Health care

NBC/WSJ POLL
Do you think it would be better to pass Barack Obama's health care plan and make its changes to the health care system or to not pass this plan and keep the current health care system?
41% Pass Obama's plan
44% Keep current system

Health care

ABC/WPOST POLL
Which comes closer to the way you feel? Government reform of the nation's health care system is necessary to control costs and expand coverage. OR, Government action on health care will do more harm than good.
51% Necessary
46% Do more harm than good

Health care

AP-GfK POLL
In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?
34% Support
49% Oppose
15% Neither
2% Unsure

Health care

CNN/ORC POLL
From everything you have heard or read so far, do you favor or oppose Barack Obama's plan to reform health care?
50% Favor
45% Oppose

Health care

GALLUP POLL
When it comes to health care reform legislation now being considered in Congress, what would you advise your representative in Congress to do: pass a new health care reform law by the end of this year, pass a new health care reform law but not necessarily by the end of this year, or not pass a new health care reform law at all?
41% This year
30% Not necessarily this year
24% Not at all

Health care

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Which comes closer to the way you feel? Government reform of the nation's health care system is necessary to control costs and expand coverage. OR, Government action on health care will do more harm than good.
58% Necessary
39% More harm than good

Health care

CNN/ORC POLL
Would you prefer a health care reform plan that raises taxes in order to provide health insurance to all Americans, or a plan that does not provide health insurance to all Americans but keeps taxes at current levels?
47% Raises taxes, insures all
47% Current tax levels, doesn't insure all
4% Neither
2% Unsure

Health care

CBS/N.Y. TIMES POLL
Should the government in Washington provide national health insurance, or is this something that should be left only to private enterprise?
59% Government in Washington
32% Private enterprise

Health care

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Which of these do you think is more important: providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes, OR, holding down taxes, even if it means some Americans do not have health care coverage?
66% Coverage for all
31% Holding down taxes

Health care

GALLUP
Are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the total cost of health care in this country?
17% Satisfied
81% Dissatisfied

Voting issues

NEWSWEEK
In deciding which presidential candidate to support in 2008, which one of the following issues is most important to you . . . ?
22% Economy and jobs
19% Iraq
17% Health care
15% Terrorism
10% Taxes and government spending
7% Immigration
5% Environment and global warming

Health care

CBS NEWS POLL
Are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the cost of health care in this country?
4% Very satisfied
12% Somewhat satisfied
23% Somewhat dissatisfied
58% Very dissatisfied