The populist angst in New England isn’t limited to Massachusetts: The Yankee Institute for Public Policy has issued findings from a new poll showing Connecticut residents strongly opposing the Obama-Reid-Pelosi health-care push. Among its findings:

* Connecticut residents oppose the current bills in Congress by a margin of 51–34 percent.

* By a margin of 62–29 percent, Connecticut residents believe Congress has rushed the process and should take more time to get it right.

* More than three-quarters of voters, 77 percent, say they are very concerned or somewhat concerned that changes in health care will result in more government spending, higher taxes, and a bigger budget deficit. Sixty-one percent described themselves as “very concerned” about these possibilities.

* Half of state residents say the changes to health care being considered will do more harm than good.

* By a nearly 2:1 margin, Connecticut residents say Congress in being too ambitious. They favor smaller, more incremental reforms to a major overhaul.