| USA Residents | ||||
| Do you think a public option is a good thing or a bad thing to include in heath care reform? | ||||
| Good thing | Bad thing | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| USA Residents | 58% | 27% | 15% | |
| Registered Voters | 57% | 31% | 12% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 79% | 10% | 11% |
| Republican | 29% | 54% | 17% | |
| Independent | 58% | 33% | 9% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 84% | 7% | 8% |
| Moderate | 62% | 24% | 15% | |
| Conservative | 39% | 50% | 10% | |
| Region | Northeast | 62% | 27% | 11% |
| Midwest | 65% | 21% | 13% | |
| South | 53% | 33% | 14% | |
| West | 57% | 21% | 22% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 61% | 20% | 19% |
| $50,000 or more | 57% | 34% | 9% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 62% | 22% | 17% |
| College graduate | 52% | 36% | 12% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 70% | 13% | 17% |
| 30 to 44 | 62% | 25% | 12% | |
| 45 to 59 | 60% | 31% | 10% | |
| 60 or older | 47% | 33% | 21% | |
| Gender | Men | 55% | 30% | 15% |
| Women | 61% | 24% | 15% | |
| December 2009 Marist Poll National Residents "N=1034 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
