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Save Our Hospital Poll On NHRMC Sale
Save Our Hospital Poll On NHRMC Sale
Q1 Generally speaking, do you support or oppose Q6 In the election for President, did you vote for
the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary
Center? Clinton, someone else, or did you not vote in
the election?
Support ........................................................... 11%
Donald Trump ................................................. 47%
Oppose ........................................................... 70%
Hillary Clinton.................................................. 44%
Not sure .......................................................... 19%
Q2 If New Hanover Regional Medical Center is Someone else / Did not vote........................... 9%
sold to a large hospital system, do you think Q7 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
the cost of medical care will go up, go down, or
Woman ........................................................... 53%
stay about the same?
Man................................................................. 47%
Think cost of medical care will go up .............. 73%
Q8 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
Think cost of medical care will go down.......... 8% press 2. If an independent, press 3.
Think cost of medical care will stay about the
same ............................................................... 14% Democrat ........................................................ 35%
Support ........................................................... 76% Some college but did not finish ....................... 22%
2016 Vote
Bas- Donal- Hillary Someone els-
e d Tru... Clint... e / Did not v...
Expected Effect on
Cost of Medical Care
Think cost of medical 73% 69% 77% 80%
care will go up
Think cost of medical 8% 9% 8% 1%
care will go down
Think cost of medical 14% 17% 12% 11%
care will stay about
the same
Not sure 5% 5% 3% 9%
2016 Vote
Bas- Donal- Hillary Someone els-
e d Tru... Clint... e / Did not v...
Think Sale Will Cause
Loss of Local Jobs
Yes / No
Yes 56% 52% 62% 53%
No 27% 32% 22% 27%
Not sure 16% 16% 16% 20%
Gender
Bas-
e Wom... Man
Sale of New Hanover
Regional Medical
Center Support /
Oppose
Support 11% 14% 6%
Oppose 70% 65% 76%
Not sure 19% 21% 18%
Gender
Bas-
e Wom... Man
Expected Effect on
Cost of Medical Care
Think cost of medical 73% 70% 77%
care will go up
Think cost of medical 8% 9% 6%
care will go down
Think cost of medical 14% 16% 12%
care will stay about
the same
Not sure 5% 5% 5%
Gender
Bas-
e Wom... Man
Think Sale Will Cause
Loss of Local Jobs
Yes / No
Yes 56% 48% 66%
No 27% 33% 21%
Not sure 16% 20% 13%
Party
Bas-
e Democr... Republic... Independe...
Sale of New Hanover
Regional Medical
Center Support /
Oppose
Support 11% 12% 13% 6%
Oppose 70% 69% 71% 71%
Not sure 19% 19% 17% 23%
Party
Bas-
e Democr... Republic... Independe...
Expected Effect on
Cost of Medical Care
Think cost of medical 73% 75% 65% 81%
care will go up
Think cost of medical 8% 8% 9% 6%
care will go down
Think cost of medical 14% 13% 19% 10%
care will stay about
the same
Not sure 5% 3% 7% 3%
Party
Bas-
e Democr... Republic... Independe...
Think Sale Will Cause
Loss of Local Jobs
Yes / No
Yes 56% 58% 52% 60%
No 27% 27% 32% 22%
Not sure 16% 16% 16% 18%
Race
Bas- Whit- African- Othe-
e e Americ... r
Sale of New Hanover
Regional Medical
Center Support /
Oppose
Support 11% 11% 10% 11%
Oppose 70% 69% 76% 77%
Not sure 19% 21% 14% 13%
Race
Bas- Whit- African- Othe-
e e Americ... r
Expected Effect on
Quality of Medical
Care
Think quality of 48% 49% 33% 60%
medical care will get
worse
Think quality of 13% 11% 33% 8%
medical care will get
better
Think quality of 34% 35% 29% 30%
medical care will stay
about the same
Not sure 5% 6% 5% 2%
Race
Bas- Whit- African- Othe-
e e Americ... r
Maintaining Medical
Center As It Now
Operates Support /
Oppose
Support 76% 79% 56% 74%
Oppose 9% 6% 29% 7%
Not sure 15% 15% 15% 19%
Age
Bas- 18 t- 46 t- Older
e o 45 o 65 than ...
Sale of New Hanover
Regional Medical
Center Support /
Oppose
Support 11% 24% 8% 6%
Oppose 70% 64% 69% 75%
Not sure 19% 12% 23% 19%
Age
Bas- 18 t- 46 t- Older
e o 45 o 65 than ...
Expected Effect on
Quality of Medical
Care
Think quality of 48% 46% 49% 46%
medical care will get
worse
Think quality of 13% 27% 10% 10%
medical care will get
better
Think quality of 34% 22% 35% 38%
medical care will stay
about the same
Not sure 5% 5% 5% 5%
Age
Bas- 18 t- 46 t- Older
e o 45 o 65 than ...
Maintaining Medical
Center As It Now
Operates Support /
Oppose
Support 76% 82% 69% 81%
Oppose 9% 17% 9% 6%
Not sure 15% 1% 22% 14%
Education
Bas- High school gr- Some college 2-year colleg- 4-year colleg- Post-graduat-
e aduate or less but did not finish e degree e degree e degree
Sale of New Hanover
Regional Medical
Center Support /
Oppose
Support 11% 11% 7% 13% 10% 14%
Oppose 70% 67% 71% 71% 73% 69%
Not sure 19% 21% 22% 16% 17% 17%
Education
Bas- High school gr- Some college 2-year colleg- 4-year colleg- Post-graduat-
e aduate or less but did not finish e degree e degree e degree
Expected Effect on
Quality of Medical
Care
Think quality of 48% 38% 46% 50% 54% 57%
medical care will get
worse
Think quality of 13% 14% 18% 11% 11% 11%
medical care will get
better
Think quality of 34% 40% 31% 38% 31% 28%
medical care will stay
about the same
Not sure 5% 7% 6% 1% 5% 4%
Education
Bas- High school gr- Some college 2-year colleg- 4-year colleg- Post-graduat-
e aduate or less but did not finish e degree e degree e degree
Maintaining Medical
Center As It Now
Operates Support /
Oppose
Support 76% 75% 74% 81% 78% 73%
Oppose 9% 5% 13% 12% 8% 12%
Not sure 15% 20% 13% 7% 14% 15%