{"id":2557,"date":"2009-08-22T14:26:44","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T22:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secularright.org\/wordpress\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2009-08-22T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T22:29:40","slug":"attitudes-toward-government-spending-on-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secularright.org\/SR\/wordpress\/attitudes-toward-government-spending-on-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Attitudes toward government spending on healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

The General Social Survey<\/a> had a question of the form:<\/p>\n

Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please indicate whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say “much more,” it might require a tax increase to pay for it. b. Health<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ve broken down responses by demographic variables below. The rows add up to 100%.
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Spend….<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

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<\/TD> 		Much More<\/strong><\/TD> More<\/strong><\/TD> Same<\/strong><\/TD> Less<\/strong><\/TD> Much Less<\/strong><\/TD> <\/TR>
Age<\/strong>


<\/TD> 		18-30<\/em><\/TD> 41.7<\/TD> 45.6<\/TD> 8.6<\/TD> 2.4<\/TD> 1.7<\/TD> <\/TR>
31-45<\/em><\/TD> 33.4<\/TD> 44.8<\/TD> 15.7<\/TD> 5.1<\/TD> 1<\/TD> <\/TR>
46-65<\/em><\/TD> 36.9<\/TD> 43.7<\/TD> 13.1<\/TD> 4.7<\/TD> 1.6<\/TD> <\/TR>
66+<\/em><\/TD> 31.6<\/TD> 43.8<\/TD> 18.2<\/TD> 6.1<\/TD> 0.3<\/TD> <\/TR>
Sex<\/strong>
<\/TD> 		Male<\/em><\/TD> 33.9<\/TD> 45.5<\/TD> 13.5<\/TD> 5.2<\/TD> 1.9<\/TD> <\/TR>
Female<\/em><\/TD> 38.1<\/TD> 43.4<\/TD> 13.6<\/TD> 4.1<\/TD> 0.8<\/TD> <\/TR>
Ideology<\/strong>

<\/TD> 		Liberal<\/em><\/TD> 47.7<\/TD> 39.4<\/TD> 9.9<\/TD> 2.4<\/TD> 0.6<\/TD> <\/TR>
Moderate<\/em><\/TD> 37.9<\/TD> 47.1<\/TD> 11.9<\/TD> 2.1<\/TD> 1<\/TD> <\/TR>
Conserv.<\/em><\/TD> 25.2<\/TD> 44.8<\/TD> 18.9<\/TD> 9<\/TD> 2.1<\/TD> <\/TR>
Party<\/strong>

<\/TD> 		Democrat<\/em><\/TD> 46.1<\/TD> 42.3<\/TD> 8.6<\/TD> 2.4<\/TD> 0.8<\/TD> <\/TR>
Independent<\/em><\/TD> 36.8<\/TD> 47.6<\/TD> 13<\/TD> 1.8<\/TD> 0.8<\/TD> <\/TR>
Republican<\/em><\/TD> 22.4<\/TD> 45.3<\/TD> 20.5<\/TD> 9.6<\/TD> 2.2<\/TD> <\/TR>
Socioecon. Index<\/strong>
<\/TD> 		SEI 17-50<\/em><\/TD> 36.9<\/TD> 46.1<\/TD> 11.6<\/TD> 4.7<\/TD> 0.8<\/TD> <\/TR>
SEI 50-100<\/em><\/TD> 34.2<\/TD> 42.2<\/TD> 17.3<\/TD> 4.9<\/TD> 1.4<\/TD> <\/TR>
Race<\/strong>
<\/TD> 		White<\/em><\/TD> 31.6<\/TD> 45.8<\/TD> 15.5<\/TD> 5.5<\/TD> 1.6<\/TD> <\/TR>
Black<\/em><\/TD> 54.7<\/TD> 38.7<\/TD> 4.2<\/TD> 1.5<\/TD> 0.9<\/TD> <\/TR>
Region<\/strong>


<\/TD> 		Northeast<\/em><\/TD> 47.2<\/TD> 34.9<\/TD> 11.2<\/TD> 3.5<\/TD> 3.1<\/TD> <\/TR>
Midwest<\/em><\/TD> 31.6<\/TD> 49<\/TD> 14.1<\/TD> 4.1<\/TD> 1.1<\/TD> <\/TR>
South<\/em><\/TD> 34.4<\/TD> 46.3<\/TD> 13.7<\/TD> 4.6<\/TD> 1<\/TD> <\/TR>
West<\/em><\/TD> 35.7<\/TD> 43.1<\/TD> 14.6<\/TD> 5.9<\/TD> 0.6<\/TD> <\/TR>
Education<\/strong>



<\/TD> 		< High School<\/em><\/TD> 40.4<\/TD> 42<\/TD> 10.6<\/TD> 5.4<\/TD> 1.6<\/TD> <\/TR>
High School<\/em><\/TD> 39.8<\/TD> 42.4<\/TD> 13.5<\/TD> 3.3<\/TD> 1<\/TD> <\/TR>
Jun. College<\/em><\/TD> 26.8<\/TD> 58<\/TD> 8.1<\/TD> 7.1<\/TD> 0<\/TD> <\/TR>
Bachelor<\/em><\/TD> 26.3<\/TD> 47.3<\/TD> 18.7<\/TD> 6.5<\/TD> 1.2<\/TD> <\/TR>
Graduate<\/em><\/TD> 29.4<\/TD> 45.5<\/TD> 15.7<\/TD> 6.2<\/TD> 3.2<\/TD> <\/TR> <\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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