August 3, 2017 - U.S. Voters Say 68 - 27% Let Transgender People Serve, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove 5-1 Of GOP Handling Of Health Care PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail American voters say 68 - 27 percent, including 55 - 39 percent among voters in military households, that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Republicans opposed transgender service 60 - 32 percent, but every other party, gender, education, age or racial group supports transgender service by margins of 22 percentage points or higher, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. By an 89 - 8 percent margin, American voters say it should be illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee based on sexual orientation. More acceptance of transgender people would be "a good thing for the country," 46 percent of voters say, as 14 percent say it would be "a bad thing" and 39 percent say it would not make much difference. American voters disapprove 80 - 15 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are handling health care. Even Republicans disapprove 60 - 32 percent. Voters disapprove 64 - 25 percent of Republican ideas to replace Obamacare. Voters disapprove 59 - 34 percent of the way Democrats in Congress are handling health care. "They put on uniforms and face the same risks as their brothers and sisters in arms for little reward other than protecting their country," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "Voters say a soldier is a soldier, no matter what his/her gender identity is. "Voters say, 'Let them serve.' "Nobody gets high marks on health care, but Republicans take a crushing blow. The message: Start over and do it right." Only 22 percent of American voters say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress should repeal all of the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare. Another 40 percent say repeal parts of Obamacare and 33 percent of voters say don't repeal any of Obamacare. American voters say 81 - 14 percent, including 76 - 17 percent among Republicans, that there should be bipartisan hearings on any new health care law to replace Obamacare. Voters oppose 69 - 26 percent, including 52 - 39 percent among Republicans, decreasing federal funding for Medicaid. Replacing the current health care system with a single payer system in which Medicare covers every American citizen is a good idea, voters say 51 - 38 percent. Democrats and Republicans in Congress While still negative, the Democratic Party is ahead of the Republican Party in voter favorability: the Democrats get a negative 36 - 48 percent favorability, compared to the Republicans' negative 22 - 64 percent favorability - a new low. If the 2018 Congressional elections were held today, voters say 52 - 38 percent, including 48 - 37 percent among independent voters, they would like the Democrats to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Voters say 53 - 39 percent, including 49 - 40 percent among independent voters, they would like to see the Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate. American voters are divided 44 - 44 percent on whether Democrats or Republicans can do a better job handling the economy. Voter opinions on other issues are: 56 - 29 percent that Democrats can do a better job on health care; 43 - 43 percent split on who can do a better job on taxes; 55 - 35 percent that Democrats can do better fighting for the working class. Voters support 54 - 44 percent raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour. From July 27 - August 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,125 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. 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 10% 14% 9% 8% 11% 9% 9% 9% Disapprove 84 80 83 87 84 83 88 84 DK/NA 6 5 8 5 5 7 3 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 12% 12% 6% 10% 10% 9% 9% 12% Disapprove 76 82 89 85 87 85 86 78 DK/NA 11 5 5 4 3 6 5 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? App Dis DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 10 84 6 Mar 07, 2017 18 70 12 Jan 26, 2017 19 67 14 Jan 10, 2017 12 79 9 Link to full trend on website 3. Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 36% 4% 73% 27% 29% 43% 41% 28% Unfavorable 48 88 13 53 56 41 49 58 Hvn't hrd enough 11 6 10 14 9 12 6 8 REFUSED 5 2 4 5 6 4 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 35% 39% 33% 37% 27% 41% 34% 42% Unfavorable 40 47 54 51 63 46 54 33 Hvn't hrd enough 17 8 10 9 5 8 7 20 REFUSED 8 6 3 3 5 5 5 4 TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Aug 03, 2017 36 48 11 5 Mar 07, 2017 38 53 6 3 Jan 26, 2017 40 51 6 3 Jan 10, 2017 37 52 6 4 Nov 28, 2016 35 56 6 3 Link to full trend on website 4. Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 22% 63% 5% 16% 26% 19% 22% 28% Unfavorable 64 30 84 66 62 65 70 59 Hvn't hrd enough 11 4 9 15 8 13 4 10 REFUSED 3 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 20% 22% 23% 24% 29% 22% 26% 14% Unfavorable 57 66 66 66 62 65 64 64 Hvn't hrd enough 20 8 9 7 5 9 7 19 REFUSED 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Aug 03, 2017 22 64 11 3 Mar 07, 2017 38 54 6 2 Jan 26, 2017 33 57 6 4 Jan 10, 2017 33 55 8 4 Nov 28, 2016 38 50 7 5 Link to full trend on website 11. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 38% 92% 2% 37% 43% 33% 40% 46% Democratic Party 52 4 96 48 45 59 53 40 DK/NA 10 4 2 16 12 8 7 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Republican Party 28% 39% 41% 41% 50% 38% 44% 22% Democratic Party 57 53 51 48 37 54 46 70 DK/NA 15 9 8 10 13 9 11 8 TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives? Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 38 52 10 Jun 29, 2017 41 51 9 Jun 08, 2017 39 51 10 May 10, 2017 38 54 8 Link to full trend on website 12. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 39% 93% 2% 40% 45% 34% 41% 49% Democratic Party 53 5 96 49 45 60 52 42 DK/NA 8 2 2 11 9 6 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Republican Party 31% 39% 42% 45% 54% 39% 46% 22% Democratic Party 58 53 51 49 38 54 46 70 DK/NA 10 8 7 7 9 7 8 8 TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate? Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 39 53 8 Jun 29, 2017 41 51 8 Jun 08, 2017 39 52 8 Link to full trend on website 14. Is your opinion of the Democratic economic agenda titled "A Better Deal" favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 16% 3% 33% 12% 15% 18% 18% 11% Unfavorable 29 56 8 30 36 23 32 36 Hvn't hrd enough 54 41 59 58 49 59 50 53 REFUSED - - 1 - - - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 15% 15% 17% 19% 10% 17% 14% 23% Unfavorable 22 30 33 31 43 27 34 16 Hvn't hrd enough 63 55 50 49 46 56 51 61 REFUSED - - - 1 - - - - 15. 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 5% 10% 2% 3% 5% 4% 3% 5% Smwht satisfied 27 53 9 28 32 22 26 36 Smwht dissatisfied 29 23 29 32 31 27 30 27 Very dissatisfied 39 13 60 37 30 47 41 31 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 Very satisfied 6% 3% 6% 4% 6% 2% 4% 6% Smwht satisfied 23 28 28 28 37 26 31 16 Smwht dissatisfied 30 34 26 27 29 27 28 30 Very dissatisfied 39 34 39 40 27 44 36 46 DK/NA 2 - 1 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 Aug 03, 2017 5 27 29 39 1 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 23. Which political party do you think can do a better job of handling - the economy, the Democratic party or the Republican party? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Democratic party 44% 3% 86% 36% 39% 49% 45% 33% Republican party 44 93 8 46 50 39 45 54 NO DIFF (VOL) 5 2 3 8 6 5 5 5 DK/NA 6 3 3 9 5 7 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Democratic party 41% 48% 45% 42% 32% 44% 39% 59% Republican party 47 39 47 45 57 44 50 28 NO DIFF (VOL) 6 7 2 6 6 4 5 6 DK/NA 6 6 6 7 5 7 6 7 24. Which political party do you think can do a better job of handling - health care, the Democratic party or the Republican party? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Democratic party 56% 9% 94% 53% 50% 61% 55% 46% Republican party 29 74 2 27 33 26 31 36 NO DIFF (VOL) 9 8 2 15 11 7 9 11 DK/NA 6 9 2 5 6 6 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Democratic party 62% 58% 54% 49% 44% 55% 50% 72% Republican party 25 24 33 34 39 30 34 16 NO DIFF (VOL) 4 12 8 10 12 8 10 6 DK/NA 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 25. Which political party do you think can do a better job of handling - taxes, the Democratic party or the Republican party? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Democratic party 43% 3% 82% 37% 36% 50% 43% 34% Republican party 43 90 9 47 50 37 46 51 NO DIFF (VOL) 6 2 5 9 7 6 6 5 DK/NA 7 4 5 7 6 7 5 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Democratic party 45% 45% 42% 41% 31% 45% 38% 57% Republican party 39 44 46 45 57 41 49 29 NO DIFF (VOL) 6 8 5 7 5 6 6 8 DK/NA 11 4 7 7 6 8 7 6 26. Which political party do you think can do a better job of fighting for the working class, the Democratic party or the Republican party? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Democratic party 55% 10% 95% 53% 48% 63% 57% 43% Republican party 35 85 2 33 41 29 34 46 NO DIFF (VOL) 5 3 1 8 5 5 5 5 DK/NA 5 3 1 7 6 3 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Democratic party 59% 57% 56% 51% 41% 57% 49% 72% Republican party 28 32 37 41 48 34 40 19 NO DIFF (VOL) 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 DK/NA 9 4 4 2 6 4 5 5 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 42% 83% 10% 41% 47% 37% 41% 50% No 54 13 87 54 50 58 56 45 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 40% 40% 42% 43% 52% 40% 46% 29% No 57 56 54 50 44 55 50 65 DK/NA 3 4 4 7 3 5 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 Aug 03, 2017 42 54 4 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 22% 46% 3% 22% 28% 16% 21% 28% Repeal parts 40 46 33 43 38 42 39 44 Should not repeal 33 4 58 31 31 35 37 23 DK/NA 5 4 6 3 2 7 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal all 25% 20% 20% 23% 33% 17% 25% 14% Repeal parts 32 41 45 42 39 43 41 37 Should not repeal 37 39 32 28 26 33 30 44 DK/NA 6 1 3 8 2 6 4 5 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 Aug 03, 2017 22 40 33 5 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. Do you approve or disapprove of the Republican ideas to replace Obamacare? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 25% 58% 4% 24% 28% 22% 24% 32% Disapprove 64 24 91 65 61 66 65 54 DK/NA 11 18 4 12 11 11 11 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 27% 21% 25% 29% 31% 26% 28% 16% Disapprove 66 70 62 55 57 61 59 76 DK/NA 7 9 13 15 12 13 12 8 42. 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 26% 39% 16% 25% 29% 24% 24% 28% Oppose 69 52 83 69 66 71 70 66 DK/NA 5 9 1 6 5 5 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 33% 22% 23% 30% 31% 21% 26% 27% Oppose 64 75 74 61 64 72 68 71 DK/NA 3 4 4 9 5 7 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 Aug 03, 2017 26 69 5 Jun 28, 2017 24 71 5 Jun 08, 2017 30 65 5 Mar 23, 2017 22 74 4 43. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling health care? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 15% 32% 3% 13% 14% 15% 13% 18% Disapprove 80 60 94 81 80 79 83 76 DK/NA 6 8 3 6 5 6 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 18% 14% 12% 14% 15% 17% 16% 11% Disapprove 75 80 85 78 80 78 79 82 DK/NA 6 6 3 8 5 5 5 8 44. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling health care? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 34% 7% 65% 26% 30% 38% 37% 27% Disapprove 59 90 30 66 63 56 57 68 DK/NA 6 2 6 8 7 6 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 36% 36% 33% 31% 27% 36% 32% 42% Disapprove 57 58 63 60 68 60 63 49 DK/NA 7 6 4 9 5 5 5 10 45. Do you think there should be bipartisan hearings on any new health care law to replace Obamacare, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Bipartisan 81% 76% 80% 86% 80% 81% 86% 82% No 14 17 16 9 15 13 11 11 DK/NA 5 7 4 5 5 6 3 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Bipartisan 72% 83% 84% 84% 85% 83% 84% 74% No 21 11 13 10 11 11 11 21 DK/NA 7 6 3 6 4 6 5 5 46. Do you think it should be legal or illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee based on their sexual orientation? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Legal 8% 15% - 8% 10% 6% 6% 8% Illegal 89 76 99 90 86 91 91 88 DK/NA 3 9 - 2 4 3 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Legal 14% 5% 5% 7% 10% 5% 7% 9% Illegal 84 92 92 87 86 91 89 89 DK/NA 2 2 3 6 4 4 4 2 47. Do you believe that cutting taxes on businesses and corporations will lead to an increase in jobs and economic growth, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe 48% 82% 19% 48% 55% 41% 45% 51% No 47 13 74 47 41 52 49 42 DK/NA 5 5 7 4 4 7 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Believe 46% 49% 47% 47% 58% 40% 49% 45% No 49 47 49 45 38 52 45 52 DK/NA 5 4 4 8 4 8 6 3 TREND: Do you believe that cutting taxes on businesses and corporations will lead to an increase in jobs and economic growth, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 48 47 5 May 11, 2017 47 48 6 48. Do you believe that providing tax credits to businesses and corporations to fund paid on-the-job training will lead to an increase in jobs and economic growth, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe 72% 87% 61% 72% 75% 70% 69% 76% No 21 9 30 23 20 22 22 18 DK/NA 6 4 9 5 5 8 8 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Believe 73% 69% 73% 74% 77% 69% 73% 71% No 18 26 22 18 18 21 20 25 DK/NA 9 5 5 8 5 9 7 4 49. Would you support or oppose raising the national minimum wage to $15 an hour? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 54% 21% 82% 52% 47% 61% 50% 49% Oppose 44 75 17 46 53 35 47 50 DK/NA 2 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 52% 54% 54% 56% 40% 57% 49% 68% Oppose 45 45 44 41 59 40 49 29 DK/NA 3 1 2 4 1 3 2 3 50. How accepting do you think the U.S. is of transgender people today; very accepting, somewhat accepting, not so accepting, or not accepting at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very accepting 9% 12% 4% 11% 10% 7% 7% 6% Somewhat accepting 51 49 53 49 53 49 48 55 Not so accepting 27 21 30 30 22 31 34 24 Not accepting at all 10 12 12 7 11 9 7 10 DK/NA 4 7 1 3 4 4 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very accepting 8% 11% 6% 8% 9% 5% 7% 13% Somewhat accepting 54 44 54 53 53 50 52 49 Not so accepting 22 35 28 21 24 33 29 22 Not accepting at all 12 8 9 11 9 8 9 12 DK/NA 4 3 3 6 4 4 4 4 TREND: How accepting do you think the U.S. is of transgender people today; very accepting, somewhat accepting, not so accepting, or not accepting at all? Very Smwht Not so Not accpt accpt accpt accpt at all DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 9 51 27 10 4 Mar 08, 2017 12 51 25 8 4 51. Do you think more acceptance of transgender people would be a good thing for the country, a bad thing for the country, or do you think that it would not make much difference either way? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good thing 46% 19% 69% 44% 40% 51% 55% 36% Bad thing 14 31 4 10 17 10 9 20 Not much difference 39 47 25 44 41 36 36 41 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Good thing 54% 47% 48% 35% 37% 51% 44% 49% Bad thing 16 14 12 14 19 11 14 12 Not much difference 29 37 39 47 43 36 39 38 DK/NA 1 2 1 4 2 3 2 2 TREND: Do you think more acceptance of transgender people would be a good thing for the country, a bad thing for the country, or do you think that it would not make much difference either way? Good Bad NotMuch thing thing diff DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 46 14 39 2 Mar 08, 2017 41 14 42 3 52. Do you think transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Allowed 68% 32% 91% 72% 62% 73% 72% 58% No 27 60 7 23 33 21 22 34 DK/NA 5 8 1 5 5 6 6 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Allowed 70% 70% 69% 62% 58% 70% 64% 76% No 22 28 26 31 36 23 29 22 DK/NA 7 2 6 7 6 7 7 2 Mltry HsHld Yes/Allowed 55% No 39 DK/NA 5 53. Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 61% 37% 70% 67% 64% 59% 59% 61% No 33 58 23 29 32 34 34 35 DK/NA 5 5 7 4 4 7 6 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 71% 77% 56% 42% 62% 58% 60% 65% No 21 21 38 52 34 36 35 29 DK/NA 7 3 6 7 4 7 5 6 TREND: Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 61 33 5 Apr 20, 2017 60 34 6 Feb 23, 2017 59 36 5 Link to full trend on website 54. Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 94% 90% 95% 96% 95% 94% 94% 95% Oppose 4 7 4 3 5 4 5 3 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 - 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 93% 97% 96% 92% 96% 94% 95% 93% Oppose 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 6 DK/NA 2 - - 3 - 2 1 1 TREND: Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it? Sup Opp DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 94 4 1 Apr 20, 2017 94 5 1 Feb 23, 2017 93 6 1 Link to full trend on website 55. Would you support or oppose the government enforcing federal laws against marijuana in states that have already legalized medical or recreational marijuana? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 20% 34% 14% 18% 23% 17% 17% 24% Oppose 75 59 84 77 73 77 78 70 DK/NA 5 8 2 5 4 6 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 21% 13% 20% 26% 23% 19% 21% 18% Oppose 75 83 78 63 74 74 74 79 DK/NA 4 3 1 11 3 8 6 3 TREND: Would you support or oppose the government enforcing federal laws against marijuana in states that have already legalized medical or recreational marijuana? Sup Opp DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 20 75 5 Apr 20, 2017 21 73 6 Feb 23, 2017 23 71 6 56. Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 51% 29% 67% 51% 52% 49% 49% 44% Bad idea 38 62 21 38 39 38 41 43 DK/NA 11 9 12 11 9 13 10 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Good idea 56% 51% 50% 46% 47% 46% 46% 61% Bad idea 33 37 39 43 44 40 42 28 DK/NA 10 12 11 11 9 14 12 11 66. Since the 2016 election, are you more motivated to vote in local, state, and federal elections, less motivated to vote, or are you just as motivated to vote as you were before? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More motivated 35% 23% 43% 35% 36% 34% 33% 32% Less motivated 3 2 4 4 3 4 1 4 Just as motivated 61 74 53 61 61 62 64 64 DK/NA - 1 - - - 1 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More motivated 45% 40% 29% 27% 32% 34% 33% 39% Less motivated 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 6 Just as motivated 51 57 67 69 65 63 64 55 DK/NA 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - TREND: Since the 2016 election, are you more motivated to vote in local, state, and federal elections, less motivated to vote, or are you just as motivated to vote as you were before? More Less Just as motiv motiv motiv DK/NA Aug 03, 2017 35 3 61 - May 11, 2017 33 3 64 1
