Table 7.
Approval of Government Payment of Healthcare for All
NES: “Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose the US government paying for all necessary medical care for all Americans?”
| 2008 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Favor a great deal | 35 | 17 |
| Favor moderately | 13 | 17 |
| Favor a little | 2 | 4 |
| Neither favor nor oppose | 12 | 24 |
| Oppose a little | 4 | 3 |
| Oppose moderately | 11 | 11 |
| Oppose a great deal | 21 | 24 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 2 | 1 |
| Break-off | * | * |
| N | 1,167 | 5,916 |
*Less than .5%.