Nearly 25 percent of the uninsured said the main reason they will remain uninsured is because of the inability to find an affordable plan, according to the poll.
Less people (5 percent) said their main reason for remaining uninsured is because they believe they don’t need coverage; don’t want to have to buy something (4 percent); or would rather pay the fine than spend money on insurance (less than 1 percent). Seven percent of respondents indicated “other.”
Also, 25 percent of the uninsured said the main reason they plan to get insurance is because they feel the need to have health coverage, with 8 percent of that group saying the main driver behind getting insured is the health reform law’s requirement to do so. Additionally, 5 percent said their main reason is because a new insurance option is available.
The poll was conducted Nov. 5-13.
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