Survey finds majority oppose 'fat tax'

A national survey found that only 30 percent of Americans support forcing overweight government workers to pay more for health insurance.

The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of 1,000 adults nationwide conducted Oct. 11-12 found that 63 percent opposed North Carolina's plan to charge overweight employees more for the state employee's health plan. The survey found 30 percent supported the plan and 7 percent were unsure.

The survey didn't provide any specifics of the plan, such as only those with extraordinarily high body mass indexes would be charged more, so a grain of salt may be in order with the survey results.

The survey also asked whether Americans favored the state's plan to charge smoker's on the plan more for insurance. Half of the respondents favored the plan, while 43 percent were opposed and 8 percent were unsure.

The survey had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.