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Part 2
President
Barack Obama
Health Care
Reform
September 2009
Contact: Laslo Boyd 443-812-4883
Methodology
Patrick
E. Gonzales graduated from the
Mr.
Gonzales has polled and analyzed hundreds of elections in
Laslo V. Boyd is a partner of Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies. Dr. Boyd
received his Ph.D. from the
Hilary Duff Gonzales is Director of Sales and
Marketing for Gonzales Research &
Marketing Strategies. Mrs. Gonzales has over 20 years experience
promoting the state of
This
survey was conducted by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies from September 8th through
The margin of error (MOE), according to customary
statistical standards, is no more than plus or minus 3.5 percentage
points. There is a 95 percent
probability that the “true” figures would fall within this range if the entire
survey universe were sampled. The margin
for error is higher for any demographic subgroup, such as gender.
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Gender |
Race |
Region |
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Male 409
(49%) |
White 617
(74%) |
Eastern
Shore/S Md 113 (13%) |
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Female 424
(51%) |
Black 198
(24%) |
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Other/Ref
18 |
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Western
Maryland 98 (12%) |
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Party
Registration |
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Democrat 458
(55%) |
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Republican 265 (32%) |
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Independent 110
(13%) |
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Regional Groupings are
as follows:
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Calvert
Co. |
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Anne
Arundel Co. |
Montgomery Co. |
Allegany
Co. |
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Caroline
Co. |
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Baltimore
Co. |
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Carroll
Co. |
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Cecil
Co. |
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Harford
Co. |
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Frederick
Co. |
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Charles
Co. |
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Howard
Co. |
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Garrett
Co. |
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Dorchester
Co. |
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Washington
Co. |
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Kent
Co. |
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Queen
Anne’s |
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Somerset
Co. |
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St.
Mary’s |
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Talbot
Co. |
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Wicomico
Co. |
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Worcester
Co. |
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Summary
Obama’s overall job approval
by party and race:
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Democrats 75% 12% 13%
Republicans 29% 61% 10%
Independents 57%
38% 5%
White 50% 39% 11%
African-American 83% 7% 10%
Obama’s handling of health
care policy by party:
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Democrats 62% 22% 16%
Republicans 19% 74% 7%
Independents 45%
46% 9%
Among independents in Among Democrats, approval
toward Obama drops 13 points on the issue of his handling of health care
policy
Forty-eight percent of
Marylanders think the country's health
care system needs a great deal of reform, 41% think it needs a moderate amount
of reform, 5% say not much reform is needed, and 2% say no reform at all is
needed.
Voters in the
Statewide, 43% favor creating
a public health insurance option, 40% opposes a public option, with 17%
providing no opinion.
The results by party:
Swine Flu
Thirteen percent of
Marylanders are “very concerned” that they
or someone in their family will catch the swine flu this year, 33% are
“somewhat concerned,” 28% are “not that concerned,” and 25% are “not at all
concerned.”
Name
Recognition
I am going to read you the
names of several individuals. After I
mention each name, I would like you to tell me if you recognize that person. If you do, I would then like you to tell me
whether you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of that
individual.
The first (next) name is
_________________. Do you recognize that
name?
(IF YES) Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral
opinion of that person?
Don’t
Favorable Unfavorable Neutral Recognize
Barack
Obama 60% 27% 13%
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QUESTION: Do you
approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Statewide Results
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Response |
Statewide |
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Approve |
58% |
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Disapprove |
31% |
|
No answer |
11% |
Party – Barack Obama overall job performance - Approve
or disapprove?
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Party |
Approve |
Disapprove |
No Answer |
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|
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Democrat |
75% |
12% |
13% |
|
Republican |
29% |
61% |
10% |
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Independent |
57% |
38% |
5% |
Race – Barack Obama overall job performance - Approve
or disapprove?
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Race |
Approve |
Disapprove |
No Answer |
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White |
50% |
39% |
11% |
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African- American |
83% |
7% |
10% |
QUESTION:
Do you
approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care policy?
Statewide Results
|
Response |
Statewide |
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|
Approve |
46% |
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Disapprove |
42% |
|
No answer |
12% |
Party – Barack Obama handling health care policy
- Approve or disapprove?
|
Party |
Approve |
Disapprove |
No Answer |
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Democrat |
62% |
22% |
16% |
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Republican |
19% |
74% |
7% |
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Independent |
45% |
46% |
9% |
QUESTION:
Do you think the country's health care system needs a great deal of
reform, a moderate amount of reform, not much reform, or no reform at all?
Statewide Results
|
Response |
Statewide |
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A great deal |
48% |
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Moderate amount |
41% |
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Not much |
5% |
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None at all |
2% |
|
No answer |
4% |
Party – How much health care reform?
|
Party |
A great deal |
Moderate Amount |
Not Much |
None at All |
No Answer |
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Democrat |
61% |
32% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
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Republican |
24% |
57% |
9% |
4% |
6% |
|
Independent |
49% |
40% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
QUESTION:
Do you favor or oppose creating a public health insurance option administered
by the federal government that would compete with plans offered by private
health insurance companies?
Statewide Results
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Response |
Statewide |
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Favor |
43% |
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Oppose |
40% |
|
No answer |
17% |
Party – Favor or oppose - public health insurance option administered
by the federal government?
|
Party |
Favor |
Oppose |
No Answer |
|
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|
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|
Democrat |
59% |
20% |
21% |
|
Republican |
17% |
69% |
14% |
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Independent |
41% |
51% |
8% |
QUESTION:
How concerned are you that you or someone in your family will catch the
swine flu this year?
Statewide Results
|
Response |
Statewide |
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Very concerned |
13% |
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Somewhat concerned |
33% |
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Not that concerned |
28% |
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Not at all concerned |
25% |
|
No answer |
1% |
Gender – How concerned
are you that you or someone in your family will catch the swine flu this year?
|
Gender |
Very Concerned |
Somewhat Concerned |
Not that Concerned |
Not at all Concerned |
No Answer |
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Men |
9% |
34% |
27% |
29% |
1% |
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Women |
17% |
32% |
29% |
21% |
1% |