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NPR Poll Finds Sizable Income Gap On Republicans' Views Of Health Coverage

The survey, from NPR and partners, shows how the "1%" compare with others on issues including inequality, health care access and what it takes to get ahead in America.
President Trump speaks about expanding health coverage options for small businesses and workers in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 14, 2019.

A new poll finds that rich people are much happier with their lives than poorer people. They're also far more likely to say they've achieved the "American dream," that they're satisfied with their education, and that they're not anxious about the future.

Many people could have guessed all of that without a poll, of course. But the findings also show some striking differences — and some striking similarities — between the very richest and poorest Americans about what it takes to succeed in this country.

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