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Government Should Be Responsible for Providing Healthcare for the Sick
GSS/NORC: “Government on the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government’s responsibility to [ITEM]? Provide healthcare for the sick.”
| 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Definitely should be | 34 | 39 | 35 | 55 |
| Probably should be | 47 | 46 | 44 | 35 |
| Probably should not be | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Definitely should not be | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| No answer | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| N | 666 | 1,228 | 1,332 | 1,513 |
