August 25, 2014: Economist/YouGov — Nationwide Poll on Welfare Reform and Health Care
“Do you approve ordisapprove of the welfare reform law that President Bill Clinton signed in 1996that required welfare recipients to work within two years of applying forbenefits, eliminated eligibility for most federal benefits for most legalimmigrants until they become citizens, required able-bodied adults with nodependent children to work 20 hours per week in order to be eligible for foodstamps, and imposed a five-year lifetime cap on welfare benefits whether or nota person can find a job?”
approvestrongly/ somewhat 73%
disapprovestrongly/ somewhat 16%
don’tknow 10%
“Do you think the welfarereform law passed in 1996 succeeded or failed in moving people off welfare andinto work?”
succeeded 26%
failed 36%
notsure 38%
“Do you support or opposethe federal government providing subsidies for low income people to be able tobuy private health care insurance?”
supportstrongly/ somewhat 54%
opposestrongly/ somewhat 32%
notsure 14%
http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/9bli2qdig6/econTabReport.pdf
ViaPolling the Nations
FieldDate – Aug 23-25, 2014
Universe:Country: United States
Method:online
SampleSize: 1000