This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on whether they were aware that starting January 1st most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine, as stated in the Affordable Care Act. 81 percent of respondents stated they were aware of this before now.
Americans: Were you aware that, starting January 1st, most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine?
The source posed the question as follows: "As you may know, under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, starting January 1st most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine. Were you aware of this before now?"
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Gallup. (June 28, 2013). Americans: Were you aware that, starting January 1st, most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261247/awareness-of-the-affordable-care-act/
Gallup. "Americans: Were you aware that, starting January 1st, most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine?." Chart. June 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261247/awareness-of-the-affordable-care-act/
Gallup. (2013). Americans: Were you aware that, starting January 1st, most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261247/awareness-of-the-affordable-care-act/
Gallup. "Americans: Were You Aware That, Starting January 1st, Most Americans Will Be Required to Purchase Health Insurance or Pay a Fine?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261247/awareness-of-the-affordable-care-act/
Gallup, Americans: Were you aware that, starting January 1st, most Americans will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fine? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261247/awareness-of-the-affordable-care-act/ (last visited September 26, 2020)
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