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A side-by-side comparison of key demographics and health coverage statistics of the states most affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Fact Sheet (.pdf)
These toplines provide the results of a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences related to the new Medicare drug benefit.
Topline (.pdf)
Two national surveys conducted and analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation show that substantial majorities of pharmacists and physicians believe that the prescription drug law is helping people on Medicare save money on their medications. At the same time, a majority in both professions report that Medicare beneficiaries who they see are encountering problems in getting their medications, sometimes with serious consequences.
The questions about Medicare drug plans were part of surveys designed and analyzed by the Foundation to assess the views and experiences of pharmacists and doctors on the new drug benefit and other topics. Portions of the surveys related to other topics will be released later this year.
The two surveys were conducted between April and July, during the first year of Medicare’s new drug benefit. Nationally representative samples of 802 pharmacists and 834 doctors were surveyed. Each survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Toplines: National Survey of Pharmacists, Findings on Medicare Part D
Toplines: National Survey of Physicians, Findings on Medicare Part D
I’d like you to think about the way the problem of AIDS is affecting this country today. Do you think the problem of AIDS is about the same as it has been, that the country is making progress in this area, or that the country is losing ground?
Note: Asked of One-Half of Respondents:
14% About the same
52 Country making progress
27 Country losing ground
7 Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington Post, Harvard University. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, September 17-October 19, 1997 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,205.
I’d like to ask you about the way the problem of AIDS affects this country today. Do you think the problem is about the same as it has been, that the country is making progress in this area, or that the country is losing ground?
15% About the same
32 Country making progress
48 Country losing ground
5 Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, November 27-December 17, 1995 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult of 1,511. The survey of 1511 included an oversample of 250 African-Americans and 250 Hispanics. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Thinking about the way the problem of AIDS is affecting YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY today, do you think AIDS is a MORE urgent problem for your community than it was a few years ago, a LESS urgent problem, is it ABOUT THE SAME, or has AIDS NEVER been a problem in your community?
Total
White
Black
Latino
23
15
49
46
More urgent
10
10
6
7
Less urgent
34
36
24
27
About the same
23
28
15
10
Never been a problem
10
10
6
10
Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.
What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? (WAIT FOR REPLY BEFORE PROBE) Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent? (RECORD UP TO 3 RESPONSES)
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample
Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses
Total
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
34
31
37
28
39
Cancer
18
9
16
16
35
Heart Disease
17
28
15
17
10
AIDS or HIV
14
4
15
21
13
Health care-cost
13
20
12
13
4
Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/ Obesity/Weight disorder
10
6
10
12
15
Health insurance/ The uninsured
10
7
12
9
9
Diabetes
5
4
3
8
5
Health care-access
5
9
5
3
2
Smoking
5
7
4
4
7
Drugs
3
1
2
4
4
Elderly
3
6
2
1
4
STDs
2
2
3
3
1
Avian/Bird Flu
1
3
2
*
1
Hunger/Malnutrition
1
1
*
2
1
Pollution/ Environment
10
10
8
13
10
Other
8
12
9
3
10
Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.
What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? (WAIT FOR REPLY BEFORE PROBE) Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent? (RECORD UP TO 3 RESPONSES)
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample
Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses
Total
White
Black
Latino
34
35
36
32
Cancer
18
19
23
9
Heart Disease
17
13
39
23
AIDS or HIV
14
17
10
5
Health care-cost
13
14
11
8
Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/ Obesity/Weight disorder
10
11
5
9
Health insurance/ The uninsured
10
8
14
13
Diabetes
5
6
4
2
Health care-access
5
5
5
5
Smoking
5
4
2
8
Drugs
3
2
5
2
Elderly
3
2
6
1
STDs
2
3
*
1
Avian/Bird Flu
1
1
*
1
Pollution/ Environment
1
1
2
2
Hunger/ Malnutrition
10
8
9
16
Other
8
8
8
13
Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.
What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent?
Total exceeds 100% due to multiple responses
36
Cancer
16
AIDS or HIV
16
Health care – cost
14
Lack of good nutrition/junk foods/obesity/weight disorder
14
Heart disease
11
Health insurance/The uninsured
8
Diabetes
5
Health care – access
4
Smoking
4
Drugs
4
Bird Flu/Flu
3
Elderly
2
Pollution/environment/contamination
1
STDs (other than HIV)
1
Hunger/malnutrition
8
Other
9
Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 4-9, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,200.
What do you think is the most urgent health problem facing this nation today? Is there another problem you think is almost as urgent?
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample
Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses
12% Health insurance/The uninsured10 Diabetes5 Health care-access4 Smoking3 Drugs2 Elderly2 Pollution/Environment2 STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)1 Hunger/Malnutrition12 Other7 Don’t know/Refused16 Heart Disease35 Cancer21 AIDS or HIV17 Health care-cost16 Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/Obesity
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 15 and May 11, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 2,902 adults.