MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A majority of Wisconsin residents say in a new poll that they favor a universal health care system run by the state government.

61 percent of those who responded to the University of Wisconsin Survey Center's Badger Poll say they favor replacing the current health care system with one that covers everyone and is run entirely by the state.

Half of those polled say the costs of health care are extremely problematic. Another 45 percent say the state's health care system has major problems.

The random poll of 521 people released on Tuesday was conducted between April 15 and April 24 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.