Government Support for Health Care 1956 -1968
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'56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Help People Get Care | 54 (949) |
** | 60 (1154) |
61 (786) |
50 (778) |
** | 52 (807) |
Govt. Should Stay Out | 26 (458) |
** | 20 (378) |
24 (305) |
28 (438) |
** | 27 (414) |
Don't Know, No Interest | 20 (351) |
** | 20 (386) |
15 (192) |
22 (347) |
** | 21 (332) |
N | 1758 | 0 | 1918 | 1283 | 1563 | 0 | 1553 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4A.2.
Source: VCF0805 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Question Text:
1956,1960: "'The government ought to help people get doctors and hospital care at low cost.'" (CARD WITH RESPONSE CHOICES SHOWN TO R)
1962: "'The government ought to help people get doctors and hospital care at low cost.' Do you have an opinion on this or not?" (IF YES:) "Do you agree that the government should do this or do you think the government should not do it?"
1964,1968: "Some say the government in Washington ought to help people get doctors and hospital care at low cost; others say the government should not get into this. Have you been interested enough in this to favor one side over the other?" (IF YES) "What is your position?"