Table 16.
Approval of Creating a Public Healthcare Insurance Option
CNN/ORC: “Now thinking specifically about the health insurance plans available to most Americans, would you favor or oppose creating a public health insurance option administered by the federal government that would compete with plans offered by private health insurance companies?”
| 7/28/09– 7/31/09 |
11/13/09–11/15/09 | 12/02/09–12/03/09 | 2/12/10–2/15/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Favor | 55 | 56 | 53 | 51 |
| Oppose | 41 | 42 | 46 | 48 |
| No opinion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1,010 | 1,014 | 1,041 | 1,023 |