| Americans | |||||
| If health care reform is passed by Congress, do you expect health care in this country to get better, to get worse, or remain the same as it is now? | |||||
| Get better | Get worse | Remain the same as it is now | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Americans | 39% | 38% | 17% | 6% | |
| Registered Voters | 38% | 39% | 17% | 6% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 65% | 14% | 15% | 6% |
| Republican | 16% | 63% | 18% | 4% | |
| Independent | 30% | 44% | 19% | 7% | |
| Region | Northeast | 42% | 33% | 19% | 6% |
| Midwest | 46% | 32% | 17% | 5% | |
| South | 36% | 41% | 18% | 6% | |
| West | 34% | 42% | 17% | 7% | |
| Income | less $50,000 | 40% | 36% | 20% | 4% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 44% | 35% | 16% | 6% | |
| $100,000 or more | 38% | 43% | 13% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 38% | 37% | 20% | 6% |
| College graduate | 42% | 38% | 14% | 6% | |
| Race | White | 35% | 43% | 16% | 6% |
| African American | 69% | 11% | 20% | 0% | |
| Latino | 36% | 40% | 17% | 7% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 40% | 32% | 24% | 5% |
| 45 or older | 37% | 43% | 14% | 6% | |
| Gender | Men | 37% | 37% | 22% | 4% |
| Women | 40% | 38% | 14% | 7% | |
| Households with children under 18 | Household with children | 38% | 36% | 22% | 5% |
| No children in household | 39% | 39% | 15% | 6% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=938 MOE +/- 3.2%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||