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.