| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling health care? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 40% | 53% | 7% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 70% | 22% | 8% |
| Republican | 8% | 87% | 5% | |
| Independent | 33% | 60% | 7% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 70% | 25% | 5% |
| Democrat women | 70% | 19% | 11% | |
| Republican men | 8% | 88% | 4% | |
| Republican women | 8% | 86% | 5% | |
| Independent men | 38% | 57% | 5% | |
| Independent women | 29% | 62% | 9% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 74% | 20% | 6% |
| Moderate | 45% | 47% | 8% | |
| Conservative | 17% | 77% | 6% | |
| Region | Northeast | 43% | 53% | 5% |
| Midwest | 47% | 46% | 7% | |
| South | 31% | 63% | 7% | |
| West | 47% | 44% | 8% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 47% | 47% | 7% |
| $50,000 or more | 36% | 58% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 40% | 53% | 7% |
| College graduate | 40% | 54% | 6% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 58% | 39% | 3% |
| 30 to 44 | 38% | 55% | 7% | |
| 45 to 59 | 40% | 54% | 6% | |
| 60 or older | 34% | 57% | 9% | |
| Gender | Men | 41% | 55% | 5% |
| Women | 39% | 52% | 9% | |
| December 2009 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
