Overall Survey Results:


How Bad Is America's Healthcare Crisis?


1How many more Americans are uninsured than 30 years ago?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
11 million
   
10 4.5%
22 million
   
36 16.2%
33 million
   
71 31.9%
44 million
   
54 24.3%
55 million
   
44 19.8%
No Responses
   
73.1%
 Totals222100%
2How much more do Americans pay per capita each year for healthcare than Swedes?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
$1500
   
10 4.5%
$2500
   
32 14.4%
$3500
   
45 20.2%
$4500
   
38 17.1%
$5500
   
90 40.5%
No Responses
   
73.1%
 Totals222100%
3The Congressional Budget Office predicts that in 2082 American healthcare costs will be what percentage of GDP?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
40%
   
51 22.9%
60%
   
63 28.3%
80%
   
35 15.7%
100%
   
17 7.6%
120%
   
18 8.1%
180%
   
29 13.0%
No Responses
   
94.0%
 Totals222100%
4In what year are health insurance premium costs projected to surpass average household income?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
2026
   
109 49.0%
2046
   
54 24.3%
2066
   
17 7.6%
2086
   
10 4.5%
3006
   
1 <1%
Never
   
19 8.5%
No Responses
   
125.4%
 Totals222100%
5Which country among these has both the lowest life expectancy and highest infant mortality rates?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
US
   
191 86.0%
Canada
   
2 <1%
Australia
   
6 2.7%
Italy
   
8 3.6%
Germany
   
2 <1%
France
   
1 <1%
Sweden
   
4 1.8%
No Responses
   
83.6%
 Totals222100%
6Since 1970, the number of physicians in the U.S. has grown by what percentage?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
0%
   
110 49.5%
100%
   
52 23.4%
300%
   
34 15.3%
500%
   
9 4.0%
1000%
   
3 1.3%
3000%
   
1 <1%
Russia
   
2 <1%
No Responses
   
114.9%
 Totals222100%
7Since 1970, the number of hospital administrators in the U.S. has grown by what percentage?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
0%
   
18 8.1%
100%
   
37 16.6%
300%
   
68 30.6%
500%
   
49 22.0%
1000%
   
18 8.1%
3000%
   
22 9.9%
No Responses
   
104.5%
 Totals222100%
8Which of these proposed healthcare or health insurance reforms would you support? Check all that apply.
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
A full single-payer system modeled on those found in Canada, Britain, and much of Europe
   
184 86.3%
A vigorous public option that would effectively contain healthcare costs
   
137 64.3%
A weaker public option or coop plan that would at least insure at least some currently uninsured Americans
   
30 14.0%
A plan that would require Americans to buy insurance through existing private health insurers
   
7 3.2%
Any plan
   
3 1.4%
No plan currently under discussion
   
15 7.0%
A plan that would cover abortions
   
71 33.3%
One that would cover undocumented workers
   
53 24.8%
One that would provide death panels
   
8 3.7%
 Totals213100%
9What should be done -- by the Administration, Congress, the media, you -- about healthcare reform?
 
 Number of
Responses
  139
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