Good Thing or Bad Thing to Include Public Option in Health Care Reform.htm

		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		60%	27%	13%
Registered Voters		59%	28%	13%
Party ID	Democrat	75%	12%	13%
	Republican	40%	49%	11%
	Independent	57%	30%	13%
Party ID by Gender	Democratic men	72%	12%	16%
	Democratic women	77%	12%	11%
	Republican men	37%	58%	5%
	Republican women	43%	41%	17%
	Independent men	51%	33%	17%
	Independent women	65%	26%	9%
Ideology	Liberal	79%	7%	14%
	Moderate	67%	22%	11%
	Conservative	43%	44%	13%
Region	Northeast	59%	25%	16%
	Midwest	62%	26%	12%
	South	53%	34%	13%
	West	70%	18%	11%
Household Income	Less than $50,000	59%	26%	15%
Household Income	$50,000 or more	62%	30%	9%
Education	Not college graduate	61%	24%	15%
Education	College graduate	57%	34%	10%
Age	18 to 29	68%	14%	18%
	30 to 44	66%	21%	13%
	45 to 59	58%	32%	10%
	60 or older	51%	35%	14%
Gender	Men	56%	30%	14%
Gender	Women	64%	24%	12%
Marist Poll National Residents "N=1026 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.