The Deep South: Medicaid Expansion Views

The Deep South How residents view Medicaid expansion Favorable (%) Unfavorable (%) Don't Know (%) 5-state total 62.3 33.0 4.6 by state Favorable (%) Unfavorable (%) Don't Know (%) Alabama 64.2 32.0 3.8 Georgia 61.0 35.0 4.0 Louisiana 62.6 30.8 6.6 Mississippi 58.6 37.4 4.0 South Carolina 65.2 30.0 3.8 by race Favorable (%) Unfavorable (%) Don't Know (%) Black 85.3 12.6 2.2 White 53.3 41.6 5.2 by ideology Favorable (%) Unfavorable (%) Don't Know (%) Liberal 78.2 17.6 4.2 Moderate 69.3 25.9 4.7 Conservative 46.9 48.9 4.2 by age Favorable (%) Unfavorable (%) Don't Know (%) 18-24 66.1 27.6 6.3 25-44 64.5 31.6 3.9 35-64 61.6 34.0 4.4 65+ 59.9 35.5 4.6 Source: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, The Deep South and Medicaid Expansion: The View from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina, May 2013. Families USA, 2013