Most Pennsylvania residents know someone addicted to opioids and support legalizing marijuana, survey finds
The telephone survey was conducted
A report on the group’s findings, including the complete survey script, is available on the college’s website. Here are a few of the highlights.
The Affordable Care Act
About 60 percent of survey respondents wanted
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Medicare for all?
Survey respondents overwhelmingly said they think the federal government is responsible for ensuring people have access to health care. And 64 percent said they would support the government offering a “Medicare type” health insurance plan to compete with private insurance plans.
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Opioid crisis hitting close to home
Sixty-four percent of survey respondents said they knew someone who has struggled with an opioid addiction, up from 52 percent in 2016.
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Warming up to marijuana legalization
For the first time in the survey’s seven-year history, a majority of respondents said they support legalizing marijuana use for any purpose. In 2013, the first year
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Mixed opinions on junk food taxes
Survey respondents were divided on whether they support taxes on junk food, such as Philadelphia’s soda tax.
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