(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 still favor a proposal to guarantee prescription drug coverage to everyone on Medicare) if it meant more government spending to pay for it?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of those who favored the proposal (85%)

Among those asked
Favor	88%
Oppose	9%
Don't know	2%

Among TOTAL respondents
Favor	76%
Oppose (NET)	20%
Oppose before cost mentioned	12%
Oppose after cost mentioned	8%
Don't know	5%

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.