# Nearly all Americans say everyone should have health insurance

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/nearly-all-americans-say-everyone-should-have-health-insurance/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, 91% of Americans said everyone should have health insurance.

About one in ten said they do not (9%).

## Topline

Do you think that everyone should have health insurance?

91% of Americans say everyone should have health insurance.

- Yes: 90.8%
- No: 9.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: daily_life
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.26](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.26)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.26](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.26)