Table 20.
Sentiment Regarding Health Reform Bill
Kaiser Family Foundation: “As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally (favorable) or generally (unfavorable) opinion of it? [GET ANSWER, THEN ASK: Is that a very (favorable/unfavorable) or somewhat (favorable/unfavorable) opinion?] [ROTATE OPTIONS IN PARENTHESES]”
| 4/09/10–4/14/10 | 5/11/10–5/16/10 | 6/17/10–6/22/10 | 7/07/10–7/13/10 | 8/16/10–8/22/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 23 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Somewhat favorable | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 13 |
| Very unfavorable | 30 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 32 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| N | 1,208 | 1,210 | 1,207 | 1,504 | 1,203 |
| 9/14/10–9/20/10 | 10/05/10–10/10/10 | 11/03/10–11/06/10 | 12/01/10–12/06/10 | 1/04/11–1/16/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
| Somewhat favorable | 30 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Very unfavorable | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 34 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| N | 1,200 | 1,202 | 1,502 | 1,207 | 1,502 |
| 2/08/11–2/13/11 | 3/08/11–3/13/11 | 4/07/11–4/12/11 | 5/12/11–5/17/11 | 6/09/11–6/14/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Somewhat favorable | 27 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Very unfavorable | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
| N | 1,202 | 1,202 | 1,207 | 1,203 | 1,203 |
| 7/13/11–7/18/11 | 8/10/11–8/15/11 | 9/07/11–9/12/11 | 10/13/11–10/18/11 | 11/10/11–11/15/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 20 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| Somewhat favorable | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 12 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 15 |
| Very unfavorable | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| N | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,207 | 1,223 | 1,209 |
| 12/08/11–12/13/11 | 1/12/12–1/17/12 | 2/13/12–2/19/12 | 2/29/12–3/05/12 | 4/06/12–4/10/12 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Somewhat favorable | 22 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 15 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| 12/08/11–12/13/11 | 1/12/12–1/17/12 | 2/13/12–2/19/12 | 2/29/12–3/05/12 | 4/06/12–4/10/12 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very unfavorable | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 34 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| N | 1,212 | 1,206 | 1,519 | 1,208 | 1,210 |
| 5/08/12–5/14/12 | 6/28/12–6/30/12 | 7/17/12–7/23/12 | 8/07/12–8/12/12 | 9/13/12–9/19/12 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 17 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
| Somewhat favorable | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Very unfavorable | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
| N | 1,218 | 1,239 | 1,227 | 1,208 | 1,534 |
| 10/18/12–10/23/12 | 11/07/12–11/10/12 | 2/14/13–2/19/13 | 3/05/13–3/10/13 | 4/15/13–4/20/13 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Somewhat favorable | 18 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Very unfavorable | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| N | 1,215 | 1,233 | 1,209 | 1,204 | 1,203 |
| 6/04/13–6/09/13 | 8/13/13–8/19/13 | 9/12/13–9/18/13 | 10/17/13–10/23/13 | 11/13/13–11/18/13 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Somewhat favorable | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Very unfavorable | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 36 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| N | 1,505 | 1,503 | 1,503 | 1,513 | 1,204 |
| 12/10/13–12/15/13 | 1/14/14–1/21/14 | 2/11/14–2/17/14 | 3/11/14–3/17/14 | 4/15/14–4/21/14 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Somewhat favorable | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Very unfavorable | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| N | 1,206 | 1,506 | 1,501 | 1,504 | 1,504 |
| 5/13/14–5/19/14 | 6/12/14–6/18/14 | 7/15/14–7/21/14 | 8/25/14–9/02/14 | 10/08/14–10/14/14 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Very favorable | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Somewhat favorable | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Very unfavorable | 33 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 27 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 17 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 20 |
| N | 1,505 | 1,202 | 1,507 | 1,505 | 1,503 |