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A chartpack of selected findings of the March/April 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report survey that underscores the need to educate seniors about the new Medicare prescription drug program. Survey Chartpack (.pdf)
Toplines of selected findings of the March/April 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report survey that underscores the need to educate seniors about the new Medicare prescription drug program. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
Selected findings from the March/April 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report survey underscores the need to educate seniors about the new Medicare prescription drug program - both the transitional discount card program that will be go into effect on June 1, 2004 and the full Medicare benefit that begins in January 2006. The survey, which is conducted every two months, is designed and analyzed by staff at the Foundation and colleagues at the Harvard…
South Africans at Ten Years of Democracy - Toplines Toplines from, "South Africans at Ten Years of Democracy," a comprehensive, nationally representative survey of South Africans was conducted by The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University to examine South Africans’ views about democracy and the challenges facing the country leading up to the April 2004 election. This extensive survey, “South Africans at Ten Years of Democracy,” also sought to explore perceptions of how…
South Africans at Ten Years of Democracy - Summary and Chartpack Summary and chartpack from, "South Africans at Ten Years of Democracy," comprehensive, nationally representative survey of South Africans was conducted by The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University to examine South Africans’ views about democracy and the challenges facing the country leading up to the April 2004 election. This extensive survey also sought to explore perceptions of how things have changed since…
HIV and Sexual Behaviour Among Young South Africans: A National Survey of 15-24 Year- Olds South Africa is in the grips of a devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic in which the peak incidence occurs among 15-24 year-olds. This national survey of HIV and sexual behavior among the country's 15-24 year-olds identifies trends in HIV infection and related determinants of infection among young people. The report also gauges the impact of loveLife, South Africa's largest national HIV prevention…
Ten years after the fall of apartheid and the birth of a new democracy, South Africans went to the polls for their third national election in April 2004. During the past ten years, the people of South Africa have witnessed dramatic changes in their government, as well as in their daily lives. A comprehensive, nationally representative survey of South Africans was conducted by The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University to examine South…
Military Families Survey A recent survey conducted by The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University examines the views of Army spouses and their experiences with military life, including experiences with deployment and attitudes toward re-enlistment, as well as attitudes towards government and the media. The survey was conducted among spouses of active duty U.S. Army personnel serving on the ten largest U.S. Army bases. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
A recent survey conducted by The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University examines the views of Army spouses and their experiences with military life, including experiences with deployment and attitudes toward re-enlistment, as well as attitudes towards government and the media. The survey was conducted among spouses of active duty U.S. Army personnel serving on the ten largest U.S. Army bases. Toplines
Statement by Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation on the Selected Survey Findings of the Medicare Rx Drug Law A number of reports have interpreted our recent poll on the public's knowledge of the new Medicare prescription drug law as suggesting that the more seniors learn about the law the more unfavorable they will be. That may or may not prove correct but it is not what our analysis suggested. We found that…
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