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Public Option Polls - Health Care Reform Bill

Last Updated: 2/15/10

Do you favor/oppose a public health insurance option that competes with private insurance?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Favor	Oppose
AVERAGE		51.9%	41.4%
Ipsos McClatchy	1/28-31/10	49	42
CNN	1/8-10/10	54	46
Quinnipiac University	12/1-6/09	56	38
CBS News	12/4-8/09	59	29
Bloomberg	12/3-7/09	46	45
ABC	11/12-15/09	53	43
NBC	10/22-25/09	48	42
USA Today	10/16-19/09	50	46

Question Wording by Pollster

Ipsos McClatchy

"Creation of a public entity to directly compete with existing health insurance companies."

CNN

"Now thinking specifically about the health insurance plans available to most Americans, would 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?"

Quinnipiac University

Do you support or oppose giving people the option of being covered by a government health insurance plan that would compete with private plans? Source

CBS News

"Would you favor or oppose the government offering some people who are uninsured the choice of a government-administered health insurance plan -- also known as a 'public option' -- that would compete with private health insurance plans?"

Bloomberg

"Generally, do you favor or oppose the proposals now in Congress to create a government-sponsored insurance program giving people an alternative to private health insurance -- a so-called public option?"

ABC

"Would you support or oppose having the government create a new health insurance plan to compete with private health insurance plans?"

NBC

"And thinking about one aspect of the debate on health care legislation -- Would you favor or oppose creating a public health care plan administered by the federal government that would compete directly with private health insurance companies?"

USA Today

"Now thinking about some of the specifics of health care legislation being considered: If Congress passes a health care bill, do you think it should or should not include a public, government-run insurance plan to compete with plans offered by private insurance companies?"

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