE DATA Survey of 1000 Adults Nationwide (35% cell phones)
Field Dates: September 6 - 9, 2013 Margin of Error: ± 3.0%
1. As you may know, a new health care law was passed in 2010, known as the “Affordable Care Act” or “Obamacare.” This law contains two major mandates: an “employer mandate” that requires employers to offer affordable health insurance to their workers, and an “individual mandate” that requires all Americans to purchase a health insurance policy or pay a fine. The Obama Administration has delayed implementing the employer mandate for at least a year. Do you favor or oppose also delaying the individual mandate for at least a year? PROBE: Is that strongly or somewhat? 54% 36% 17%
TOTAL FAVOR STRONGLY FAVOR SOMEWHAT FAVOR
40% 13% 27%
TOTAL OPPOSE SOMEWHAT OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE
6% 1%
DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
2. Suppose that Obamacare was not implemented at all. Do you think you and your family would be better off or worse off if the entire law was done away with, or would it not make much of a difference? 35% 47% 16% 2% *
BETTER OFF WOULD NOT MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE WORSE OFF DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
the polling company, inc./WomanTrend on behalf of FreedomWorks Survey of 1,000 Adults Nationwide – TOPLINE DATA September 2013
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3. As you may know, Congress is set to pass a spending bill as a stopgap measure called a “continuing resolution” that funds the government and avoids a temporary government shutdown. Would you prefer Congress to pass a continuing resolution that INCLUDES tens of billions of dollars1 in funding for implementing Obamacare, or a continuing resolution that does NOT include funding for Obamacare at this time? 35% 56% 4% 5% 1%
INCLUDES FUNDING FOR OBAMACARE DOES NOT INCLUDE FUNDING FOR OBAMACARE NEITHER DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
DEMOGRAPHICS Political Party Identification 39% 22% 17%
TOTAL REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT-LEAN REPUBLICAN
13%
SOLID INDEPENDENT
43% 28% 15%
TOTAL DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT-LEAN DEMOCRAT
3% 2%
OTHER REFUSED
What is your age? 29% 17% 18% 18% 16%
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18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr45.pdf ; http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43471
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Gender: 49% 51%
MALE FEMALE
18% 22% 37%
NORTHEAST (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA) MIDWEST (IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) SOUTH (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX) WEST (AZ, CO ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
Region:
23%
Which of the following describes your race? 65% 12% 14% 9%
WHITE ONLY (NON-HISPANIC) BLACK ONLY (NON-HISPANIC) HISPANIC (ANY RACE)2 OTHER
What was your TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2012? 38% 12% 14% 8% 12%
LESS THAN $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 $100,000 OR MORE
16%
REFUSED
INCLUDING yourself, how many ADULTS 18 years of age and older are currently living in your household? 28% 48% 21% 3%
2
ONE TWO THREE OR MORE REFUSED
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
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Are there any children under the age of 18 living in your household? 38% 29% 8%
CHILDREN UNDER 13 AGE 13 - 17
59%
NONE
What was the last grade in school you completed? 43% 27% 28% 2%
HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS SOME COLLEGE COLLEGE GRADUATE REFUSED
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Field Dates: September 6 - 9, 2013 Margin of Error: ± 3.0%
1. As you may know, a new health care law was passed in 2010, known as the “Affordable Care Act” or “Obamacare.” This law contains two major mandates: an “employer mandate” that requires employers to offer affordable health insurance to their workers, and an “individual mandate” that requires all Americans to purchase a health insurance policy or pay a fine. The Obama Administration has delayed implementing the employer mandate for at least a year. Do you favor or oppose also delaying the individual mandate for at least a year? PROBE: Is that strongly or somewhat? 54% 36% 17%
TOTAL FAVOR STRONGLY FAVOR SOMEWHAT FAVOR
40% 13% 27%
TOTAL OPPOSE SOMEWHAT OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE
6% 1%
DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
2. Suppose that Obamacare was not implemented at all. Do you think you and your family would be better off or worse off if the entire law was done away with, or would it not make much of a difference? 35% 47% 16% 2% *
BETTER OFF WOULD NOT MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE WORSE OFF DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
the polling company, inc./WomanTrend on behalf of FreedomWorks Survey of 1,000 Adults Nationwide – TOPLINE DATA September 2013
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3. As you may know, Congress is set to pass a spending bill as a stopgap measure called a “continuing resolution” that funds the government and avoids a temporary government shutdown. Would you prefer Congress to pass a continuing resolution that INCLUDES tens of billions of dollars1 in funding for implementing Obamacare, or a continuing resolution that does NOT include funding for Obamacare at this time? 35% 56% 4% 5% 1%
INCLUDES FUNDING FOR OBAMACARE DOES NOT INCLUDE FUNDING FOR OBAMACARE NEITHER DO NOT KNOW REFUSED
DEMOGRAPHICS Political Party Identification 39% 22% 17%
TOTAL REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT-LEAN REPUBLICAN
13%
SOLID INDEPENDENT
43% 28% 15%
TOTAL DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT-LEAN DEMOCRAT
3% 2%
OTHER REFUSED
What is your age? 29% 17% 18% 18% 16%
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18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr45.pdf ; http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43471
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Gender: 49% 51%
MALE FEMALE
18% 22% 37%
NORTHEAST (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA) MIDWEST (IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) SOUTH (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX) WEST (AZ, CO ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
Region:
23%
Which of the following describes your race? 65% 12% 14% 9%
WHITE ONLY (NON-HISPANIC) BLACK ONLY (NON-HISPANIC) HISPANIC (ANY RACE)2 OTHER
What was your TOTAL household income BEFORE taxes for 2012? 38% 12% 14% 8% 12%
LESS THAN $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 $100,000 OR MORE
16%
REFUSED
INCLUDING yourself, how many ADULTS 18 years of age and older are currently living in your household? 28% 48% 21% 3%
2
ONE TWO THREE OR MORE REFUSED
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
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Are there any children under the age of 18 living in your household? 38% 29% 8%
CHILDREN UNDER 13 AGE 13 - 17
59%
NONE
What was the last grade in school you completed? 43% 27% 28% 2%
HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS SOME COLLEGE COLLEGE GRADUATE REFUSED
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