Two-thirds of U.S. adults believe the government should be responsible for ensuring Americans have health coverage, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
The survey canvassed 10,357 U.S. adults and ran Nov. 17-30.
Here are six other notes from the survey:
1. Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults favor a government-run, single national health insurance system.
2. Another 31% prefer insurance maintained by a blend of private companies and government programs.
3. Out of the one-third who do not believe the government should be held responsible for coverage, most still said the government should continue with Medicare and Medicaid.
4. Only 7% of individuals oppose the federal government providing any kind of health insurance.
5. A partisan divide persists, with 59% of Republicans and right-leaners saying the federal government is not responsible and 90% of Democrats and left-leaners saying otherwise.
6. However, most Republicans with lower incomes believe ensuring health coverage is the federal government’s responsibility. A greater percentage of middle- and upper-income Democrats support a single national program than their lower-income counterparts.
