National Survey of Public Knowledge of Welfare Reform and the Federal Budget
A random-sample national survey of 1200 adults, conducted between December 27 and 29, 1994, on public knowledge and attitudes about the welfare system, including what programs the public defines as welfare, who receives benefits, and how much it costs thenation. The survey also questioned respondents on support and opposition to various welfare reform measures. A summary of the findings is available. This survey was conducted as part of the Kaiser-Harvard Program on the Public and Health/Social Policy, an initiative to monitor public knowledge, values and beliefs on health and health-related issuues.
