Support for Government versus Private Health Insurance 1970-2020
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| '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Insurance Plan 1 | 25 (368) |
25 (342) |
** | 22 (622) |
23 (536) |
** | ** | 13 (129) |
** | 16 (334) |
** | 20 (500) |
16 (288) |
13 (219) |
** | 16 (158) |
** | 19 (235) |
** | 18 (215) |
** | 12 (732) |
** | 15 (658) |
** | 20 (1669) |
| 2 | 8 (112) |
6 (80) |
** | 7 (209) |
7 (170) |
** | ** | 9 (83) |
** | 9 (182) |
** | 12 (306) |
8 (138) |
10 (163) |
** | 10 (99) |
** | 11 (136) |
** | 13 (148) |
** | 10 (568) |
** | 8 (358) |
** | 10 (790) |
| 3 | 7 (100) |
6 (84) |
** | 6 (164) |
6 (145) |
** | ** | 9 (87) |
** | 10 (207) |
** | 12 (298) |
11 (194) |
13 (214) |
** | 14 (140) |
** | 12 (145) |
** | 12 (140) |
** | 11 (642) |
** | 9 (394) |
** | 9 (773) |
| 4 | 13 (190) |
12 (160) |
** | 10 (277) |
11 (246) |
** | ** | 17 (164) |
** | 16 (324) |
** | 18 (437) |
19 (345) |
19 (317) |
** | 19 (184) |
** | 17 (209) |
** | 17 (200) |
** | 18 (1037) |
** | 17 (734) |
** | 15 (1236) |
| 5 | 5 (81) |
5 (73) |
** | 7 (191) |
7 (171) |
** | ** | 13 (124) |
** | 12 (245) |
** | 10 (244) |
12 (216) |
14 (245) |
** | 13 (126) |
** | 13 (162) |
** | 12 (136) |
** | 13 (787) |
** | 11 (468) |
** | 10 (851) |
| 6 | 8 (122) |
5 (65) |
** | 8 (217) |
9 (194) |
** | ** | 12 (113) |
** | 9 (186) |
** | 7 (184) |
12 (207) |
11 (191) |
** | 9 (90) |
** | 10 (125) |
** | 9 (104) |
** | 15 (867) |
** | 11 (480) |
** | 8 (670) |
| Private Insurance Plan 7 | 21 (311) |
23 (308) |
** | 20 (568) |
18 (422) |
** | ** | 10 (92) |
** | 11 (229) |
** | 7 (170) |
13 (235) |
10 (165) |
** | 10 (98) |
** | 8 (93) |
** | 10 (116) |
** | 14 (811) |
** | 14 (598) |
** | 14 (1193) |
| DK, Haven't Thought | 14 (205) |
18 (243) |
** | 21 (598) |
17 (398) |
** | ** | 18 (175) |
** | 16 (321) |
** | 14 (338) |
9 (151) |
12 (197) |
** | 9 (85) |
** | 9 (105) |
** | 9 (111) |
** | 8 (465) |
** | 13 (566) |
** | 13 (1075) |
| N | 1489 | 1355 | 0 | 2846 | 2282 | 0 | 0 | 967 | 0 | 2028 | 0 | 2477 | 1774 | 1711 | 0 | 980 | 0 | 1210 | 0 | 1170 | 0 | 5909 | 0 | 4256 | 0 | 8258 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4A.3.
Source: VCF0806 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Question Text:
"Some (1988,1994-later: people) feel there should be a government insurance plan which would cover all medical and hospital expenses
(1984 and later: for everyone)...Others feel that (1988,1994-1996: all) medical expenses should be paid by individuals, and through private insurance (1984 and later: plans) like Blue Cross (1984-1994: or [1996:some] other company paid plans)..
Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought much about this?" (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
In the 2012 Web instrument, Don't Know was not present as an onscreen categories for Internet, however Haven't Thought Much about it was a response option for both modes.