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CaseID / Sample / Weight



CASEID
Case ID Number
Total Cases: 1,579 (Range of valid codes: 1-1579)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/1-4


SAMPLE
SAMPLE.
Percent
N
Value
Label
74.2
1,171
1
Cross Section
5.5
87
2
Chinese Augment
4.3
68
3
Filipino Augment
6.4
101
4
Korean Augment
6.3
100
5
Vietnamese Augment
3.3
52
6
African-American Augment

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/5


WT
Weight (Applies to all questions)
Total Cases: 1,579 (Range of valid codes: 0.0250-4.9618)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Decimals: 4
Record/columns: 1/145-150

California Health Care system



Q1
Q1. How satisfied are you with the way the health care system is working in California? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied?
Percent
N
Value
Label
18.0
285
1
Very satisfied
37.1
586
2
Somewhat satisfied
17.2
272
3
Somewhat dissatisfied
18.4
291
4
Very dissatisfied
9.2
145
5
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/6


Q2
Q2. Looking ahead, do you think that five years from now California's health care system will be better off, worse off or just about the same as now?
Percent
N
Value
Label
25.3
399
1
Better off
32.4
512
2
Worse off
27.4
432
3
Same as now
14.9
236
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/7


Q3
Q3. Do you think you and your family would be better off if you were to get health insurance coverage through an employer, from the government or by having personal responsibility for getting your own coverage?
Percent
N
Value
Label
34.1
538
1
Employer provided
27.9
441
2
Government provided
23.4
370
3
Personal responsibility
14.6
230
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/8

Health Care Reform Law



Q4
Q4. Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the health care reform law? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
Percent
N
Value
Label
37.7
596
1
Support strongly
16.7
264
2
Support somewhat
7.7
122
3
Oppose somewhat
25.5
403
4
Oppose strongly
12.3
194
5
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/9


Q5
Q5. ... Do you favor or oppose this approach (individual mandate) as a way to reduce the number of people without health coverage?
Percent
N
Value
Label
50.2
793
1
Favor
40.5
639
2
Oppose
9.3
147
3
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/10


Q6
Q6. How closely have you been following news about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in this case very closely, fairly closely, not too closely or not at all?
Percent
N
Value
Label
30.3
478
1
Very closely
33.4
527
2
Fairly closely
22.7
358
3
Not too closely
11.5
182
4
Not at all
2.2
34
5
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/11


Q7
Q7. What is your opinion of the Supreme Court's ruling? Do you agree strongly with it, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat or disagree strongly?
Percent
N
Value
Label
25.1
397
1
Agree strongly
27.1
428
2
Agree somewhat
14.8
234
3
Disagree somewhat
18.4
290
4
Disagree strongly
14.6
230
5
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/12


Q8
Q8. Has the Supreme Court's ruling in this case made you more favorable, less favorable or not changed your overall opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Percent
N
Value
Label
21.5
340
1
More favorable
19.5
308
2
Less favorable
47.4
748
3
Not changed
11.6
183
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/13


Q9
Q9. In your opinion, what should Congress now do about the health care law? Should it stop efforts to block the law and allow it to take effect or should it try to repeal the law so it does not take effect?
Percent
N
Value
Label
53.3
842
1
Allow law to take effect
36.0
568
2
Try to repeal law
10.7
169
3
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/14


Q10
Q10. Do you approve or disapprove of cutting off funding as a way to stop the health reform law from being put into place?
Percent
N
Value
Label
28.1
444
1
Approve of cutting funds
61.2
967
2
Disapprove of cutting funds
10.6
168
3
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/15


Q11
Q11. Which of the following best describes your current view of the health care system now that the health reform law will be taking effect?
Percent
N
Value
Label
10.4
164
1
The health care law takes care of most of the changes that need to be made to our health care system
53.1
839
2
The health care law is an important first step but many more changes still need to be made
29.4
465
3
The health care law is taking us in the wrong direction and the changes it makes need to be reversed
7.0
111
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/16


Q12_A
Q12. (a. You and your family) Once the health care law is fully enacted, do you think [affected group] will be better off, worse off, or don't you think it will make much difference?
Percent
N
Value
Label
28.1
444
1
Better off
20.8
328
2
Worse off
45.8
723
3
Not much difference
5.3
84
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/17


Q12_B
Q12. (b. The country as a whole) Once the health care law is fully enacted, do you think [affected group] will be better off, worse off, or don't you think it will make much difference?
Percent
N
Value
Label
47.8
755
1
Better off
27.7
437
2
Worse off
17.6
278
3
Not much difference
6.9
109
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/18


Q12_C
Q12. (c. The state of California) Once the health care law is fully enacted, do you think [affected group] will be better off, worse off, or don't you think it will make much difference?
Percent
N
Value
Label
42.7
675
1
Better off
28.8
455
2
Worse off
21.1
333
3
Not much difference
7.3
116
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/19


Q13
Q13. If any further changes need to be made to implement the health reform law, who would you trust more to make these changes - the federal government or the state government?
Percent
N
Value
Label
40.5
640
1
Federal government
36.5
577
2
State of California
13.7
216
3
Neither
9.2
146
4
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/20


Q14
Q14. How helpful do you think this kind of online exchange will be in allowing residents to buy a health plan that best fits their needs - very helpful, somewhat helpful, not too helpful or not at all helpful?
Percent
N
Value
Label
26.4
417
1
Very helpful
44.5
703
2
Somewhat helpful
12.2
192
3
Not too helpful
9.2
145
4
Not at all helpful
7.7
122
5
No opinion

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/21

California Health Benefit Exchange



Q15
Q15. Have you seen, read or heard anything about the California Health Benefit Exchange, the exchange that California has established for this purpose?
Percent
N
Value
Label
18.6
294
1
Yes
78.7
1,242
2
No
2.7
43
3
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/22


Q16_A
Q16. (a. Require insurance companies to offer a small number of similar health plans to make it easy to compare prices and benefits across different companies) How important do you feel it is for the CA HBEX to do each of the following things?
Percent
N
Value
Label
44.5
703
1
Extremely important
35.2
556
2
Somewhat important
8.1
128
3
Not too important
5.1
80
4
Not at all important
7.1
112
5
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/23


Q16_B
Q16. (b. Encourage insurance companies to offer a variety of plans to give customers a wider range of choices even if this makes them hard to compare) How important do you feel it is for the CA HBEX to do each of the following things?
Percent
N
Value
Label
34.6
546
1
Extremely important
41.5
655
2
Somewhat important
9.1
143
3
Not too important
6.8
107
4
Not at all important
8.1
128
5
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/24


Q16_C
ttlQ16. (c. Reward doctors and hospitals more for the quality of care they provide than the number of patients they treat or the number of services they prescribe) How important do you feel it is for the CA HBEX to do each of the following things?
Percent
N
Value
Label
50.9
804
1
Extremely important
31.1
491
2
Somewhat important
6.1
97
3
Not too important
4.8
76
4
Not at all important
7.0
111
5
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/25


Q16_D
Q16. (d. Encourage insurance companies to offer more plans that give doctors a bigger role in coordinating care for patients (esp. those w/ chronic conditions)) How important do you feel it is for the CA HBEX to do each of the following things?
Percent
N
Value
Label
58.5
924
1
Extremely important
29.9
472
2
Somewhat important
3.7
58
3
Not too important
2.7
43
4
Not at all important
5.2
82
5
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/26


Q16_E
Q16. (e. Encourage insurance companies to try to reduce costs by giving physician assistants and nurse practitioners a bigger role in providing care to patients) How important do you feel it is for the CA HBEX to do each of the following things?
Percent
N
Value
Label
45.2
713
1
Extremely important
37.7
595
2
Somewhat important
5.7
90
3
Not too important
5.4
86
4
Not at all important
6.0
95
5
Don't know

100.0
1,579


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/27