Political Trust, Ideology, and Public Support in the United States for Government Spending on Health Care
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-4-2019
Abstract
The U.S. health-care costs have increased at a rapid rate over the last several decades. How much responsibility the government should bear with the increase in health-care costs is one of the main questions that lack consensus among the American people. Utilizing the 2016 General Social Survey data, this study shows that over two-thirds of Americans want to see more or much more spending on health care by the government. An ordered logit regression model shows that political trust and ideology are significant correlates in predicting attitudes toward government spending on health care. The policy implications of the findings are discussed in the “Conclusion” section.
Publication Title
International Journal of Public Administration
Volume
42
Issue
9
First Page
776
Last Page
785
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/01900692.2018.1517784
ISSN
01900692
E-ISSN
15324265
Citation Information
Aitalieva, N.R., Park, S. (2019) Political Trust, Ideology, and Public Support in the United States for Government Spending on Health Care. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(9), 776-785.