A majority of U.S. adults express a high level of concern about their health care costs increasing over the next year, according to a survey released Tuesday.

The Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted in mid-October, shows nearly 6 in 10 respondents are “extremely” or “very” concerned about rising health care costs this coming year — at 32 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

Another 26 percent said they’re “somewhat” concerned, 8 percent said they’re “not too concerned” and 8 percent said they’re “not concerned at all.”

The concern extended across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance, the AP noted, but the poll found women were more likely than men to be “extremely” or “very” concerned about rising health care costs: at 63 percent and 51 percent, respective

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