Moore Information of Portland, OR just released a survey 1,000 registered voters nationwide and their attitudes to toward health care related issues.

Some of the interesting findings:

• 88% of voters have health coverage
• 72% are satisfied with their current health plan (42% very satisfied)
• Only 14% report being dissatisfied
• However, 56% believe “most people in their community lack adequate health insurance coverage”
• 51% “prefer a market driven plan in which everyone can choose the coverage they want, mandates are reduced and tax incentives are given to businesses that provide health insurance to their employees”
• Compared to 40% who “prefer a universal health care plan paid for and managed by the government, that covers everyone.” (8% have no opinion.)

Free-market and private health insurance are the preference of the majority of voters. The high satisfaction that most report with their current plan points to the challenge for politicians and others who want to blow-up the current system to replace it with something new.

The finding that I found most hopeful and helpful was that “the market driven plan is favored by men age 30 and older and women of all ages, Republicans, voters in households with annual incomes of $60,000 or more, and voters with children living at home. At the same time, a universal health care plan is favored by Democrats, voters in households earning less than $60,000 annually and men age 18-29.”

Think about who supports government universal coverage and then who votes.