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Looking ahead to the November election for US Congress from your district, what issue will be most important to you in deciding who to vote for? (PROBE: Is there another issue that will be almost as important to you?) Total Democrats Republicans Independents Economy/jobs 17% 24% 16% 15% Education 14 14 16 14 Taxes 8 4 14 7 Terrorism/War with Iraq 7 6 7 10 Health care/ Medicare 7 8 6 6 No issue…
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States…? 1. On the whole, the health care systems works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. 2. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. 3. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to…
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States?...On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 11% Minor…
Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country…? 22% On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are needed to make it work better51 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better25 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need…
Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country…? 20% On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are needed to make it work better57 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better23 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need…
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States?... On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 12% …
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States?...On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 13% Minor…
Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the country's health care system...on the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better, there are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better, or our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild…
Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the country's health care system? On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild…
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States: 1. On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better, or 2. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed, or 3. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we…
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