---
"title": "Table 4.7 Government Role In Health Care"
"description": "These questions are discussed in Section 4 of the report. Gov’t responsibility Not gov’t responsibility Total % Nat’l gov’t health insurance system % Mix of private/gov’t system % Total % Keep Medicare/Medicaid % Gov’t not involved % (N) TOTAL 47 21 23 50 43 6 3,341 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 18 7 10 80 66 13 […]"
"date": "2014-06-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/government-role-in-health-care/"
---

# Table 4.7 Government Role In Health Care

[RANDOMIZE]

These questions are discussed in [Section 4](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-4-political-compromise-and-divisive-policy-debates/#measuring-support-for-far-reaching-policy-proposals) of the report.

|  | Gov’t responsibility | Not gov’t responsibility |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Total % | Nat’l gov’t health insurance system % | Mix of private/gov’t system % | Total % | Keep Medicare/Medicaid % | Gov’t not involved % | (N) |
|  |
| TOTAL | 47 | 21 | 23 | 50 | 43 | 6 | 3,341 |
| **PARTY WITH LEANERS** |
| Rep/Rep lean | 18 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 66 | 13 | 1,340 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 69 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1,572 |
| **PARTY ID** |
| Republican | 17 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 68 | 12 | 788 |
| Democrat | 71 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1,036 |
| Independent | 44 | 20 | 22 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 1,320 |
| Lean Republican | 20 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 64 | 13 | 552 |
| Lean Democrat | 67 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 536 |
| **IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY** |
| Consistently Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 75 | 20 | 347 |
| Mostly Conservative | 15 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 65 | 17 | 625 |
| Mixed | 44 | 18 | 24 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 1,179 |
| Mostly Liberal | 69 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 698 |
| Consistently Liberal | 89 | 54 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 492 |
| **SEX** |
| Men | 45 | 22 | 20 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 1,631 |
| Women | 49 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 1,710 |
| **AGE** |
| 18-49 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 47 | 40 | 6 | 1,336 |
| 50+ | 43 | 19 | 22 | 54 | 47 | 6 | 1,960 |
| **DETAILED AGE** |
| 18-29 | 55 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 483 |
| 30-49 | 47 | 21 | 24 | 50 | 43 | 6 | 853 |
| 50-64 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 55 | 47 | 6 | 1,028 |
| 65+ | 44 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 932 |
| **SEX BY AGE** |
| Men 18-49 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 50 | 40 | 9 | 692 |
| Men 50+ | 39 | 19 | 18 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 922 |
| Women 18-49 | 51 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 644 |
| Women 50+ | 46 | 18 | 25 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 1,038 |
| **RACE** |
| White, non-Hispanic | 38 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 51 | 7 | 2,407 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 74 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 348 |
| Hispanic | 61 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 301 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 51 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 40 | 7 | 1,378 |
| Post grad | 54 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 491 |
| College grad | 49 | 22 | 25 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 887 |
| Some college | 41 | 20 | 19 | 56 | 47 | 8 | 977 |
| HS or less | 49 | 20 | 25 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 972 |
| **FAMILY INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 41 | 19 | 20 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 1,020 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 42 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 1,026 |
| \<$30,000 | 55 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 971 |
| **RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE** |
| Total Protestant | 41 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 48 | 7 | 1,673 |
| White NH evang. Prot. | 27 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 59 | 9 | 624 |
| White NH mainline Prot. | 31 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 9 | 583 |
| Total Catholic | 46 | 21 | 23 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 715 |
| White NH Cath. | 35 | 13 | 21 | 62 | 51 | 10 | 496 |
| Unaffiliated | 60 | 33 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 591 |
| **ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES** |
| Weekly or more | 41 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 47 | 8 | 1,270 |
| Less than weekly | 49 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 41 | 6 | 2,031 |
| **REGION** |
| Northeast | 54 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 606 |
| Midwest | 42 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 47 | 6 | 724 |
| South | 44 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 1,240 |
| West | 50 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 39 | 7 | 771 |
| **AMONG REP/LEAN REP** |
| Men | 17 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 64 | 17 | 721 |
| Women | 20 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 68 | 7 | 619 |
| 18-29 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 163 |
| 30-49 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 67 | 13 | 315 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 71 | 12 | 430 |
| 65+ | 16 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 68 | 12 | 417 |
| Agree with Tea Party | 4 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 73 | 21 | 555 |
| Disagree/No opinion | 26 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 62 | 8 | 761 |
| **AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM** |
| Men | 71 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 709 |
| Women | 68 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 863 |
| 18-29 | 72 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 240 |
| 30-49 | 68 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 409 |
| 50-64 | 69 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 467 |
| 65+ | 70 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 441 |
| **AMONG WHITES** |
| Men | 37 | 18 | 17 | 61 | 50 | 10 | 1,177 |
| Women | 39 | 15 | 21 | 58 | 52 | 5 | 1,230 |
| 18-29 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 274 |
| 30-49 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 52 | 7 | 561 |
| 50-64 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 8 | 761 |
| 65+ | 37 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 51 | 7 | 790 |
| College grad | 44 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 45 | 8 | 1,091 |
| Some college or less | 35 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 54 | 7 | 1,311 |
| College grad men | 44 | 22 | 20 | 56 | 44 | 11 | 566 |
| College grad women | 45 | 18 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 6 | 525 |
| Some col or less men | 34 | 17 | 15 | 64 | 53 | 10 | 609 |
| Some col or less women | 36 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 54 | 5 | 702 |
| $75,000+ | 38 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 49 | 11 | 839 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 7 | 760 |
| \<$30,000 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 46 | 5 | 578 |

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