CBS News & the New York Times
December 4, 2013
CBS News & the New York Times
DEC13A
DEC13A QUESTIONNAIRE
Q1.(ObamaJob) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q2.(Track) Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
1Right direction
2Wrong track
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q3.(MIP) What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?
1Specify ______
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q4.(ObamaForPol) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q5.(ObamaEcon) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q6.(ObamaHealth) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q8.(CongJob) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE ORDER OF Q9 and Q10; include rotate variable in data file)
Q9.(RepHealth) Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling health care?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE ORDER OF Q9 and Q10; include rotate variable in data file)
Q10.(DemHealth) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling health care?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q11.(StateGovHealth) Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state government is handling health care?
1Approve
2Disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q12.(RateEcon) How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad, or very bad?
1Very good
2Fairly good
3Fairly bad
4Very bad
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q13.(EconDirect) Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
1Better
2Worse
3Same
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q17.(GovtDo) Which comes closer to your view: 1. Government should do more to solve national problems; or 2. Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals?
1Gov’t do more
2Gov’t doing too much
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q19.(ObamaPrior) Do you think Barack Obama has the same priorities for the country as you have, or doesn't he?
1Yes, he does
2No, he doesn’t
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q20.(ObamaHonest) Do you think Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy, or not?
1Is honest and trustworthy
2Is not
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE ORDER OF Q21 and Q22; include rotate variable in data file)
Q21.(HCRespPoor) Do you think providing health care coverage for the poor is the responsibility of the federal government, or is this not the responsibility of the federal government?
1Responsibility of federal government
2Not responsibility of federal government
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q22.(HCRespOld) Do you think providing health care coverage for the elderly is the responsibility of the federal government, or is this not the responsibility of the federal government?
1Responsibility of federal government
2Not responsibility of federal government
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q23.(HCRespAll) Do you think that providing access to affordable health care coverage for all Americans is the responsibility of the federal government, or is this not the responsibility of the federal government?
1Responsibility of federal government
2Not responsibility of federal government
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q23A.Do you think health insurance plans for all employers should have to cover the full cost of birth control for their female employees, or should employers be allowed to opt out of covering that, based on religious or moral objections?
1Cover birth control
2Allowed to opt out
3(DO NOT READ) Depends
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q24.(HCQual) Are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of the health care you receive?
(If SATISFIED, ask) Would you say you are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied?
(If DISSATISFIED, ask) Would you say you are very dissatisfied or somewhat dissatisfied?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: Please make sure respondent is referring to the quality of their current health care experiences)
1Very satisfied
2Somewhat satisfied
3Somewhat dissatisfied
4Very dissatisfied
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE RESPONSE OPTIONS; include rotate variable in data file)
Q25.(HCCntryEffct) When individuals don’t have health insurance, how do you think that affects the country overall – does it (help) the country, (hurt) the country, or does it have no effect on the country?
1Help the country
2Hurt the country
3No effect on the country
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q27.(HltCareLaw) From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted in 2010?
(IF APPROVE, ASK: Do you strongly approve or somewhat approve?)
(IF DISAPPROVE, ASK: Do you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove?)
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Strongly approve
2Somewhat approve
3Somewhat disapprove
4Strongly disapprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/ No answer
Q28.(HltCareFar) Does the 2010 health care law go too far in changing the U.S. health care system, not far enough, or is it about right?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Too far
2Not far enough
3About right
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q29.(ACA3Prt) Which comes closest to your view about the 2010 health care law? 1. The law is working well and should be kept in place as is. 2. There are some good things in the law, but some changes are needed to make it work better. 3. The law has so much wrong with it that it needs to be repealed entirely.
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Working well and kept in place
2Good things, but changes needed
3Needs to be repealedit entirely
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q30.(HltCareChng) In the long run, do you think the 2010 health care law will make the health care system in the U.S. better than it was before, worse than it was before, or don’t you think there will be much of a difference either way?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Better than before
2Worse than before
3No difference
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q31.(HCHelp) From what you've heard or read, do you think the 2010 health care law will mostly help you personally, will mostly hurt you personally, or don't you think it will have much of an effect on you personally?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Help
2Hurt
3No effect
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q35.(HCUnder) Do you feel you have a good understanding of how the 2010 health care law will affect you and your family, or is it confusing to you?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Understand
2Confusing
9(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No Answer
(ROTATE ORDER OF Q32 AND Q33; include rotate variables in data file)
Q32.(ACACosts) Do you think the 2010 health care law will eventually increase your own health care costs, will eventually lower your own health care costs, or don't you think it will have much effect on your own health care costs?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Increase
2Decrease
3No effect
9(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No Answer
Q33.(ACAQual) Do you think that the 2010 health care law will make the quality of health care you receive better, will make the quality of health care you receive worse, or don't you think it will have much effect on the quality of your health care?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Better
2Worse
3No effect
9(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No Answer
Q34.(ACAObtn) Do you think that the 2010 health care law will make it easier for you to obtain health insurance in the future if you are lacking insurance, harder to obtain insurance, or don't you think it will have much effect on your ability to obtain health insurance?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Easier
2Harder
3No effect
9(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No Answer
Q36.(ACAAdmin) Regardless of your overall opinion of the 2010 health care law, how confident are you in the Obama Administration’s ability to implement the law – very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, or not at all confident?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Very confident
2Somewhat confident
3Not very confident
4Not at all confident
9 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No answer
Q46.(ACARep) When you evaluate your own member of Congress, how much will his or her position on the 2010 health care law matter--will it matter a lot, somewhat, not much, or not at all?
1A lot
2Somewhat
3Not much
4Not at all
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q39.(ACASignup) As you may know, as part of the 2010 health care law, health insurance exchanges have opened up so people can sign up for health insurance. Based on what you’ve heard or read, has the sign-up for the health care exchanges been going very well, somewhat well, not very well, not at all well, or don’t you know enough to say?
(INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says do you mean Obamacare, then say: “It is sometimes referred to as Obamacare.”)
1Very well
2Somewhat well
3Not very well
4Not at all well
5Don’t know enough to say
9(DO NOT READ) Don’t know/No Answer
Q39A.(ACASignup2) Do you think the sign-up for the health-care exchanges is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
1Better
2Worse
3Same
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE RESPONSE OPTIONS; include rotate variable in data file)
Q40.(HCWebScope) Which comes closest to your opinion about the problems affecting the federal government’s health care website? 1. (They are isolated problems), or 2. (They are signs of more widespread problems to come.)
1Isolated problems
2Signs of widespread problems
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q41.(HCWebLook) Have you personally looked up information about applying for health insurance under the new exchanges that opened up this past October under the 2010 health care law, or not?
1Yes
2No
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ASK IF Q41=1)
(ALLOW MULTIPLE RESPONSES)
Q42.(HCWebHow) When you looked up information about applying for health insurance, did you visit the federal government’s health care website Healthcare.gov, or did you visit a state-run website that offered health insurance exchanges, or did you call by phone?
1Healthcare.gov
2State agency
3Phone
4(DO NOT READ) Visited website – not sure which
5(DO NOT READ) In person
6(DO NOT READ) None of these
7(DO NOT READ) Something else (SPECIFY)
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ASK IF Q42=1, 2, 4)
Q43.(HCWebEase) Would you say the health exchange website you visited was very easy to use, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, or very difficult to use?
1Very easy
2Somewhat
3Somewhat difficult
4Very difficult
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ASK IF Q41=1)
Q44.(HCWebNeed) When you looked up information about applying for health insurance under the new federal or state exchanges, were you able to get the information that you needed, or not?
1Yes
2No
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ASK IF Q41=1)
Q45.(HCWebApply) Did you apply for health insurance under the new federal or state exchanges that opened up this past October, or not?
(IF YES, ASK: And did you get confirmation through the exchange that you will have health insurance beginning in 2014, or not?)
1Yes, applied and got insurance through exchange
2Yes, applied but did not get insurance
3No, did not apply
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q47.(ACAState) As part of the 2010 health care law, the federal government is providing money to state governments so they can expand health insurance coverage to people who cannot afford it. Some states are accepting the money, and others are not. Do you think your state should or should not accept this money from the federal government?
[IF respondent says their state ALREADY accepted or ALREADY DID NOT accept the money, ASK: Well, do you think your state should have or should not have accepted the money?]
1My state should accept this money
2My state should not accept this money
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(SCRAMBLE ITEMS A-H; include rotate variable in data file)
Q48.Next, I’m going to read you some parts of the health care law.Please tell me if you approve or disapproveof each one. First, do you approve or disapprove of the part in the 2010 health care law (INSERT ITEM)
Next, (INSERT ITEM)…
[IFNECESSARY:Do youapprove or disapproveof thepartin the 2010 health care law (INSERT ITEM).]
1Approve
2Dispprove
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(SCRAMBLE)
a.(AppMandate) Requiring nearly all Americans to have health insurance coverage by 2014 or pay a penalty
b.(AppACAPrior) Requiring health insurance companies to cover those who may have an existing medical condition or prior illness
c.(AppACAUndr25) Allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance policies until the age of 26?
d.(AppACATaxCr) Providing tax credits to small businesses that offer health insurance coverage to their employees?
e.(AppACAPoor) Providing financial help to low and moderate income Americans who don’t get health insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage
f.(AppACA50) Requiring employers with 50 or more employees to pay a fine if they don’t offer health insurance
g.(AppACAPyrll) Increasing the Medicare payroll tax on earnings for higher income Americans
h.(AppACABetCov) Requiring existing insurance policies to meet higher standards of health care coverage
Q57.(ACACutJobs) How likely do you think it is that under the 2010 health care law, many businesses will have to cut jobs because they may not be able to afford to provide insurance to their employees--very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely?
1Very likely
2Somewhat likely
3Not too likely
4Not at all likely
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE RESPONSE OPTIONS; include rotate variable in data file)
Q58.(HCPrem1)A premium is the monthly amount you pay for health care. Which do you prefer in an insurance plan:1. (Payinglower premiums each month,but paying more for each doctor’s visit and prescription filled), OR2. (Paying higher premiums each month, but paying less for each doctor’s visit and prescription filled?)
1Lower monthly premiums, pay more for doctor and prescriptions
2Higher monthly premiums, pay less for doctor and prescriptions
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(ROTATE RESPONSE OPTIONS; include rotate variable in data file)
Q59(HCPrem2) Which do you prefer in an insurance plan: 1. Payinglower monthly premiums, but having limited choices of doctors and health facilities, or 2. Payinghigher monthly premiums,but having greater choices of doctors and health facilities?
1Lower monthly premiums, less choice
2Higher monthly premium, more choice
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q60.(HCCostSlow) Over the last three years, do you think that health care costs in the United States have been growing at a faster rate, a slower rate, or have health care costs grown at the same rate, or don’t you know enough to say?
1Health-care costs grew at faster rate
2Health-care costs grew at slower rate
3Health-care costs grew at same rate
4Don’t know enough to say
9 (DO NOT READ) No answer
(ASK IF Q60=1, 2; IF FASTER OR SLOWER RATE)
(PN: IF Q60=1 show “FASTER”, IF Q60=2 show “SLOWER”)
Q60a.Do you think the 2010 health-care law has played a role in health care costs growing at a (faster/slower) rate or has it not affected the rate of growing health care costs?
1Played a role in (faster/slower) rate of health-care costs
2No effect
9(DO NOT READ)Don’t know/ Refused
Q61.(AffordHC) How would you describe the affordability of basic medical care for you and your family – would you say basic medical care is affordable, or is it a hardship?
1Affordable
2Hardship
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q62.(HCWhere) Where do you usually receive your basic health care--at a doctor's office, a clinic or health center, a hospital emergency room, or some other place?
1Doctor’s office
2Clinic or health center
3Hospital emergency room
4Some other place
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
(SCRAMBLE Q63-Q66; include rotate variable in data file)
Q63.(CostNoHC) In the past five years, have you or someone in your household gone without medical treatment you thought was needed because of the COST, or not?
(IF YES, ASK: Was that you, or another family member?)
1Yes, self
2Yes, other family member
3No
4(DO NOT READ) Yes, both
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q64.(CostNoPrvnt) In the past five years, have you or someone in your household put off or postponed preventive health services, such as a yearly check-up or routine test because of the COST, or not?
(IF YES, ASK: Was that you, or another family member?)
1Yes, self
2Yes, other family member
3No
4(DO NOT READ) Yes, both
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q65.(CostNoPrscpt) In the past five years, have you or someone in your household not filled a prescription, cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine because of the COST, or not?
(IF YES, ASK: Was that you, or another family member?)
1Yes, self
2Yes, other family member
3No
4(DO NOT READ) Yes, both
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q66.(CostNoMental) In the past five years, have you or someone in your household had problems getting mental health care because of the COST, or not?
(IF YES, ASK: Was that you, or another family member?)
1Yes, self
2Yes, other family member
3No
4(DO NOT READ) Yes, both
9(DO NOT READ) Don't know/No answer
Q67.(NoPayHC) In the past five years, did you or anyone in your immediate family have problems paying or were unable to pay any medical bills?