Kaiser/Harvard/Newshour Prescription Drugs Survey [July, 2000]
(We're going to be asking you some questions about prescription drugs. As you know, prescription drugs are medicines that can only be bought if you have a prescription from a doctor. Prescription drugs do not include vitamins, herbal medicines like St. John's Wort and Ginseng, or medicines you can buy without a prescription, like aspirin. We're also going to be asking you a few questions about Medicare. As you may know, Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance primarily to people aged 65 and older.)... As you may know, Medicare does not currently pay for prescription drugs. Would you favor or oppose a proposal to guarantee prescription drug coverage to everyone on Medicare?
Favor | 85% |
Oppose | 12% |
Don't know | 3% |
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Methodology: Conducted by ICR--International Communications Research, July 26-September 5, 2000 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,701. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.