THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Government Health Insurance  1970-2004


                           '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02  '04 
 
   Govt. Insurance Plan 1   25   25   **   22   23   **   **   13   **   16   **   20   16   13   **   16   **   19 
                        2    8    6   **    7    7   **   **    9   **    9   **   12    8   10   **   10   **   11 
                        3    7    6   **    6    6   **   **    9   **   10   **   12   11   12   **   14   **   12 
                        4   13   12   **   10   11   **   **   17   **   16   **   18   19   19   **   19   **   17 
                        5    5    5   **    7    7   **   **   13   **   12   **   10   12   14   **   13   **   13 
                        6    8    5   **    8    9   **   **   12   **    9   **    7   12   11   **    9   **   10 
 Private Insurance Plan 7   21   23   **   20   18   **   **   10   **   11   **    7   13   10   **   10   **    8 
      DK, Haven't Thought   14   18   **   21   17   **   **   18   **   16   **   14    8   12   **    9   **    9
                          ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 

                       N  1489 1355      2843 2282            967      2028      2477 1773 1712       981      1211  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4A.3
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     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)
       


     This question is variable VCF0806 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation).

     Table generated:  27NOV05