FIU/Florida Poll
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Florida International University

The FIU/Florida Poll is a statewide survey of 1,200 Florida residents done by SJMC’s Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) every year from 1988 to 2004. The 2004 Poll was done in December 2004 and January 2005, and the 2006 Poll was done in July 2006.

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Who do you feel should have the responsibility for making sure that people have health care coverage -- government or employers?

Bar Chart

results by ethnic groups


who responsible for health care coverage * Florida poll conducted in year Crosstabulation
% within Florida poll conducted in year


Florida poll conducted in year Total
93 96 00 01 02 03 04 06
who responsible for health care coverage government 43.7% 32.3% 40.4% 45.0% 44.0% 49.4% 49.1% 44.3% 43.5%
employers 26.3% 25.4% 27.4% 26.7% 24.0% 21.9% 19.4% 20.4% 23.9%
individuals 9.5% 10.2% 7.1% 5.7% 5.0% 7.2% 6.2% 7.6% 7.3%
combination 20.5% 32.1% 25.1% 22.6% 27.0% 21.5% 25.3% 27.8% 25.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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