In a recent gallup poll that was conducted, statistics still show that Americans are still divided on the healthcare issue. 35% of those polled said they would vote for it, 36% of those polled said they would vote against it and 29% had no opinion. In addittion 64% of those polled said that healthcare would be a major deciding factor in regards to their representatives position on the issue when it comes time for a new election. This poll only reaffirms that this issue is still a problem in public opinion. However, as talked about in class today, the sampling may have effected the poll results. The poll was conducted from a nation wide sample of 1,026 adults, 18 and older via telephone interviews.
As talked about in class today, it is questionable whether or not this sample is representative of the nations population. Despite the 95% confidence and the +-4 sampling error, the sample seems to be naive to those who may not have telephones. Especially today, many Americans have cell phones, especially my generation. In addittion, what about those who are to poor to afford telephones? How can those who may be below the poverty level and without phones be included in this population. Those individuals may play a crucial part in this polls results because those who may not be able to afford phones, may also not be able to afford healthcare and therefore may increase the results of those who would vote for the reform.
www.gallup.com/poll/122822/Americans-Sharply-Divided-Healthcare-Reform.aspx
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