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On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to provide mental health care for persons with mental illnesses?
Government responsibility for mental health care · Asked in 2 waves, 1996–2006 · 1,410 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Definitely should be | Probably should be | Probably should not be | Definitely should not be | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 702 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 708 |
| 36% |
| 46% |
| 15% |
| 3% |
| 702 |
| ±4 |
| Protestant | 36% | 43% | 18% | 2% | 382 | ±6 |
| Catholic | 33% | 53% | 11% | 3% | 151 | ±10 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±26 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±27 |
| None | 35% | 50% | 10% | 5% | 124 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2006 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.