Americans Say Yes to Higher Insurance Rates for Smokers
by SavvyRoo on Jul 23, 2014 | Views: 204 | Score: 1
| Higher health insurance rates for smokers are justified | ...for the significantly overweight are justified | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65 | 43 |
| 2005 | 64 | 37 |
| 2011 | 58 | 42 |
| 2013 | 58 | 41 |
| 2014 | 58 | 39 |
Among Americans
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Sources:
gallup.com
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A majority of Americans agree that smokers should accept higher health insurance rates due to the negative health consequences of cigarette smoking. There is opposition, however, to applying the same penalty towards "significantly overweight" Americans.