Affordable Care Act Favorability (October 2013)

Affordable Care Act Favorability (October 2013)

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categorycolumn-1
Very favorable15%
Somewhat favorable18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%
Somewhat unfavorable8%
Very unfavorable46%
Don't know/No Opinion4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable36%4%1%
Somewhat favorable37%13%3%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%7%7%
Somewhat unfavorable4%5%11%
Very unfavorable7%65%74%
Don't know/No Opinion5%5%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable1%2%1%
Somewhat favorable0%4%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable2%14%3%
Somewhat unfavorable9%19%7%
Very unfavorable88%58%79%
Don't know/No Opinion0%4%5%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable22%20%55%
Somewhat favorable49%35%32%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%8%7%
Somewhat unfavorable4%9%0%
Very unfavorable0%21%3%
Don't know/No Opinion5%6%3%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable39%15%4%
Somewhat favorable39%23%4%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%17%5%
Somewhat unfavorable7%6%9%
Very unfavorable7%33%74%
Don't know/No Opinion2%7%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable7%1%7%
Somewhat favorable6%3%0%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%5%0%
Somewhat unfavorable16%4%5%
Very unfavorable64%83%78%
Don't know/No Opinion0%4%10%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable32%38%70%
Somewhat favorable37%48%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%2%4%
Somewhat unfavorable6%8%4%
Very unfavorable12%2%3%
Don't know/No Opinion2%1%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable41%2%2%
Somewhat favorable38%6%0%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%7%0%
Somewhat unfavorable6%16%5%
Very unfavorable4%67%93%
Don't know/No Opinion3%2%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable9%47%13%
Somewhat favorable14%30%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%7%14%
Somewhat unfavorable8%2%10%
Very unfavorable58%8%35%
Don't know/No Opinion4%6%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable17%14%
Somewhat favorable21%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%12%
Somewhat unfavorable8%8%
Very unfavorable48%44%
Don't know/No Opinion1%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable17%18%7%
Somewhat favorable24%19%3%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%9%11%
Somewhat unfavorable11%7%5%
Very unfavorable34%44%70%
Don't know/No Opinion6%4%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable14%14%17%10%14%23%
Somewhat favorable23%16%13%23%19%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%6%8%6%12%4%
Somewhat unfavorable0%5%10%14%10%4%
Very unfavorable41%52%47%42%38%49%
Don't know/No Opinion1%6%4%5%6%0%

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