View
224
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
1/18Naionwide Poll & Focus Group Findings |January 20
HealthCare:Where Nex
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
2/18
p1.Health Care a Top
Concern,
Shutdown Is Not
Health care is the publics No.1 concern after the economyand jobs and is irmly on topo voters minds heading into2014 for both supporters andopponents o Obamacare. Only 7percent o voters deem last fallsshutdown a top concern
p3. Voters Pessimistic
About Obamacare
Since the summer, the share othose who say they will be worseoff under it has risen by 6 points and is now the answer o aclear plurality o voters
Table ofContents
p4. Obama Has Lost the
Middle
President Obamas job approvalrating has fallen below 50percent; health care is the biggest
drag
p5.Both Sides Agree
Delay Is Prudent
Voters in every category supporta delay to make the law fair andworkable for everyone
p7. Test Messages:
Replace Beats Fix
Voters are more open than everto replacing Obamacare; o ivetested criticisms o the law,congressional hypocrisy andMedicare cuts are most effective
p10. Voters
Are Open to
Alternatives
Obamacaredefenders are opento alternative healthcare reforms, with tmost popular ideasbeing purchasinggroups, portability,and tort reform
p12. Conclusion
p14.About the
Report
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
3/18
Dean ClancyVice President o Public Policy, FreedomWorksdfclancy@freedomworks.org
Kellyanne ConwayPresident, the polling companykellyanne@pollingcompany.com
Stephen SpikerSenior Project Director, the polling companysspiker@pollingcompany.com
David KirbyVice President o Opinion Research, FreedomWorksdkirby@freedomworks.org
AuthorsFreedomWorks Health Care: Where Next
survey is part o an occasional series opolls that aim to capture voters attitudeson the role o government and key policyissues.
FreedomWorks is a grassroots servicecenter to a community o over 6 millionactivists dedicated to advancing the ideaso liberty and constitutionally-limitedgovernment.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
4/18
1
Economy/Jobs 58%
Healh Care 46%
Gov Spending 33%
Educaion 14%
Social Issues 13%
Foreign Affairs 8%
Immigraion 8%
Shudown 7%
A new FreedomWorksnaionwide poll revealsha healh care is heAmerican publics No.1 concern afer he
economy and jobs and isfirmly on op o voersminds heading ino 2014.
The same poll inds last fallscontentious governmentshutdown has been largelyforgotten by voters, an event thataffected few Americans directlyand which has been swamped bynegative news surrounding therollout o the so-called AffordableCare Act, also known as the ACAor Obamacare.
Health care is a top threeconcern for both supportersand opponents o the health
Health Care a TopConcern, ShutdownIs Not
care law. Among women, theissue has narrowed the gap withthe economy and jobs as thetop issue; among seniors, it hasovertaken it.
The nationwide survey o 1,000registered voters, conducted forFreedomWorks by the pollingco., inc./WomanTrend in mid-December 2013, challenges theconventional wisdom on thisissue in several areas.
Obamacare Is Dragging ObamaDown.Health care appears to bethe biggest drag on the presidents
sagging approval rating. Manyvoters now view him through thelens o Obamacare negatively.
No Quie he Law o heLand. Americans are dissatisiedwith Obamacare so far, and arenot resigned to its permanence.
From he FocusGroup
My concern is with
the inequity that
[the health law]puts on the younger
generation.
Bruce R., 57-year-oldmoderate Democrat
They expect and want furtherhealth care reforms.
Voers Suppor a Delay. Voteracross the political spectrum including Obamacare supporter support a delay o the troubleprogram, in the wake o its
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
5/18
52
All Voers Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ GOP IND DEM
Economy/Jobs 58% 59% 57% 63% 57% 61% 61% 46% 56% 53% 62%
Healh Care 46% 44% 48% 42% 42% 45% 46% 55% 53% 40% 44%
Gov Spending 33% 38% 29% 33% 30% 32% 33% 38% 48% 39% 17%
Educaion 14% 11% 16% 19% 18% 13% 13% 10% 5% 16% 20%
Social Issues 13% 11% 15% 13% 15% 16% 13% 9% 9% 13% 17%
Foreign Affairs 8% 9% 7% 10% 8% 5% 9% 7% 6% 8% 10%
Immigraion 8% 9% 6% 5% 9% 7% 6% 12% 8% 10% 6%
Shudown 7% 6% 8% 8% 5% 7% 8% 6% 2% 5% 12%
From he ollowing lis, wha are he wo mos imporan issues o you personally when considering or
whom o voe or Congress? (ACCEPT TWO CHOICES)
When considering how
o voe or Congress,
how imporan o your
voe is he issue o
healh care, specifically
he new healh care
law known as The
Affordable Care Ac or
Obamacare?
All Voers
Conserv GOP
Top 3 Is
No TopIssueFavor Obamacare
Mod/Lib GOP
Conserv/Mod DEM
Oppose Obamacare
Independens
Liberal DEM
70%
8
18%63%
35%
64%
23%
67%
32%
70%
30%
28%
66%34%
75%
22%
than three hours o intenseconversation about Obamacareand health care reform nota single person mentionedthe shutdown. (The groupincluded 17 middle-of-the-road
voters who reside in the D.C.area, including several federal
employees.)
Obamacare is a top issue headininto 2014, for both supportersand opponents, and is a drag onObamas job rating.
Shudown Forgoten.Votershave clearly put last fallsgovernment shutdown behindthem. Eight weeks after the high-proile defunding ight, while87 percent o those surveyedknew about the shutdown, only7 percent o voters named the
shutdown as a top concern.
This inding is conirmed bythe results o a FreedomWorksfocus group, also conducted inDecember, where during more
fumbled implementation andwidely reported negative impactson millions o families.
Repeal Beas Fix.
(And delay beats both.) A
majority of voters surveyed
would prefer to repealObamacare and start over
than try to fix it.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
6/18
3
Do you avor or oppose he Afforda
Care Ac, also known as Obamacar
Favor 55%
17%
37%
37%
20%
43%
32%
Persuadable Vo
Augus 2013
December 2013
Oppose 35%
Do you hink you and your amily w
be beter off or worse off under he
healh reorm law, or do you hink iwill no make much o a difference?
Beter
Worse Off
No Difference
The more people learn about thelaw, the more concerned theybecome.
Obamacares remainingsuppor may be hin. O theminority (32 percent) o voterswho think it will make nodifference to them or theirfamily personally, only a slight
majority, 55 percent, support thelaw. To staunch the bleeding,the laws most ardent supportersmust persuade voters that it willactually beneit them personally.That will be a tough sell, in thewake o months o negativeheadlines detailing Obamacaresnumerous broken promises.
From double-digit premium hikesto millions o insurance-policycancellations to the disastrousrollout o the Obamacare website,Healthcare.gov its hard to seea positive development that canneutralize the fallout in votersminds by November.
We found that political partyidentiication is a more powerfulpredictor o ones positionon the health care law than
In erms o publicopinion, he roubledhealh care law hassuffered a seady andprecipious decline inavorabiliy since i wenrom on paper o inpracice.
A majority o Americans continueto disapprove o the law, but inrecent months there has beena marked rise in the number othose who say they will be worseoff under it.
55 percent of voters
currently say they oppose
the law a finding
consistent with most
national health care polls
conducted over the past
four years.
But since last summer, the shareo those who say they will be
worse off under Obamacare hasrisen by 6 points and is nowthe answer o a clear plurality.
Voters PessimisticAbout Obamacare
ideology, with liberal/moderatRepublicans lining up withconservative Republicansand conservative/moderateDemocrats lining up with liberDemocrats.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
7/18
74
Disapprove
Disapprove
Approve
Approve
FavorObamacare
OpposeObamacare
Conserv GOP
Mod/Lib GOP
Independens
Cons/Mod DEM
Liberal DEM
4%
94%91% 89%
6% 9%
24%76%
29%67%
79%18%
89%8%
Do you approve
or disapprove
o he job
Barack Obama
is doing as
Presiden?
And would
you say Barack
Obama is doing
an excellen,
good, air, or
poor job as
Presiden?
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellen 12%
24%
16%
48%
lines. Even soft partisans aremoving towards their respectivbases on Obama. 94 percento conservative Republicansdisapprove; so do 76 percent omoderate/liberal RepublicansOn the other side, 89 percent oliberal Democrats approve; anso do 79 percent o conservativmoderate Democrats.
The bad news for Mr. Obama isthat he has lost the middle, with
just 29 percent o independentsapproving the job hes doing,
versus 67 percent disapproving
The Northeast is currentlythe presidents only bastion o
his performance is excellent;24 percent call it good. By
contrast, 15 percent describehis performance as fair, while48 percent say its poor.Overall, voters nationwide arefour times as likely to say thathis performance is poor thanexcellent.
Support is polarized along party
Approval o President Obamasperformance has fallen to just
43 percent, while disapprovalhas risen to 54 percent. And 45percent strongly disapprove.
Depending on how you ask thequestion, voters say Obama isdoing either a bad job or a reallybad job. When grading him,only 12 percent o voters say
Obama Has Lostthe MiddleDozens of national surveys, including this one, showthat the presidents approval ratings are under
water. This one shows that health care appears to
be the biggest drag. Many voters now view Obama
through the lens of Obamacare negatively.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
8/18
8
support. O the nine geographicregions o the country,disapproval exceeds approval bydouble digits in ive and singledigits in two:
Mountain = -39 pointsSW Central = -52 points
NW Central = -14 pointsNE Central = -19 pointsSE Central = -18 pointsPaciic = -2 pointsSouth Atlantic = -1 point
In just two regions does thepresidents performance enjoymore approval than disapproval:
Mid-Atlantic = +19 pointsNew England = +3 points
(Note: The individual states ineach region are listed at the endo this report.)
Women and minorities arekeeping Mr. Obama aloat. While39 percent o men approve o his
job performance and 59 percentdisapprove, the respectiveigures for women are 47 percentapproving versus 49 percentdisapproving. For whites, theigures are 31 percent approve,67 percent disapprove. ForHispanics: 75 percent approve, 23
percent disapprove. For blacks:85 percent approve, 12 percentdisapprove.
Voers view o he Presidenjob perormance is verysrongly correlaed wih heirview o Obamacare.Among
those who favor the law, 91percent approve and just 6percent disapprove the job thepresident is doing. Among thoswho oppose Obamacare, thenumbers are very nearly thereverse: just 9 percent approve,while 89 percent disapprove ohis performance.
A solid majority of voters
including the laws
supporters support a
delay of the ACA.
Among all voters, 60 percentfavor a delay to make surethe law is fair and workablefor everyone. 64 percent oObamacare opponents support
a delay; so do 54 percent o thelaws supporters.
Partisan affiliation
makes no difference
on this question. More
than 50 percent of
Both Sides AgreeDelay Is Prudent
Republicans, Democrats
and independents all
support a delay. (The
figure for independents
58 percent.)
Similarly, a solid majority suppoa delay o the laws least populaprovision, the individual mand
to purchase health insurance,which took effect January 1.
The House has passed a one-yedelay o the ACA several times,only to see it die in the Senate aearn a veto threat from PresideObama. These results suggest ththe House has the publics back the delay issue.
From he FocusGroup
I like giving people
access to health
care, but not the
way they did it. It
should be repealed.
The idea of this
law is good, but the
practice needs some
major changes.
Wailun C., 29-year-oldwoman, Independent
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
9/18
96
Favor
Oppo
All Voers
All Voers
Favor
Obamacare
FavorObamacare
Oppose
Obamacare
OpposeObamacare
60%
57%
36%
49%
45%
63%
31%
54%
38%
64%
28%31%
The Obama Adminisraion has given
ou emporary waivers rom pars o
he healh care law o hundreds o
companies and labor unions, and has
also announced long-erm delays o a
leas 19 major provisionsincluding
he employer mandae and he small
business exchangewhich will delay
hese provisions or one year.
Do you favor or oppose delaying
the overall implementation of
Obamacare for one year, in order
to give Congress more time to
make sure the law is fair and
workable for everyone?
Support delaying the whole law
Support delaying the individual mandate
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
10/18
7
voters to be our best analogue fpersuadables on Obamacare those who arent completely onboard with repeal and replace,but are open to new ideas.)
We also tested ive messages
relating to speciic criticisms othe law:
Congressional hypocrisy
Medicare Par C cus
Ideniy hef / healhcare.goprivacy and securiy
Premium hikes
Insurance plan cancellaionsAll ive o these messages testwell. The most effective arethose relating to congressionalhypocrisy and Medicare Part Ccuts.
Dialing down on MedicarePart C, we also tested two
versions o a potential argumen
regarding the 500,000 seniorswho are losing their MedicarePart C coverage as a result oObamacare. The results show than argument emphasizing senioright to choose their plan is moeffective (61 percent o voters)than one focused on oppositionto government-run health car(51 percent).
merely ix the law holds for allsubcategories o voters. Even theuninsured say start over!
Persuadable voters, i.e., thosewho think the law will make nodifference to them personally,
were almost evenly split amongthese four messages. 50 percento them support getting rid o thelaw.
(Note on persuadables: Weasked respondents whetherthey and their family wouldbe better or worse of underObamacare, or i it wont makemuch o a difference. Those who
answered no difference arenot as likely to be hard critics oObamacare, but are not ardentdefenders either. This group hasmore self-identiied Democratsand liberals than average, butcontains a fair amount o self-identiied Republicans andconservatives. We consider these
Voters are more open thanever to replacing Obamacare, asopposed to ixing it.
Among tested messages regardingwhat to do with Obamacareoverall, start over and reform
health care and repeal andreplace Obamacare beat ix it orgive it a chance to work andrather decisively.
Voters said the start over andreform health care message madethem 34 percent more likely tovote for a hypothetical candidate,while the give it a chance towork message made them 16
percent lesslikely to do so.
While the usual partisan anddemographic patterns are visiblein the data (e.g., Republicansand Independents tending tofavor repeal, Democrats andminorities tending to favor ix),the preference against trying to
Test Messages:
Replace Beats Fix
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
11/18
118
ToalMoreLikely
ToalLess
Likely
NeMoreLikley
MucMoLike
We need o learn rom he lessons o he pas our years and sar over and
reormhealh care wih a new law ha allows people o keep heir docorand ocuses on policies mos Americans can agree wih, such as allowingincreased ax exempions or medical expenses and allowing paiens opurchase insurance across sae lines.
63% 29% +34% 38%
We need o repealObamacare and replace iwih marke-based soluionsha enable everyoneincluding people wih preexising medical condiionso obain he healh care hey need a a price hey can afford.
63% 31% +32% 44%
We need o fix Obamacareby keeping he hings ha work, such as is policyon pre exising condiions, finding a new soluion or problems like heindividual mandae and he increased governmen involvemen in healhcare.
46% 45% +1% 22%
We need o givehe Presidens healh care law a chanceo work. 40% 56% -16% 28%
ToalMoreLikely
ToalLess
Likely
Ne LessLikley
MuLe
Lik
Despie Congress passing he law ha resuls in some oher people losing heircare, Members o Congress sill keep heir healh benefis ha allow hem oreceive a 75% discoun or he healh care hey buy on he exchanges, a benefino available o any o heir consiuens.
11% 70% -59% 60
Par o he way ha he law pays or isel is by cuting $200 billion in undingor Medicare Par C, also known as Medicare Advanage, which is an opionunder which seniors can receive all o heir Medicare benefis, plus addiionalbenefis, rom a privae healh insurer, ofen a no addiional cos o hesenior. These cus mean over 500,000 seniors are losing heir healh plansand in some cases are also losing benefis or access o heir preerred docors,and will be orced o pick anoher privae insurance opion or rever o regularMedicare.
13% 69% -56% 57
Some people rying o sign up or healh care on he new exchanges are beingargeed by scam ariss, and he Deparmen o Healh and Human Servicesown Inspecor General said ha he healh care websie does no provideadequae proecion o privacy or he people ha sign up.
11% 67% -56% 56
In a sae-by-sae analysis, 41 saes and he Disric o Columbia saw averagehealh insurance premiums rise since he new law was passed. Premiumshave increased an average o 41% naionwide.
16% 65% -49% 54
As you may know, he Presiden repeaedly promised over a number o years,I you like your healh care, you can keep i. Afer 5.5 million Americans hadheir plans cancelled, he Presiden apologized ha wha he said was no rue.
19% 62% -43% 50
Consider a hypoheical campaign or Congress beween our candidaes. Im
going o read you our posiions on he new healh care law; or each one,
please ell me i ha saemen makes you more likely or less likely o voe or
ha candidae or Congress?
Does ___________________ make you more likely or less likely tosupport the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare?
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
12/18
9
Republican
Whie
Independen
No Insurance
Age: 65+
Men
Age: 30-39Gov Insur.
All Voers
Age: 40-49
Employer Insur.
Women
Age: 18-29
Age: 50-64
Sel-Purchase Insur.Hispanic
Black
Democra
85%
66%
65%
65%
61%
59%
58%58%
57%
57%
57%
56%
56%
55%
55%30%
28%
27%
GOVERNMENT-RUN:
Do you agree or disagree
wih he ollowing
saemen: I believeMedicare Advanage
was argeed or cus,
o help pay or he new
healh care law, because
proponens o he new
healh care law wan
o push seniors ino
he governmen-run
Medicare Pars A and B,
and away rom privaeinsurers.
Agree Disagree
51%
31%
61%
30%
SENIORS CHOICE:
Do you agree or disagree
wih he ollowing
saemen: I believei is wrong or he
governmen o orce
seniors away rom
plans hey have chosen,
wih heir docors and
specialized benefis ha
mee heir individual
needs, ino generic
Medicare in order o pay
or he new healh carelaw.
Medicare
Part-C Cuts
- Much Less
Likely
Oppose (Governmen-Run) Oppose (Seniors Choice
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
13/18
1310
The comparable igures forpersuadable voters (i.e., thosewho think the law will make ndifference to them personally)tend to fall somewhere betweenthe two foregoing sets o igure
Notably, majorities o votersfavor less involvement in healthcare by lawyers, insurers, and thgovernment.
One alternative voters
do not support: single-
payer. Among focus
group participants, thisidea found almost no
supporters, perhaps
because the idea of
government-run healt
care has taken on a bad
odor.
Among all voters, the mostpopular ideas are:
Individual / small businesspurchasing groups (78 percen)
Porabiliy (67 percen)
Tor reorm (64 percen)
Purchasing across sae lines(62 percen)
Reduce insurance companyinererence (62 percen)
100% ax deducions ormedical expenses (61 percen)
Among Obamacare supporters,the most popular ideas are:
Individual / small businesspurchasing groups (72 percen)
Porabiliy (59 percen)
Reduce insurance companyinererence (60 percen)
100% ax deducions or
medical expenses (58 percen)
Tor reorm (52 percen)
Purchasing across sae lines(48 percen)
Obamacare defenders
are open to alternative
health care reforms.
Both our focus group and surveyindings conirm that those
who call for repeal are expectedby voters to have their ownplan. The plan must be easy tounderstand, workable, and notbe seen as moving backwardon items people value, such ascovering people with preexistingmedical conditions.
We tested a large number
of possible health care
reform ideas that would
replace or supplement
Obamacare.
Voters Are Open toAlternatives
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
14/18
11
Mean % o 10 - Srongly Suppor % o 8-
Le individuals, small businesses, and oher groups join ogeher oge healh insurance a lower prices, he same way large businessesand labor unions do
8.6 56% 78%
Make healh insurance porable rom job o job by allowingworkers o buy individual coverage ha mees heir needs wihouhaving o pay a ax penaly
8.0 46% 67%
Ge lawyers ou o healh care by reorming medical malpraciceor law and discouraging rivolous lawsuis
7.8 47% 64%
Promoe compeiion by allowing consumers o buy healhinsurance across sae lines
7.7 44% 62%
Grealy reduce he abiliy o insurance companieso inerere inindividuals ree choice o insurance, docors, and herapies
7.7 42% 62%
Help make healh care more affordable by allowing all Americans
o receive a 100% ax deducion or legiimae medical expenses
7.7 42% 59%
Grealy reduce he abiliy o he governmeno inerere inindividuals ree choice o insurance, docors, and herapies
7.6 50% 63%
Le employees become consumers o healh care by allowing hemo pu money, ax ree, ino a Healh Savings Accoun (HSA) hahey own and conrol or healh expenses
7.3 39% 58%
Creae new ederal grans o saes ha reduce he number ouninsured in heir sae, puting he responsibiliy in he hands ohe sae governmens, which are closer o he people
6.1 20% 38%
Im going o read you some policy ideas or how o reorm healh care. For each one, please rae i on a scale o 1 o 10
wih 1 being do no suppor ha idea a all and 10 being srongly suppor ha idea.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
15/18
1512
is neutralize it by changing thesubject.
Last years government shutdowight over Obamacare fundinghas dropped from votersminds, as GOP warnings aboutObamacares failings have beendramatically validated.
In the current environment, themidterm elections are likely tobe won by those candidates whturn out their motivated basesupporters, rather than those wfollow a more play it safe, runto the center strategy.
Finally, throughout the surveywe ind that on questions opolicy voters tend to favor lessgovernment and more freedom
willing to give Mr. Obamathe beneit o the doubt. Buttoday, the public no longerbelieves Obamacare can work aspromised.
As a result, voters across thespectrum think a delay is prudentand are also willing to considersensible alternatives that canplausibly improve health care,assuming no harm comes tothose with preexisting medicalconditions.
Democrats ind themselves onthe defensive on Obamacare,
and there appears to be noplausible way for them to makeit a winning issue by November.The best they can hope to do
The results o this surveystrongly suggest health care willbe a dominant perhaps thedominant issue in 2014.
Regardless o where voters standon Obamacare, they are veryconcerned about health care.
Health care is simply a bigissue for voters, especiallyamong women and seniors,and therefore one that the GOPshould be addressing head-on.
Obamacares rocky rollout,premium hikes, and insurance
cancellations have measurablydepressed support for the law and the president.
Previously, some voters were
Conclusion
Health
Care:WhereNext
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
16/18
13
plans, job cutbacks andeconomic uncertainty foremployers).
3) Figh or principledchanges o he law hawill help expedie isulimae repeal. Forexample:
Delay the individualmandate.
Apply the law fairly toMembers o Congress andtheir staff.
Repeal the laws built-in bailouts for the healthinsurance companies.
1) Keep fighing o ge rido he law.
Giving up on repeal nowwould be a mistake.
Replace beats ix, anddelay beats both.
2) Say on offense.
Continue aggressiveoversight o the lawsimplementation.
Educate the public on thelaws unfairness (waivers,exemptions, congressionalhypocrisy, burdens on youngpeople) and personal impacts(higher premiums, cancelled
In light of theseresults, our advice
for congressionalsupporters of a market-oriented, patient-centered approach is:press your advantage.
4) Naionalize hemiderm elecions wiha unified healh carereorm message:
Begin a nationalconversation on alternativideas for making health cabetter.
Coalesce around a commoplatform o bold, thoughtfand sensible health carereform ideas one thatpromotes less governmentand more freedom.
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
17/18
1714
Here is a list o the nine regions, with theirrespective percentages o the U.S. populatioand their individual states:
5% | New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
13% | Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
16% | East North Central (IN, IL, MI, OH, W
7% | West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NND, SD)
20% | South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NCSC, VA, WV)
6% | East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
11% | West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
7% | Mountain (AZ, CO ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, W
14% | Paciic (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
36 percent o respondents self-identiiedas Republican, while 39 percent self-identiied as Democrats and another 19percent considered themselves IndependenRespondents who initially answeredIndependent were asked i they lean in thedirection o either party, and i so, thoseleaners were included as Republican orDemocrat.
44 percent o respondents self-identiiedas conservative, while 29 percent calledthemselves moderate and 19 percent callethemselves liberal.
The polling company, inc./WomanTrend, on behal oFreedomWorks, conducted interviews for the nationwidesurvey o 1,000 registered voters between December15 and 18, 2013. The sample was drawn using lists oregistered voters. All interviews included 85 percentlandlines and 15 percent cell phone interviews. The dual-frame survey was conducted using live interviewers ata Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing facility.Sampling controls were used to ensure a proportionateand representative number o interviews across gender,
age, racial/ethnic, and regional lines. Survey data wereweighted by party self-identiication. The margin oerror (MoE) for this survey is 3.0% overall at the 95%conidence interval. MoEs for subgroups are larger.
Demographics
52 percent female, 48 percent male.
12 percent between the ages o 18-29, 15 percentbetween the ages o 33-39, 21 percent between the
ages o 40-49, 42 percent between the ages o 50-64,and 20 percent over the age o 65.
71 percent o the base survey were white/Caucasian,11 percent black, 11 percent Hispanic, 2 percentAsian, and 5 percent other.
A 9-region geographic break was used, separatingthe states into New England, Mid-Atlantic, SouthAtlantic, East and West North Central, East andWest South Central, Mountain, and Paciic. Usinga more traditional, four-way geographic split, 18percent o those surveyed were from the Northeast,23 percent from the Midwest, 37 percent from theSouth, and 21 percent from the West.
About the ReportMethodology
8/13/2019 Heathcare -- Where Next?
18/18
15
69 percent o respondents were married, 8 percent weredivorced. 1 percent separated, and 7percent widowed,while 13 percent were single and had never been married.
33 percent o respondents had children living with themat home, another 48 percent had children who are nolonger living at home, and 16 percent have never hadchildren.
10 percent o the base survey described their yearlyincome as below $25,000, 11 percent from $25,000 to$39,999, 11 percent from $40,000 to $49,999, 8 percentfrom $50,000 to $59,999, 7 percent from $60,000 to
$69,999, 5 percent from $70,000 to $74,999, 11 percentfrom $75,000 to $99,999, 11 percent from $100,000 to$149,999, and 9 percent as $150,000 and above.
43 percent o the base survey receive their healthinsurance through their employer, 35 percent receive itthrough a government program like Medicare, Medicaidor the VA, 12 percent have purchased it on their ownthrough the individual market, and 6 percent areuninsured.
Demographicscon.
Recommended