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. 2016 Jan 8;80(1):114–179. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfv049

Table 29.

Will the 2010 Healthcare Law Help or Hurt You Personally

CBS/NYT: “From what you’ve heard or read, do you think the 2010 healthcare law will mostly help you personally, will mostly hurt you personally, or don’t you think it will have much of an effect on you personally?”

8/27/09–8/31/09 9/19/09–9/23/09 10/05/09–10/08/09 11/13/09–11/16/09 12/04/09–12/10/09
% % % % %
Help 18 23 18 19 16
Hurt 31 26 31 34 34
No effect 46 44 45 41 42
Don’t know/No answer 5 7 6 6 8
N 648 1,042 829 1,167 1,031
5/20/10–5/24/10 7/09/10–7/12/10 10/07/10–10/14/10a 1/05/11–1/09/11 12/05/11–12/07/11
% % % % %
Help 16 13 18 18 13
Hurt 36 33 17 30 32
No effect 41 48 63 47 46
Don’t know/No answer 7 6 N/A 5 9
N 1,054 966 1,077 1,178 856
3/21/12–3/25/12 7/18/13–7/22/13 9/19/13–9/23/13 10/18/13–10/21/13 11/15/13–11/18/13
% % % % %
Help 19 13 18 13 15
Hurt 31 38 39 38 39
No effect 43 43 40 43 43
Don’t know/No answer 7 6 3 6 3
N 986 1,036 1014 1,036 1,010
12/05/13–12/08/13
%
Help 16
Hurt 34
No effect 46
Don’t know/No answer 3
N 1,000

a10/07/10 Online, Knowledge Networks, response options: Mostly help you personally, Mostly hurt you personally, Won’t have much of an effect on you personally.