Registered Voters
Should Americans be required by the government to buy health insurance or is it unconstitutional to require it?
Americans should be required to buy health insurance It is unconstitutional to require it Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 29% 65% 7%
Party ID Democrat 41% 48% 10%
Republican 18% 79% 3%
Independent 27% 68% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 14% 83% 3%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 49% 40% 11%
Democrat women 37% 53% 10%
Republican men 20% 77% 3%
Republican women 15% 81% 4%
Independent men 25% 67% 8%
Independent women 29% 70% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal 44% 50% 6%
Moderate 32% 59% 9%
Conservative 19% 77% 4%
Region Northeast 29% 66% 5%
Midwest 27% 67% 5%
South 25% 68% 6%
West 34% 56% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 30% 63% 8%
$50,000 or more 29% 66% 5%
Education Not college graduate 27% 65% 7%
College graduate 30% 64% 5%
Age Under 45 26% 71% 3%
45 or older 29% 62% 8%
Age 18 to 29 25% 73% 2%
30 to 44 27% 69% 4%
45 to 59 33% 61% 6%
60 or older 26% 63% 11%
Race White 25% 68% 7%
Non-white 38% 55% 6%
Gender Men 29% 64% 7%
Women 28% 66% 6%
Households with children under 18 Household with children 29% 67% 3%
No children in household 28% 64% 8%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 45% 47% 8%
Disapprove 16% 80% 4%
Interview Type Landline 28% 65% 7%
Cell Phone 30% 65% 4%
November 23, 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters N=810 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.