National Survey of Public Knowledge of the Medicare Program and Public Support for Medicare Policy Proposals
The survey on the public's knowledge of the Medicare Program and support for Medicare Policy Proposals. The survey was designed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health and was conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. The survey was conducted by telephone with 1,383 adults nationwide between May 31 and June 5, 1995. The sample consisted of 1,076 adults selected randomly, plus an oversample of 307 people 65
years of age and older. Altogether 548 people 65 and older were interviewed, and their responses were weighted to the group's proper
proportion among the national adult population. The margin of error in the national sample is plus or minus 3 percent.
News Release: New Survey Finds Most Americans Oppose Slowing the Growth of Medicare to Balance the Budget or Cut Taxes, But Would Support Changes to Avoid Bankrutcy
Information provided by Medicare Policy Project and Public Opinion and Media Research Publication Number: 1065 Publish Date: 1995-06-01
