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Pew Research CenterDecember 14, 2017
Government Gets Lower Ratings for Handling Health Care, Environment, Disaster Response

Majorities say government is doing a bad job addressing poverty, immigration, health care

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Majorities say government is doing a bad job addressing poverty, immigration, health care

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Government Gets Lower Ratings for Handling Health Care, Environment, Disaster Response
Public’s ratings of government performance decline on several issues
Low ratings for government on several issues; majorities say it should have a ‘major role’
Wide partisan gaps in views of govt performance across domains
Shifting partisan views of government performance
Wide partisan gaps over government role on health care, poverty, education
Trust in the federal government remains near historic low
Modest shifts in trust in government since Trump’s inauguration, as Republicans’ views move higher, while Democrats’ views move lower
More Americans continue to be ‘frustrated’ with the government than ‘angry’ or ‘basically content’
Share of Democrats expressing anger at government as high as in October 2006
Majorities say government is doing a bad job addressing poverty, immigration, health care
Across domains, large majorities see major role for government

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