CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, June 2009

This poll, fielded June 12-16, 2009, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency and issues such as the economy and the federal budget deficit. Opinions were solicited about the most important problem facing the country, whether the country was moving in the right direction, the condition of the national economy, and the Republican and Democratic parties. Respondents were asked about their level of satisfaction with the quality and cost of health care in the United States, whether it was the responsibility of the federal government to guarantee health insurance for all Americans, whether the federal government or private insurance companies would do a better job providing coverage and holding down health care costs, and the possible effects of universal health care. Views were sought on health care reform proposals, such as requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance, taxing employer-paid health insurance benefits to pay for those who were uninsured, and requiring health insurance companies to provide coverage regardless of pre-existing medical conditions. Information was collected on the financial situation of the respondent's household, whether they had health insurance coverage, the source of their insurance coverage, and the affordability of basic medical care under their current health insurance plan. Additional topics addressed Roe versus Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States, gay marriage, affirmation action programs for minorities and low-income individuals, the Supreme Court and the nomination of federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, television political commentators, and the possible closure of the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, employment status, perceived social class, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, religious preference, the presence of adults between the ages of 18 and 29 in the household, whether respondents had children under the age of 18 years, and whether they considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.

本次民调于2009年6月12日至16日开展，属于一项持续性月度调查系列的组成部分，该系列调查旨在征集公众对总统履职表现，以及一系列其他政治与社会议题的看法。调查询问了受访者是否认可巴拉克·奥巴马的执政方式，以及其在经济、联邦预算赤字等议题上的表现；同时征集了受访者关于国内当前最紧迫问题、国家发展方向是否正确、国民经济状况，以及共和党与民主党两党的评价。

调查还涉及受访者对美国医疗服务质量与成本的满意度、联邦政府是否有义务为所有美国人提供医疗保险保障、联邦政府与私营保险公司在提供医保并控制医疗成本方面谁能表现更优，以及全民医保可能产生的影响。此外，调研收集了受访者对多项医疗改革提案的看法，包括要求所有美国人购买医疗保险、对雇主提供的医保福利征税以补贴未参保人群，以及要求保险公司不得因参保者既往病史拒保。

调研收集了受访者家庭财务状况、是否拥有医疗保险、医保来源，以及当前医保计划下基础医疗服务的可负担性等信息。其他调研议题还包括：罗伊诉韦德案（Roe v. Wade）——1973年美国最高法院作出的全美堕胎合法化判例、同性婚姻、面向少数族裔与低收入群体的平权行动（affirmative action）、美国最高法院与联邦上诉法院法官索尼娅·索托马约尔（Sonia Sotomayor）的提名、伊拉克与阿富汗战争、电视政治评论员，以及关闭美国古巴关塔那摩湾军事监狱的可能性。

本次调研收集的人口统计学变量包括：性别、年龄、种族、受教育程度、婚姻状况、家庭收入、就业状况、感知社会阶层、党派归属、政治意识形态、选民登记状态与投票历史、宗教偏好、家庭中是否存在18至29岁的成年人、是否育有18岁以下子女，以及是否自认为是重生基督徒。