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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 9, 2020
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 9, 2020: Forty-five percent (45%) of registered voters rate the U.S. healthcare system as good or excellent while 22% rate it as poor. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 30% believe our healthcare system is merely fair while 3% are not sure.[1]
The survey also found that 72% rate the medical care they personally receive as good or excellent. Just 6% say the quality of their medical care is poor.[1]
Sixty-six percent (66%) rate their insurance coverage as good or excellent, while 11% say poor.[1]
There are large partisan divides on the question about the U.S. healthcare system. Sixty-four percent (64%) of Republicans say it’s good or excellent while just 8% say poor. Democrats are evenly divided–32% say good or excellent, 29% say poor. As for independent voters, 40% rate the healthcare system as good or excellent while 28% rate it as poor.[1]
Partisan differences are much more modest on questions of personal medical care and insurance coverage.
Data released earlier showed that 22% believe our nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic would have been better with a national healthcare system run by the federal government. Thirty-eight percent (38%) believe that would have made things worse.
Other data showed that, if infected by the coronavirus, 30% are not confident they would receive appropriate medical care.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- April 8, 2020 –22% of voters believe response to pandemic would have been better with a national health care system
- April 7, 2020 –30% of voters not confident they could receive medical treatment for coronavirus
- April 6, 2020 –759,493 people entered US from China between December and February
- April 3, 2020 –38% of voters fear economic impact of pandemic more than health threat
- April 2, 2020 –47% of voters believe China to blame for pandemic
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Coronavirus Daily Updates
- Political responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Resources for citizens dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, 2020
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