Table 25.
Approval of the Healthcare Law
CNN/ORC: “As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country’s healthcare system became law in 2010. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?”
| 3/19/10–3/21/10a | 8/6/10–810/10b | 12/17/10–12/19/10b | 3/11/11–3/13/11c | 6/03/11–6/07/11c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Favor | 39 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 29 |
| Oppose | 59 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 56 |
| No opinion | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| N | 1,030 | 935 | 1,008 | 1,023 | 1,015 |
| 11/18/11–11/20/11 | 3/24/12–3/25/12 | 5/29/12–5/31/12 | 11/16/12–11/18/12 | 5/17/13–5/18/13 | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Favor | 38 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 |
| Oppose | 56 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 |
| No opinion | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| N | N/A | 1,014 | 1,009 | 1,023 | 923 |
| 10/18/13–10/20/13 | 11/18/13–11/20/13 | 12/16/13–12/19/13 | 3/06/14–3/09/14 | ||
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Favor | 41 | 40 | 35 | 39 | |
| Oppose | 56 | 58 | 62 | 57 | |
| No opinion | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| N | 841 | 843 | 1,035 | 801 |
aPrior to 8/06/10: “As you may know, the US House of Representatives and the US Senate are trying to pass final legislation that would make major changes in the country’s healthcare system. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it?”
b8/06/10 and 12/17/10: “As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country’s healthcare system became law earlier this year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?”
c3/11/11 and 6/03/11: “As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country’s healthcare system became law last year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?”