Harris: Thin majority of public supports healthcare reform
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is viewed favorably by 51 percent of respondents in a recent poll judging President Obama’s most important bills. The Harris Interactive Poll, which surveyed 2,566 adults online, ran from Jan. 17 to Jan. 24.
Seventy-seven percent of respondents were familiar with the PPACA (33 percent “very familiar” and 44 percent “somewhat familiar") while 28 percent were not familiar (15 percent “not very familiar” and 14 percent “not familiar at all”).
Fifty-one percent of respondents thought that the healthcare reform bill was good overall, while 49 percent thought it was bad. Healthcare reform was most popular among 18- to 34-year-old respondents, 55 percent of whom reported it was good that the bill was passed. Forty-seven percent of respondents age 35 to 46 thought it was good; 53 percent of those age 46 to 65 thought so; and 43 percent of respondents over age 65.
Seventy-seven percent of respondents were familiar with the PPACA (33 percent “very familiar” and 44 percent “somewhat familiar") while 28 percent were not familiar (15 percent “not very familiar” and 14 percent “not familiar at all”).
Fifty-one percent of respondents thought that the healthcare reform bill was good overall, while 49 percent thought it was bad. Healthcare reform was most popular among 18- to 34-year-old respondents, 55 percent of whom reported it was good that the bill was passed. Forty-seven percent of respondents age 35 to 46 thought it was good; 53 percent of those age 46 to 65 thought so; and 43 percent of respondents over age 65.