Table 28.
Healthcare Law Effect on the Nation—Prospective
Kaiser Family Foundation: “Do you think (INSERT AND RANDOMIZE [the nation]) will be (better off) or (worse off) under the health reform law, or don’t you think it will make much difference? [ROTATE OPTIONS IN PARENTHESES ACROSS INTERVIEWS, BUT NOT WITHIN SAME INTERVIEW] [READ IF NECESSARY: “Will (INSERT ITEM) be (better off) or (worse off) under the health reform law, or don’t you think it will make much difference?]”
| 2/03/09–2/12/09 | 4/02/09–4/08/09 | 6/01/09–6/08/09 | 7/07/09–7/14/09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 38 | 56 | 57 | 51 |
| Worse off | 11 | 15 | 16 | 23 |
| Not much difference | 43 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
| Depends (Vol.)a | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| N | 1,204 | 1,203 | 1,205 | 1,205 |
| 8/04/09–8/11/09 | 9/11/09–9/18/09 | 10/08/09–10/15/09 | 11/05/09–11/12/09 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 |
| Worse off | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| Not much difference | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| N | 1,203 | 1,203 | 1,200 | 1,203 |
| 12/07/09–12/13/09 | 1/07/10–1/12/10 | 2/11/10–2/15/10 | 3/10/10–3/15/10 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 45 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
| Worse off | 31 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
| Not much difference | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| N | 1,204 | 2,002 | 1,201 | 1,208 |
| 4/09/10–4/14/10 | 5/11/10–5/16/10 | 6/17/10–6/22/10 | 7/07/10–7/13/10 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 45 | 43 | 42 | 43 |
| Worse off | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 |
| Not much difference | 11 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| N | 1,208 | 1,210 | 1,207 | 1,504 |
| 8/16/10–8/22/10 | 9/14/10–9/20/10 | 10/05/10–10/10/10 | 11/03/10–11/06/10 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 45 | 42 | 39 | 38 |
| Worse off | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| Not much difference | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| N | 1,203 | 1,200 | 1,202 | 1,502 |
| 12/01/10–12/06/10 | 1/04/11–1/16/11 | 2/08/11–2/13/11 | 3/08/11–3/13/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 40 | 34 | 37 | 38 |
| Worse off | 37 | 38 | 39 | 35 |
| Not much difference | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| N | 1,207 | 1,502 | 1,202 | 1,202 |
| 4/07/11–4/12/11 | 5/12/11–5/17/11 | 6/09/11–6/14/11 | 7/13/11–7/18/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 39 | 37 | 35 | 39 |
| Worse off | 35 | 38 | 39 | 35 |
| Not much difference | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| N | 1,207 | 1,203 | 1,203 | 1,201 |
| 8/10/11–8/15/11 | 9/07/11–9/12/11 | 10/13/11–10/18/11 | 11/10/11–11/15/11 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 33 | 38 | 28 | 35 |
| Worse off | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Not much difference | 21 | 18 | 29 | 22 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| N | 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 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 |
| Worse off | 37 | 36 | 32 | 38 |
| Not much difference | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| N | 1,212 | 1,206 | 1,519 | 1,208 |
| 4/06/12–4/10/12 | 5/08/12–5/14/12 | 7/17/12–7/23/12 | 8/07/12–8/12/12 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 39 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Worse off | 38 | 35 | 41 | 37 |
| Not much difference | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| N | 1,210 | 1,218 | 1,227 | 1,208 |
| 9/13/12–9/19/12 | 10/18/12–10/23/12 | 2/14/13–2/19/13 | 6/04/13–6/09/13 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 40 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| Worse off | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 |
| Not much difference | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| N | 1,534 | 1,215 | 1,209 | 1,505 |
| 8/13/13–8/19/13 | 9/12/13–9/18/13 | 10/17/13–10/23/13 | 11/13/13–11/18/13 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Better off | 34 | 37 | 35 | 34 |
| Worse off | 40 | 39 | 38 | 43 |
| Not much difference | 19 | 16 | 21 | 15 |
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know/Refused | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| N | 1,503 | 1,503 | 1,513 | 1,204 |
| 12/10/13–12/15/13 | ||||
| % | ||||
| Better off | 34 | |||
| Worse off | 40 | |||
| Not much difference | 18 | |||
| Depends (Vol.) a | – | |||
| Don’t know/Refused | 7 | |||
| N | 1,206 |
a”Depends” not allowed as a volunteered answer after 3/10/10.