How helpful do you think the new Medicare prescription drug benefit will be for the following people? (First/Next), how helpful do you think the benefit will be for (READ ITEM)? Will it be very helpful, somewhat helpful, not too helpful, or not at all helpful? (READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS, ALWAYS READ ITEM “e” LAST)

Asked of seniors (n=273)

	Very helpful	Somewhat helpful	Not too helpful.	Not at all helpful	DK/ Ref.
a. A typical person on Medicare	22	35	12	5	26
b. Low-income people on Medicare	45	25	7	5	18
c. People on Medicare with very high prescription drug costs	39	26	8	8	19
d. People on Medicare who currently have no drug coverage	45	26	5	7	18
e. You personally	21	16	12	32	20

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 31-April 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,203.