January 27, 2017 - Use A Scalpel, Don't Amputate Obamacare, U.S. Voters Tell Quinnipiac University National Poll; Voters Oppose Fund Cut For Planned Parenthood 7-1 PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail Most American voters are satisfied with the quality and cost of their health care and say Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be fixed, but not repealed, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. And voters say 84 - 13 percent that Congress should not repeal the ACA until there is a replacement plan in place. Only 16 percent of voters say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress should repeal all of the ACA, while 51 percent say repeal parts of the law and 30 percent say don't repeal any of the ACA, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. A total of 96 percent of American voters, including 91 percent of Republicans, say it is "very important" or "somewhat important" that health insurance be affordable for all Americans. American voter attitudes about their own health care are positive: A total of 82 percent are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the quality of their care; A total of 60 percent are very or somewhat satisfied with the cost of their care; A total of 57 percent are very or somewhat satisfied with the cost of their prescription drugs; Since the ACA, the quality of their health care remained the same, 65 percent say, while 13 percent say it improved and 19 percent say it got worse; The cost of their health care stayed the same since the ACA, 52 percent say, while 9 percent say cost improved and 35 percent say cost worsened. A total of 59 percent of American voters are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" that their health insurance will not cover a large, unexpected medical expense. That concern has remained about the same since the ACA passed, 64 percent say. "Obamacare is not a 'disaster,' suggests a vast majority of Americans who want hands off the Affordable Care Act until a sufficient alternative is in place," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "Yes there are concerns over cost of coverage and major, unexpected illnesses, but selective changes to the current program is far more palatable to Americans than the wholesale dismantling of Obamacare," Malloy added. Planned Parenthood In a question with no mention of abortion, American voters oppose 62 - 31 percent cutting off federal funding to Planned Parenthood. After respondents are asked, "If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood," the result is 12 percent in favor of cutting funding and 80 percent opposed to a funding cut. In this second question, no listed party, gender, educational, age or racial group supports a funding cut. Republicans oppose a Planned Parenthood funding cut 65 - 25 percent. Offered four choices on abortion, American voter attitudes are: 28 percent say abortion should be legal in all cases; 36 percent say abortion should be legal in most cases; 22 percent say abortion should be illegal in most cases; 9 percent say abortion should be illegal in all cases. American voters agree 70 - 26 percent with the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision. From January 20 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,190 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 30. Do you think President Trump and the Republicans in Congress should repeal all of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, should repeal parts of the healthcare law but keep other parts, or should not repeal any of the Affordable Care Act? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Repeal all 16% 36% 3% 13% 19% 13% 13% 22% Repeal parts 51 58 39 57 52 51 52 57 Should not repeal 30 3 57 25 27 33 33 17 DK/NA 3 3 1 4 3 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal all 17% 12% 19% 14% 20% 16% 18% 10% Repeal parts 45 51 54 52 55 55 55 44 Should not repeal 37 34 25 27 23 26 24 44 DK/NA 2 2 2 6 3 3 3 2 31. If Congress decides to repeal Obamacare, do you think that Congress should repeal Obamacare as soon as possible even if they have not decided on a plan to replace it, or should they wait to repeal Obamacare until they have a plan to replace it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Repeal now 13% 30% 2% 12% 15% 12% 13% 17% Wait to repeal 84 69 96 85 82 86 86 80 DK/NA 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal now 13% 14% 15% 11% 17% 13% 15% 10% Wait to repeal 85 83 82 88 81 85 83 86 DK/NA 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 32. How important is it to you that health insurance be affordable for all Americans: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 84% 72% 95% 84% 80% 89% 84% 82% Somewhat important 12 19 4 14 15 9 13 13 Not so important 2 5 - 2 4 1 2 2 Not important at all 1 3 - - 1 1 1 2 DK/NA - 1 - - 1 - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 87% 83% 84% 85% 78% 87% 83% 90% Somewhat important 9 11 12 13 16 10 13 8 Not so important 2 4 2 1 4 1 2 1 Not important at all 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 - DK/NA 1 - - - 1 - - - 33. If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to repeal Obamacare, will that make you more likely to vote for their reelection, less likely to vote for their reelection, or won't it matter much either way? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 24% 50% 8% 21% 28% 21% 23% 31% Less likely 43 5 74 44 39 46 50 31 Won't matter 29 42 16 28 30 28 24 33 DK/NA 4 3 2 6 3 4 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More likely 21% 17% 33% 23% 31% 24% 27% 17% Less likely 42 49 37 45 37 42 40 53 Won't matter 34 31 26 26 28 30 29 28 DK/NA 3 2 4 5 3 4 4 2 46. Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the individuals President Trump has nominated to be a part of his Cabinet, or haven't you heard enough about them? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 33% 74% 2% 34% 39% 28% 34% 48% Disapprove 45 3 78 45 39 50 51 29 Hvn't hrd enough 20 22 19 20 20 21 14 22 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 25% 27% 42% 39% 47% 36% 41% 14% Disapprove 52 56 34 39 37 42 40 58 Hvn't hrd enough 23 14 23 21 15 21 18 27 REFUSED - 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 47. How concerned are you about climate change: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 44% 10% 71% 44% 37% 50% 49% 33% Somewhat concerned 30 34 24 32 34 27 25 34 Not so concerned 14 28 4 13 12 15 14 17 Not concerned at all 12 27 1 10 17 8 12 16 DK/NA - 1 - - 1 - - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 48% 47% 38% 43% 34% 46% 40% 52% Somewhat concerned 29 28 32 31 34 26 30 30 Not so concerned 14 11 15 13 14 17 15 9 Not concerned at all 9 13 14 13 18 11 14 8 DK/NA - - 1 1 1 - - 1 48. How satisfied are you with the current cost of your health care: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not so satisfied, or not satisfied at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 25% 20% 30% 23% 23% 26% 25% 21% Smwht satisfied 35 28 42 33 32 37 34 33 Not so satisfied 20 19 20 21 23 16 21 19 Not satisfied at all 19 31 6 20 20 18 18 26 DK/NA 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 16% 24% 25% 35% 19% 26% 23% 30% Smwht satisfied 41 29 29 39 33 34 33 37 Not so satisfied 24 23 18 12 23 17 20 19 Not satisfied at all 14 23 26 11 22 22 22 11 DK/NA 4 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 49. Since the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, passed, do you think the cost of your health care has improved, has worsened, or has the cost of your health care remained about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Improved 9% 3% 15% 8% 9% 9% 7% 8% Worsened 35 60 13 38 38 32 39 40 Remained same 52 31 68 50 50 54 51 47 DK/NA 5 6 4 4 4 6 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Improved 12% 8% 9% 7% 8% 7% 8% 13% Worsened 28 37 46 22 42 38 40 22 Remained same 54 52 43 63 47 50 49 59 DK/NA 6 3 2 7 3 6 4 6 50. How satisfied are you with the current quality of your health care: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not so satisfied, or not satisfied at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 44% 38% 53% 42% 42% 46% 48% 39% Smwht satisfied 38 39 37 38 37 39 36 38 Not so satisfied 9 10 5 12 12 6 9 11 Not satisfied at all 7 11 3 8 8 7 6 10 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 35% 43% 43% 58% 40% 46% 43% 47% Smwht satisfied 47 39 33 34 36 37 37 39 Not so satisfied 10 9 12 4 15 7 10 5 Not satisfied at all 7 8 11 3 8 8 8 6 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 51. Since the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, passed, do you think the quality of your health care has improved, has worsened, or has the quality of your health care remained about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Improved 13% 3% 24% 12% 13% 13% 9% 11% Worsened 19 35 4 18 20 17 19 25 Remained same 65 59 69 67 65 66 70 61 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Improved 17% 13% 12% 10% 11% 8% 10% 22% Worsened 17 14 26 15 23 22 22 9 Remained same 63 72 59 71 64 67 66 65 DK/NA 3 1 2 4 1 3 2 4 52. How satisfied are you with the current cost of your prescription drugs: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not so satisfied, or not satisfied at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 28% 24% 35% 24% 24% 32% 26% 24% Smwht satisfied 29 35 29 28 30 29 33 28 Not so satisfied 18 15 17 21 20 15 19 20 Not satisfied at all 18 18 14 21 19 18 16 22 DK/NA 6 8 5 7 7 6 7 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 23% 28% 29% 33% 19% 30% 25% 37% Smwht satisfied 31 29 29 29 30 30 30 27 Not so satisfied 19 20 16 16 23 16 19 14 Not satisfied at all 18 18 21 17 19 18 19 17 DK/NA 9 5 5 5 8 6 7 5 53. Since the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, passed, do you think the cost of your prescription drugs has improved, has worsened, or has the cost of your prescription drugs remained about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Improved 10% 6% 18% 7% 10% 11% 9% 7% Worsened 23 37 10 26 24 22 24 29 Remained same 56 46 64 55 56 56 57 52 DK/NA 11 10 9 12 10 12 10 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Improved 17% 9% 8% 8% 9% 7% 8% 17% Worsened 17 20 31 24 28 25 27 15 Remained same 52 61 54 57 53 56 54 59 DK/NA 14 10 7 11 10 12 11 8 54. How concerned are you that your health insurance would not cover a large, unexpected medical expense: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 32% 31% 36% 30% 30% 34% 21% 31% Somewhat concerned 27 28 27 28 25 29 27 33 Not so concerned 19 18 18 20 22 17 25 17 Not concerned at all 20 20 19 21 22 18 25 17 DON'T HAVE INS.(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 34% 30% 35% 27% 26% 26% 26% 47% Somewhat concerned 25 22 30 31 26 34 30 21 Not so concerned 24 22 14 19 23 19 21 13 Not concerned at all 18 23 20 20 22 19 21 19 DON'T HAVE INS.(VOL) - 2 - - 1 1 1 - DK/NA - 1 - 2 1 1 1 - 55. Since the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, passed, have you become more concerned about your health insurance not covering a large, unexpected medical expense, less concerned, or has your concern remained about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More concerned 21% 30% 15% 21% 19% 23% 19% 24% Less concerned 12 4 19 11 10 13 14 7 Remained the same 64 62 64 65 68 61 64 66 DK/NA 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More concerned 18% 20% 28% 15% 19% 23% 21% 20% Less concerned 15 18 7 8 11 10 11 15 Remained the same 66 59 62 70 68 63 65 62 DK/NA - 3 2 6 3 4 3 3 56. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support cutting 31% 63% 7% 31% 37% 26% 30% 41% Oppose cutting 62 28 90 61 55 69 66 50 DK/NA 7 9 3 9 9 5 4 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support cutting 29% 25% 37% 30% 43% 30% 36% 19% Oppose cutting 66 70 57 61 50 64 57 74 DK/NA 6 5 6 9 8 6 7 7 56a. (If support cutting off support q56) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? SUPPORT CUTTING OFF FUNDING Q56 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Yes/Cut 38% 38% 39% 45% 35% No/Don't Cut 59 59 59 53 64 DK/NA 3 3 2 2 1 56b. (Combined questions 56 & 56a) Do you support or oppose ctting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? (If support cutting off support q56) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Cut gov funding 12% 25% 1% 13% 14% 10% 13% 14% Do not cut 80 65 95 78 76 84 81 76 DK/NA 8 10 4 9 10 6 5 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Cut gov funding 12% 11% 14% 10% 17% 11% 14% 6% Do not cut 82 84 78 80 75 82 79 86 DK/NA 6 5 7 10 9 7 7 8 57. Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Legal all cases 28% 11% 44% 25% 25% 31% 30% 21% Legal most cases 36 22 43 41 37 36 39 32 Illegal most cases 22 44 6 21 26 18 22 31 Illegal all cases 9 18 4 7 7 10 6 12 DK/NA 5 5 3 6 6 4 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Legal all cases 38% 35% 20% 22% 23% 27% 25% 35% Legal most cases 34 39 36 36 34 36 35 40 Illegal most cases 19 16 28 25 32 21 26 12 Illegal all cases 8 7 10 10 7 11 9 7 DK/NA 2 3 6 7 4 4 4 6 58. In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 70% 43% 91% 70% 67% 72% 74% 60% Disagree 26 54 7 25 28 25 24 36 DK/NA 4 3 2 5 5 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Agree 75% 75% 65% 67% 62% 71% 67% 79% Disagree 22 21 32 29 34 27 30 15 DK/NA 3 4 3 5 4 2 3 6
