October 19-25, 2009: Healthcare Through Women۪s Economic Lenses Survey—Nationwide survey of women registered to vote solicits the public۪s views on how a federally-run health care program would affect the poor and elderly.
“(Next, I will read you a series of opinions that have been shared on the healthcare debate. For each, please tell me whether you agree or disagree.)…A federally-run healthcare program is what is best for the elderly and the poor. (If Agree/Disagree, ask:) And would that be strongly or somewhat agree/disagree?”

30% Strongly agree
25% Somewhat agree
17% Somewhat disagree
21% Strongly disagree
3% It depends/Need more
information (Vol.)
3% Do not know
1% Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample.
Survey by The Independent Women’s Forum. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by The Polling Company, October 19 – October 25, 2009 and based on 800 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult women who are registered to vote. [USPC.09WOMHLTH.R48]
Formal Citation
Healthcare Through Women’s Economic Lenses Survey, Oct, 2009. Retrieved Sep-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html