In a July 2019 Gallup poll, 12% of U.S. adults said they smoke marijuana, a percentage that is essentially unchanged since 2015. CONT. Gallup Read more »
Democrats Like Both the Public Option and Medicare-for-all
With the first votes of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season approaching, large majorities of Democrats – and most of the public overall – support both of the major approaches primary candidates have put forward to expand coverage and make health care more affordable, though a public option remains significantly […] Read more »
Richest Republicans View Health Care Far Differently Than Poorest, NPR Poll Finds
A new poll finds that rich people are much happier with their lives than poorer people. They’re also far more likely to say they’ve achieved the American dream, that they’re satisfied with their education, and that they’re not anxious about the future. Many people could have guessed all of that […] Read more »
More in U.S. See Progress in Addressing Illegal Drug Problem
In the midst of the continuing opioid crisis, Americans have become increasingly likely since 2017 to say the U.S. has made progress in addressing the problem of illegal drugs more broadly. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
Support for Legal Marijuana Steady in Past Year
Americans’ support for legalizing marijuana has held steady at 66% over the past year, after rising 30 percentage points between 2005 and 2018. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Health Care In The Democratic Debates, Congress, And The Courts
In the lead up to the fourth round of Democratic primary debates, majorities of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say Democratic candidates for president are spending too little time talking about women’s health care and surprise medical bills, while most feel they are spending the right amount or too much time […] Read more »