March 23, 2017 - U.S. Voters Oppose GOP Health Plan 3-1, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Big Opposition To Cuts To Medicaid, Planned Parenthood

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American voters disapprove 56 - 17 percent, with 26 percent undecided, of the Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Support among Republicans is a lackluster 41 - 24 percent.





If their U.S. Senator or member of Congress votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, 46 percent of voters say they will be less likely to vote for that person, while 19 percent say they will be more likely and 29 percent say this vote won't matter, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.





Disapproval of the Republican plan is 56 - 22 percent among men, 56 - 13 percent among women, 54 - 20 percent among white voters, 64 - 10 percent among non-white voters, 80 - 3 percent among Democrats, 58 - 14 percent among independent voters and by margins of 2-1 or more in every age group.





One out of every seven Americans, 14 percent, think they will lose their health insurance under the Republican plan. That 14 percent includes 27 percent of voters in families with household income below $30,000, 18 percent of working class families and 14 percent of middle class families.





Fewer Americans would be covered under the GOP plan than are covered under Obamacare, 61 percent of voters find, while 8 percent say more would be covered and 18 percent say the number would be about the same.





"Replacing Obamacare will come with a price for elected representatives who vote to scrap it, say many Americans, who clearly feel their health is in peril under the Republican alternative," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





It is "very important" that health insurance be affordable for all Americans, 85 percent of voters say. Another 13 percent say it is "somewhat important."





When it is explained that federal funding for Planned Parenthood is used only for non- abortion health issues, American voters oppose cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood 80 - 14 percent, including 60 - 32 percent among Republicans. In a simple question, without the explanation, voters oppose cutting Planned Parenthood funding 61 - 33 percent.





Voters also oppose 74 - 22 percent, including 54 - 39 percent among Republicans, cutting federal funding for Medicaid.





Only 12 percent of American voters say the Republican health care plan would have a positive impact on their health care, as 30 percent say it will have a negative impact and 50 percent say it will have no impact.





President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress should repeal all of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 20 percent of voters say. Another 50 percent say repeal parts of the ACA and 27 percent say don't repeal any of the ACA.





Voters disapprove 61 - 29 percent of the way President Trump is handling health care.





From March 16 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,056 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation 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.





29. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 29% 64% 3% 25% 35% 24% 31% 36% Disapprove 61 21 93 65 57 64 59 52 DK/NA 10 15 4 10 8 12 10 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 25% 26% 27% 36% 39% 29% 34% 14% Disapprove 66 67 61 52 53 57 55 79 DK/NA 9 7 12 12 8 14 11 7

37. 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 45% 82% 16% 42% 49% 41% 43% 54% No 51 15 80 53 46 54 54 41 DK/NA 5 2 4 5 5 5 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 36% 47% 46% 47% 53% 45% 49% 32% No 63 48 49 46 43 51 47 61 DK/NA 1 5 5 6 3 4 4 7

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 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

38. 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 20% 42% 4% 18% 23% 18% 17% 29% Repeal parts 50 55 42 53 51 49 51 49 Should not repeal 27 2 51 27 24 30 30 19 DK/NA 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal all 15% 22% 19% 23% 26% 21% 23% 11% Repeal parts 48 54 50 51 50 50 50 50 Should not repeal 36 23 29 22 22 26 24 36 DK/NA 1 1 3 4 2 3 2 3

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 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

39. There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare, known as the American Health Care Act. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 17% 41% 3% 14% 22% 13% 17% 22% Disapprove 56 24 80 58 56 56 59 48 DK/NA 26 35 16 28 22 30 23 30 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 18% 13% 16% 23% 24% 16% 20% 10% Disapprove 55 59 62 47 55 53 54 64 DK/NA 27 28 23 30 21 31 26 26

39a. There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare, known as the American Health Care Act. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 6% 20% 1% 3% 8% 5% 6% 9% Approve somewhat 11 21 3 11 13 9 12 13 Disapprove somewhat 12 13 11 13 14 11 14 9 Disapprove strongly 43 10 69 45 41 45 45 38 DK/NA 27 36 17 29 23 31 24 30 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve strongly 3% 4% 7% 11% 8% 6% 7% 4% Approve somewhat 15 10 9 12 16 9 12 6 Disapprove somewhat 16 14 12 9 13 10 12 14 Disapprove strongly 40 43 49 38 41 42 42 48 DK/NA 27 30 23 30 22 31 27 27

40. What kind of impact do you think the Republican health care plan would have on your health care; do you think it would have a positive impact, a negative impact, or do you think it wouldn't have much impact either way?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Positive impact 12% 23% 3% 12% 15% 10% 13% 14% Negative impact 30 6 46 33 26 33 30 25 Not much impact 50 62 46 47 53 48 49 52 DK/NA 8 9 6 9 6 9 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Positive impact 11% 14% 14% 9% 16% 11% 13% 8% Negative impact 34 31 32 23 24 31 27 37 Not much impact 49 47 49 57 54 48 50 50 DK/NA 7 8 6 11 7 11 9 5

41. Do you think that more Americans would be covered under the Republican health care plan than are currently covered under Obamacare, fewer Americans would be covered under the Republican health care plan, or would about the same number of Americans be covered under the Republican health care plan that are currently covered under Obamacare?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More 8% 17% 4% 7% 8% 8% 8% 10% Fewer 61 32 84 63 61 61 63 50 About the same 18 31 9 16 19 17 17 24 DK/NA 13 20 4 14 12 14 12 16 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More 2% 5% 10% 13% 9% 9% 9% 5% Fewer 72 60 61 51 58 55 57 73 About the same 17 18 16 23 21 20 20 13 DK/NA 9 16 13 13 13 16 14 9

42. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 33% 71% 9% 28% 40% 27% 36% 43% Oppose 61 22 86 68 56 66 62 52 DK/NA 5 7 5 4 4 6 1 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 23% 36% 35% 38% 46% 34% 40% 15% Oppose 72 60 60 55 52 62 57 74 DK/NA 5 4 5 7 2 4 3 11

TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood?

Sup Opp DK/NA Mar 23, 2017 33 61 5 Jan 27, 2017 31 62 7 Link to full trend on website

42a. (If support cutting off support q42) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood?

SUPPORT CUTTING OFF SUPPORT Q42 Tot Men Wom Yes/Cut 42% 44% 40% No/Don't cut 55 53 59 DK/NA 2 3 2

TREND: (If support cutting funding) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood?

SUPPORT CUTTING FUNDING Yes No DK/NA Mar 23, 2017 42 55 2 Jan 27, 2017 38 59 3 Feb 23, 2017 39 58 3

42b. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting off support q42) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Cut gov funding 14% 32% 2% 10% 18% 11% 17% 17% Do not cut 80 60 93 85 77 83 81 77 DK/NA 6 8 5 5 5 7 2 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Cut gov funding 11% 17% 14% 14% 21% 13% 17% 5% Do not cut 84 78 80 79 75 82 79 84 DK/NA 5 5 6 8 3 5 4 11

TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting funding) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood?

Yes No DK/NA Mar 23, 2017 14 80 6 Jan 27, 2017 12 80 8 Feb 23, 2017 12 77 11

43. 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 22% 39% 14% 15% 24% 19% 17% 29% Oppose 74 54 85 80 72 76 78 66 DK/NA 4 7 2 5 4 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 21% 16% 20% 29% 24% 22% 23% 17% Oppose 76 81 77 65 72 72 72 82 DK/NA 3 3 3 7 4 6 5 2

44. How important is it to you that health insurance be affordable for all Americans; very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 85% 69% 95% 85% 80% 88% 83% 83% Somewhat important 13 28 4 12 16 11 15 14 Not so important 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 Not important at all 1 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 84% 84% 88% 82% 79% 87% 83% 89% Somewhat important 14 15 10 14 18 12 15 9 Not so important - - 1 2 1 - 1 1 Not important at all 2 - - 1 1 - 1 1 DK/NA - 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

TREND: How important is it to you that health insurance be affordable for all Americans: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?

Very Smwht NotSo NotImp Imp Imp Imp Atall DK/NA Mar 23, 2017 85 13 1 1 1 Mar 08, 2017 84 12 2 1 1 Jan 27, 2017 84 12 2 1 -

45. If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, will that make you more likely to vote for their reelection, less likely to vote for their reelection, or won't it matter much either way?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 19% 43% 7% 13% 20% 17% 22% 21% Less likely 46 10 73 52 43 49 50 37 Won't matter 29 41 16 29 31 27 24 34 DK/NA 6 7 4 7 5 7 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More likely 12% 14% 21% 26% 23% 20% 21% 11% Less likely 49 46 50 41 41 45 43 56 Won't matter 36 35 22 25 31 28 29 29 DK/NA 3 5 7 7 5 8 6 4

46. Do you think you will lose your health insurance under the Republican health care plan, or not?