CNN Survey on President Obama’s Health Care Reform

Stephen Tweed | August 5, 2009 | Newsroom
Recently released this morning was an opinion survey on President Obama's Health Care Reform from CNN. The survey questioned over a thousand individuals, mostly non-hispanic whites, about whether they approved of or opposed the current reform. Research found that half of those surveyed were in favor of the reform, while 45% were opposed. Only 5%…

Recently released this morning was an opinion survey on President Obama’s Health Care Reform from CNN. The survey questioned over a thousand individuals, mostly non-hispanic whites, about whether they approved of or opposed the current reform. Research found that half of those surveyed were in favor of the reform, while 45% were opposed. Only 5% stated that they had no opinion.

When questioned further, of those that favored the reform, only 23% said that they felt strongly about it. In contrast, of those that opposed the reform, 33%, a 10% increase, stated that they felt strongly about their opinion.

You can learn more about this poll and statistics compared to President Clinton’s reform here.

Stephen Tweed
Stephen Tweed is among the top Thought Leaders in Home Care today. As an industry researcher, author, and executive coach, he has worked with owners and CEOs of companies in the top 5% of Home Care and is a frequent speaker at Home Care association conferences and corporate meetings across the US and Canada.

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