Among non-elderly adults with employer-sponsored insurance, attitudes towards consumer-driven plans divide somewhat along party and ideological lines. Republicans (28%) are more likely than Democrats (18%) or Independents (21%) to have favorable opinions of consumer-driven plans. Similarly, Democrats are more likely to say they would feel vulnerable with this type of coverage (82%) than Republicans (70%), though a majority of all these groups still say their opinion of these plans is unfavorable.

Similarly, those who identify themselves as politically conservative are more likely to have favorable opinions of this type of plan (27%).