Opinions on the ACA among U.S. voters in November 2012

This statstic depicts the results of a survey conducted in November 2012 regarding opinions on the health reform bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) among U.S. voters. The survey revealed that 19 percent of the general public had a very favorable opinion of the ACA.

Opinions on the health reform bill among U.S. voters in November 2012

Characteristic	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable
General public	19%	24%	12%	27%
All voters	21%	20%	12%	32%
Voted for President Obama	41%	35%	8%	2%
Voted for Governor Romney	2%	4%	17%	65%
Non-voters	13%	31%	12%	15%

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Release date

November 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 7-10, 2012

Number of respondents

1,223 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Original question: "As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?"
Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.

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