Rasmussen Reports

Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted  April 16 - 17, 2007

Daily Snapshot

April 16 - 17, 2007  Generally speaking, how would you rate the health care system in the United States?                                      
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Excellent 10% 14% 6% 13% 8% 9% 8% 15% 6% 6% 13% 7% 14% 3% 8% 22% 8% 7% 16% 11% 7% 7% 8% 6% 11% 10% 14% 16%
Good 23% 27% 19% 33% 15% 21% 19% 29% 19% 19% 29% 17% 23% 22% 26% 6% 19% 19% 29% 20% 25% 20% 13% 20% 29% 11% 30% 33%
Fair 31% 30% 32% 32% 32% 28% 44% 26% 32% 32% 30% 32% 29% 34% 30% 33% 36% 38% 19% 28% 34% 37% 35% 33% 30% 33% 28% 30%
Poor 34% 28% 39% 20% 41% 41% 25% 29% 40% 39% 25% 42% 32% 38% 34% 34% 33% 33% 35% 40% 33% 30% 43% 39% 29% 46% 23% 18%
                                                         
April 16 - 17, 2007  Which nation offers better health care, the United States or Cuba?                                          
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
United States 60% 65% 55% 70% 55% 56% 66% 65% 65% 53% 66% 55% 61% 58% 59% 55% 71% 65% 68% 54% 55% 56% 57% 57% 60% 65% 62% 71%
Cuba 10% 14% 7% 9% 12% 10% 12% 14% 12% 6% 9% 12% 9% 13% 10% 14% 8% 12% 12% 10% 12% 6% 17% 9% 9% 5% 10% 12%
                                                         
April 16 - 17, 2007  Do you have a favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Cuba?                                  
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Very favorable 3% 5% 2% 5% 3% 2% 9% 4% 4% 2% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 10% 2% 6% 3% 2% 2% 4% 7% 4% 1% 0% 4% 2%
Somewhat favorable 15% 16% 14% 7% 21% 16% 9% 18% 20% 12% 17% 13% 12% 19% 14% 20% 17% 15% 12% 14% 22% 11% 18% 13% 12% 22% 23% 13%
Somewhat unfavorable 34% 28% 40% 47% 28% 30% 25% 28% 46% 39% 35% 34% 36% 33% 38% 20% 31% 36% 23% 39% 36% 40% 31% 38% 42% 39% 24% 28%
Very unfavorable 25% 32% 18% 31% 24% 19% 28% 34% 10% 20% 28% 23% 26% 24% 24% 16% 37% 18% 37% 20% 24% 24% 22% 19% 29% 18% 25% 37%
                                                         
April 16 - 17, 2007  Will life in Cuba be better after Fidel Castro dies?                                            
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Yes 37% 43% 32% 54% 31% 26% 48% 42% 48% 27% 41% 34% 36% 39% 39% 31% 32% 48% 31% 40% 38% 26% 35% 38% 40% 38% 33% 49%
No 12% 14% 10% 12% 14% 9% 23% 12% 3% 12% 10% 13% 11% 13% 12% 10% 12% 12% 14% 11% 12% 10% 13% 11% 11% 5% 25% 12%
                                                         
April 16 - 17, 2007  After Castro dies, will Cuba be an ally of the United States, an enemy of the United States or somewhere in between?                                  
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Ally 11% 11% 11% 13% 14% 7% 10% 12% 21% 9% 13% 9% 10% 14% 12% 13% 9% 16% 15% 13% 8% 5% 13% 8% 13% 9% 17% 16%
Enemy 8% 11% 5% 10% 9% 5% 18% 9% 2% 6% 8% 8% 9% 7% 7% 19% 5% 10% 8% 5% 9% 7% 9% 8% 11% 5% 4% 10%
Somewhere in between 59% 61% 57% 60% 61% 56% 46% 65% 54% 58% 63% 55% 60% 57% 60% 46% 67% 50% 57% 60% 67% 62% 52% 56% 62% 62% 69% 64%