June 28, 2017 - U.S. Voters Reject GOP Health Plan More Than 3-1, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Support Gun Background Checks 94 - 5 Percent PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail Despite its new name and some tweaks, American voters disapprove 58 - 16 percent of the Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Disapproval of various versions of the Republican health care plan ranges from 56 - 21 percent to 62 - 17 percent in surveys by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University conducted since March. On March 24, the House of Representatives cancelled a vote on its first health care bill after a Quinnipiac University poll showed voters disapproved 56 - 17 percent. In today's survey, Republican approval is 37 - 23 percent, with overwhelming opposition among every other listed party, gender, education, age or racial group. If a U.S. Senator or member of Congress votes for the Republican plan, 46 percent of voters are less likely to support their reelection, with 17 percent more likely and 33 percent who say the health care vote won't matter in their decision. Under the Republican plan, their health insurance costs will go up, 41 percent of American voters say, while 10 percent say their costs will go down and 35 percent say costs will stay the same. "Call it a dressed up retread of the last GOP healthcare plan, or simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. Americans aren't buying this latest version of the plan to kill Obamacare," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "And the dismissal comes with the dire warning: If you vote for this one, you may not be around to vote for the next version." American voters oppose 71 - 24 percent, including 53 - 39 percent among Republicans, decreasing federal funding for Medicaid. Voters also oppose 61 - 35 percent cutting off federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Opposition to cutting Planned Parenthood funding jumps to 80 - 15 percent, including 67 - 25 percent among Republicans, when it is explained that federal funding for Planned Parenthood is used only for non-abortion health services such as breast cancer screenings. American voters support 60 - 33 percent "an expansion of Medicare that would make it available to any American who wants it, also known as universal health care." Republicans oppose this idea 57 - 33 percent, while every other listed group supports it by wide margins. Guns American voters support 94 - 5 percent, including 92 - 8 percent among voters in households where there is a gun, background checks for all gun buyers. Support is over 90 percent in every listed group. It's too easy to buy a gun in the U.S. today, 57 percent of voters say, while 6 percent say it's too difficult and 32 percent say it's about right. If more people carried guns, the U.S. would be less safe, 57 percent of voters say, while 35 percent say the nation would be safer. American voters say 79 - 17 percent that the way people talk about politics in the U.S. today contributes to violence. This belief is strongly held among all listed groups. The recent shooting of a U.S. Congressman and several other people in Virginia will have no impact on how people talk about politics, 53 percent of voters say, while 11 percent say it will have a positive impact and 31 percent say it will have a negative impact. From June 22 - 27, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,212 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys nationwide, and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado 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. 12. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 4% 12% 1% 2% 6% 3% 4% 5% Smwht satisfied 27 50 11 26 34 21 24 35 Smwht dissatisfied 26 20 25 31 25 26 28 23 Very dissatisfied 41 16 62 41 34 49 44 35 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 1 1 - 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 2% 4% 6% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4% Smwht satisfied 20 32 31 27 36 23 29 22 Smwht dissatisfied 28 22 25 27 25 26 25 26 Very dissatisfied 49 41 36 42 33 47 40 46 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Very Smwht Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 4 27 26 41 1 Jun 08, 2017 4 25 24 46 2 May 24, 2017 4 29 29 37 2 May 10, 2017 5 28 25 41 1 Apr 19, 2017 7 26 27 38 2 Apr 04, 2017 3 25 27 44 1 Mar 22, 2017 5 26 27 39 2 Mar 07, 2017 6 26 29 37 2 Feb 22, 2017 6 25 28 39 2 Feb 07, 2017 8 24 26 38 3 Jan 26, 2017 6 26 30 36 3 Jan 10, 2017 3 27 35 33 2 Nov 28, 2016 5 22 30 42 2 Link to full trend on website 22. Do you think that the way people talk about politics these days is contributing to violence in the U.S., or don't you think so? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Talk contributes 79% 85% 74% 81% 78% 80% 78% 82% Doesn't contribute 17 15 22 15 18 17 19 15 DK/NA 4 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Talk contributes 78% 77% 82% 81% 78% 81% 80% 78% Doesn't contribute 20 18 15 14 18 17 17 17 DK/NA 2 5 2 4 4 2 3 5 23. As you may know, there was a recent politically motivated shooting in which a U.S. Congressman was seriously injured. Do you think that this event will have a positive impact on the way people talk about politics, a negative impact, or do you think that it will have no impact on the way people talk about politics? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Positive impact 11% 16% 12% 8% 11% 11% 10% 12% Negative impact 31 28 33 31 31 31 27 32 No impact 53 50 51 56 54 51 60 50 DK/NA 5 5 5 4 4 7 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Positive impact 7% 10% 14% 15% 11% 11% 11% 11% Negative impact 46 34 24 21 30 28 29 34 No impact 41 52 59 57 55 54 55 48 DK/NA 6 5 3 7 4 6 5 6 24. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 4% 6% 3% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% Good 50 61 43 52 54 46 56 49 Not so good 33 26 38 33 30 35 28 33 Poor 12 6 16 10 9 14 10 11 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Excellent 4% 5% 5% 2% 5% 4% 5% 4% Good 40 51 56 49 55 51 53 43 Not so good 46 31 25 33 29 31 31 38 Poor 10 12 13 12 9 12 11 15 DK/NA - 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 TREND: Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Not so Exclnt Good Good Poor DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 4 50 33 12 1 May 10, 2017 3 53 29 14 2 Apr 20, 2017 4 49 31 14 2 Apr 04, 2017 4 48 32 13 2 Mar 22, 2017 3 56 28 11 1 Mar 07, 2017 4 51 33 10 2 Feb 22, 2017 5 55 26 12 2 Jan 10, 2017 4 42 34 19 2 Nov 28, 2016 2 37 37 23 1 Link to full trend on website 25. Who do you believe is more responsible for the current state of the economy: former President Obama or President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Obama 51% 48% 51% 53% 56% 47% 53% 51% Trump 34 44 33 28 29 38 32 37 DK/NA 15 8 15 19 15 15 14 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Obama 59% 56% 50% 43% 55% 49% 52% 48% Trump 24 28 41 40 33 37 35 30 DK/NA 17 17 9 17 11 14 13 21 ECONOMY IS Q24 Exlnt/ NtGood/ Good Poor Obama 57% 45% Trump 33 35 DK/NA 11 21 TREND: Who do you believe is more responsible for the current state of the economy: former President Obama or President Trump? Obama Trump DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 51 34 15 May 10, 2017 58 29 13 Apr 20, 2017 59 27 14 Apr 04, 2017 66 18 16 Mar 22, 2017 63 22 15 Mar 07, 2017 67 19 14 26. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 37% 67% 12% 37% 44% 30% 36% 43% Worse 19 3 35 17 13 25 16 16 The same 42 29 52 43 41 43 46 38 DK/NA 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better 25% 36% 44% 36% 47% 33% 40% 27% Worse 25 20 15 18 12 20 16 27 The same 48 41 40 43 39 44 42 44 DK/NA 2 3 - 4 2 3 2 3 TREND: Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Better Worse Same DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 37 19 42 2 May 10, 2017 36 21 41 1 Apr 20, 2017 34 16 49 2 Apr 04, 2017 32 16 48 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 16 39 4 Mar 07, 2017 41 15 42 3 Feb 22, 2017 37 15 46 2 Jan 10, 2017 40 14 44 2 Nov 28, 2016 30 24 45 1 Link to full trend on website 27. Would you describe your financial situation these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 15% 16% 12% 15% 16% 14% 21% 11% Good 62 70 57 62 64 60 64 65 Not so good 14 9 17 15 12 16 9 15 Poor 8 4 12 8 7 9 6 9 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Excellent 13% 15% 17% 14% 18% 13% 15% 13% Good 62 67 62 56 65 63 64 57 Not so good 16 12 12 19 10 14 12 20 Poor 8 5 9 8 6 8 7 9 DK/NA 1 - - 2 1 1 1 2 TREND: Would you describe your financial situation these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Not so Exclnt Good Good Poor DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 15 62 14 8 2 May 10, 2017 13 60 19 7 1 Apr 20, 2017 13 63 17 7 1 33. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 29% 65% 4% 25% 35% 24% 28% 39% Disapprove 63 22 94 66 56 69 66 52 DK/NA 8 14 2 8 9 7 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 18% 28% 36% 30% 39% 29% 34% 17% Disapprove 77 63 57 57 54 64 59 74 DK/NA 4 9 7 12 8 7 7 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care? App Dis DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 29 63 8 Jun 08, 2017 28 66 6 May 25, 2017 32 62 6 May 11, 2017 28 66 6 Apr 20, 2017 29 65 6 Apr 04, 2017 28 64 9 Mar 23, 2017 29 61 10 39. As president, do you think Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 45% 84% 12% 42% 56% 35% 46% 52% No 51 13 84 53 42 59 52 42 DK/NA 4 3 4 5 2 6 2 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 35% 42% 55% 46% 59% 40% 50% 32% No 63 56 42 46 39 54 46 63 DK/NA 2 2 3 9 2 6 4 5 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not? Yes No DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 45 51 4 Jun 08, 2017 44 53 4 May 25, 2017 45 50 4 May 11, 2017 44 53 3 Apr 20, 2017 44 53 2 Apr 05, 2017 42 54 4 Mar 23, 2017 45 51 5 Mar 08, 2017 45 51 4 Feb 23, 2017 43 54 3 Feb 08, 2017 46 50 4 Jan 12, 2017 48 47 5 40. 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 17% 34% 3% 15% 22% 11% 19% 19% Repeal parts 53 59 42 59 53 53 51 57 Should not repeal 27 4 52 24 22 31 29 21 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal all 9% 16% 23% 17% 25% 14% 19% 11% Repeal parts 53 52 53 53 51 56 53 51 Should not repeal 36 29 22 22 22 27 25 33 DK/NA 2 2 1 7 2 4 3 4 TREND: 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? (*President-elect) Repeal Repeal Not All Parts Repeal DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 17 53 27 3 Jun 08, 2017 19 47 30 4 May 25, 2017 19 48 30 3 May 11, 2017 19 45 34 3 Mar 23, 2017 20 50 27 3 Mar 08, 2017 21 49 27 3 Jan 27, 2017 16 51 30 3 Jan 12, 2017* 18 47 31 4 41. There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 16% 37% 4% 11% 19% 13% 15% 20% Disapprove 58 23 84 63 57 60 63 49 DK/NA 26 40 11 26 24 27 22 31 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 16% 11% 18% 17% 20% 14% 17% 13% Disapprove 72 66 49 51 55 57 56 66 DK/NA 12 22 33 32 25 29 27 21 TREND: There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? (Notes: * May 11, "revised Republican health care plan". Prior to Jun 28, 2017, included "known as the American Health Care Act") App Dis DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 16 58 26 Jun 08, 2017 17 62 21 May 25, 2017 20 57 23 May 11, 2017* 21 56 22 Mar 23, 2017 17 56 26 41a. There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q41) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 6% 18% 1% 3% 8% 5% 7% 8% Approve smwht 9 18 3 9 11 7 8 11 Disapprove smwht 10 12 6 12 12 8 11 9 Disapprove strongly 48 11 78 51 45 51 52 40 DK/NA 26 42 12 26 25 28 22 33 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve strongly 3% 4% 10% 6% 9% 7% 8% 4% Approve smwht 13 7 7 10 12 7 9 9 Disapprove smwht 16 10 9 6 11 9 10 10 Disapprove strongly 55 57 40 44 43 48 46 56 DK/NA 13 22 34 34 26 29 28 22 TREND: There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? (Note: Prior to Jun 28, 2017, included "known as the American Health Care Act") App App Dis Dis Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 6 9 10 48 26 Jun 08, 2017 6 11 12 49 22 May 25, 2017 8 11 11 46 24 May 11, 2017* 9 12 10 46 23 Mar 23, 2017 6 11 12 43 27 42. Under this Republican health care plan, do you think your health insurance costs would go up, go down, or do you think the costs would stay about the same as they are now? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Go up 41% 17% 63% 43% 38% 45% 39% 37% Go down 10 16 2 12 14 7 9 10 Stay the same 35 49 25 33 34 35 40 37 DK/NA 13 18 9 12 14 13 11 17 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Go up 51% 36% 40% 42% 35% 40% 38% 50% Go down 12 11 11 6 12 7 10 11 Stay the same 29 42 33 36 38 39 38 27 DK/NA 9 11 15 16 14 13 14 11 TREND: Under this Republican health care plan, do you think your health insurance costs would go up, go down, or do you think the costs would stay about the same as they are now? GoUp GoDown Stay DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 41 10 35 13 May 25, 2017 44 12 33 12 May 11, 2017 42 11 37 10 43. 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 35% 68% 5% 35% 42% 28% 35% 41% Oppose 61 26 93 62 54 68 62 54 DK/NA 4 6 2 4 3 5 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 23% 37% 41% 36% 44% 32% 38% 25% Oppose 76 58 56 58 52 64 58 69 DK/NA 1 5 3 6 4 4 4 6 TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? Sup Opp DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 35 61 4 Apr 20, 2017 30 66 4 Mar 23, 2017 33 61 5 Jan 27, 2017 31 62 7 Link to full trend on website 43a. (If support cutting funding q43) 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 FUNDING Q43..... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Yes/Cut 42% 45% 38% 42% 46% No/Don't cut 55 51 60 56 51 DK/NA 3 4 2 2 3 TREND: (If support cutting funding) 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 FUNDING YesCut No DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 42 55 3 Apr 20, 2017 35 62 3 Mar 23, 2017 42 55 2 Jan 27, 2017 38 59 3 Link to full trend on website 43b. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting off support q43) 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 Yes/cut 15% 25% 1% 15% 19% 11% 15% 19% No/Don't cut 80 67 97 80 76 84 82 76 DK/NA 5 8 2 4 5 5 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/cut 11% 17% 17% 15% 20% 14% 17% 10% No/Don't cut 87 77 79 79 76 82 79 83 DK/NA 2 6 4 6 5 4 4 7 TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting funding) 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? YesCut No DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 15 80 5 Apr 20, 2017 10 85 5 Mar 23, 2017 14 80 6 Jan 27, 2017 12 80 8 Link to full trend on website 44. Do you support or oppose decreasing federal funding for Medicaid, a government program that helps pay for health care for low income Americans? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 24% 39% 12% 22% 25% 23% 23% 27% Oppose 71 53 87 72 71 72 72 67 DK/NA 5 8 - 6 4 5 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 23% 19% 26% 28% 25% 25% 25% 21% Oppose 76 77 69 65 70 69 69 78 DK/NA 1 4 6 7 5 6 6 2 TREND: Do you support or oppose decreasing federal funding for Medicaid, a government program that helps pay for health care for low income Americans? Sup Opp DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 24 71 5 Jun 08, 2017 30 65 5 Mar 23, 2017 22 74 4 45. If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, 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 17% 36% 3% 14% 19% 15% 20% 18% Less likely 46 9 79 48 41 51 51 35 Won't matter 33 47 15 35 36 29 27 42 DK/NA 4 7 2 4 4 5 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More likely 12% 14% 21% 19% 20% 18% 19% 12% Less likely 57 53 38 43 38 47 43 55 Won't matter 30 30 36 31 38 31 34 28 DK/NA 1 3 5 6 4 5 4 5 TREND: If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, 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? More Less Won't Likely Likely Matter DK/NA Jun 28, 2017 17 46 33 4 May 25, 2017 20 44 31 5 Mar 23, 2017 19 46 29 6 46. Do you think that an expansion of Medicare that would make it available to any American who wanted it, also known as universal health care, would be a good idea or a bad idea? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 60% 33% 83% 60% 56% 63% 60% 55% Bad idea 33 57 11 31 38 27 34 34 DK/NA 8 10 5 9 6 10 6 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Good idea 72% 62% 56% 54% 55% 60% 57% 66% Bad idea 25 35 37 32 38 30 34 29 DK/NA 4 3 8 14 7 10 9 5 47. How concerned are you that the Republicans in the Senate have worked entirely in secret on a new health care bill to replace Obamacare: 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 47% 13% 74% 51% 45% 49% 47% 40% Smwht concerned 21 24 17 22 18 23 20 21 Not so concerned 10 18 4 10 11 10 11 11 Not concerned at all 20 41 5 17 25 16 21 26 DK/NA 1 4 1 - 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 50% 50% 44% 49% 42% 45% 43% 58% Smwht concerned 24 18 21 20 18 23 21 19 Not so concerned 12 8 12 9 11 11 11 8 Not concerned at all 14 24 21 20 28 19 24 13 DK/NA - 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 49. Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 54% 27% 80% 54% 43% 64% 57% 47% Oppose 42 68 18 42 54 31 39 49 DK/NA 4 5 2 3 3 5 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 59% 52% 51% 55% 40% 63% 52% 61% Oppose 39 43 46 40 57 32 44 36 DK/NA 2 5 3 5 3 5 4 3 Gun HsHld Support 39% Oppose 57 DK/NA 4 50. Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 94% 93% 98% 95% 91% 98% 96% 94% Oppose 5 7 2 5 9 2 4 6 DK/NA - 1 - - 1 - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 95% 92% 95% 95% 91% 98% 95% 93% Oppose 4 7 5 4 8 1 5 6 DK/NA - 1 - - - - - 1 Gun HsHld Support 92% Oppose 8 DK/NA - 51. Do you think it is too easy to buy a gun in the U.S. today, too difficult to buy a gun in the U.S. today, or about right? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too easy 57% 31% 82% 59% 45% 69% 62% 49% Too difficult 6 5 2 6 9 2 4 6 About right 32 56 14 31 41 23 30 40 DK/NA 5 8 3 5 5 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Too easy 58% 55% 55% 64% 43% 66% 55% 64% Too difficult 9 5 5 3 9 2 5 6 About right 29 35 36 26 44 26 35 24 DK/NA 4 6 4 6 4 5 5 6 Gun HsHld Too easy 45% Too difficult 6 About right 46 DK/NA 3 52. If more people carried guns, do you think the United States would be safer or less safe? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Safer 35% 61% 9% 36% 47% 25% 31% 46% Less safe 57 28 87 56 47 66 62 44 DK/NA 8 12 4 8 6 9 6 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Safer 32% 38% 41% 28% 52% 27% 39% 25% Less safe 64 55 51 61 43 62 53 69 DK/NA 4 7 9 11 5 11 8 6 Gun HsHld Safer 50% Less safe 42 DK/NA 8
