This survey, conducted across the United States in July 2014, shows the share of people who think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight. 59 percent of respondents said that they do not consider setting higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight justified.
United States :Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight?
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Gallup. (July 28, 2014). United States :Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/313542/united-sates-justified-set-higher-health-insurance-rates-for-people-who-significantly-overweight/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "United States :Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight?." Chart. July 28, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/313542/united-sates-justified-set-higher-health-insurance-rates-for-people-who-significantly-overweight/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. (2014). United States :Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/313542/united-sates-justified-set-higher-health-insurance-rates-for-people-who-significantly-overweight/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "United States :do You Think It Would Be Justified or Unjustified to Set Higher Health Insurance Rates for People Who Are Significantly Overweight?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/313542/united-sates-justified-set-higher-health-insurance-rates-for-people-who-significantly-overweight/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup, United States :Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/313542/united-sates-justified-set-higher-health-insurance-rates-for-people-who-significantly-overweight/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
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