Affordable Care Act Favorability (October 2013)

Affordable Care Act Favorability (October 2013)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). "
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents . Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Location is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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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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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable no unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"). " Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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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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