CBS News/New York Times Poll, December #1, 2013

This poll, the first of two fielded in December 2013, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked about their general attitudes toward the government, economy, the direction of the country, and health care issues including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reform law of 2010. Opinions were collected on the coverage, quality, affordability, and source of respondents health insurance, along with reasons for being uninsured. Furthermore, respondents provided speculation on the impacts, both personal and nationwide, of the health care law (ACA) passed in 2010, as well as their approval of components of the law. Additional topics of the poll include use and understanding of health care online exchange Web sites, specifically Healthcare.gov, and the problems respondents faced using the sites. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, religious affiliation, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party, and political philosophy.

本次民调为2013年12月开展的两项民调之一，属于持续开展的月度系列调查的组成部分，该系列调查旨在征集公众对一系列政治与社会议题的意见。受访对象被问及对政府、经济、国家发展方向的总体态度，以及包括2010年《患者保护与平价医疗法案》（Affordable Care Act, ACA）在内的医疗保健相关议题。调查收集了受访对象关于自身医保覆盖范围、服务质量、可负担性及医保来源的看法，同时了解其未参保的原因。此外，受访对象还就2010年通过的ACA对个人及全国层面的影响作出推测，并表达了对该法案部分条款的支持态度。本次民调的额外议题包括受访对象对医疗保健线上交易平台（特指Healthcare.gov）的使用情况与认知程度，以及其使用该平台过程中遇到的问题。人口统计信息涵盖性别、年龄、种族、婚姻状况、受教育程度、家庭收入、宗教信仰、居住区域类型（如城市或乡村）、所属政党及政治立场。