Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country…? 22%  On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are needed to make it work better51   There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better25   The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it3    Don’t know Survey by National Public Radio, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Methodology:  Fieldwork conducted by ICR–International Communications Research, October 23, 2002-October 27, 2002 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1007.   

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country…? 20%  On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are needed to make it work better57   There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better23   The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it1    Don’t know Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, National Public Radio. Methodology:  Fieldwork conducted by ICR–International Communications Research, March 28, 2002-May 1, 2002 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1205.  

Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States?… On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 12%  Minor charges61   Fundamental changes25   Completely rebuild it2    Don’t know/No answer Methodology:  Conducted by CBS News, July 13, 1999-July 14, 1999 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 722. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States?…On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 13%  Minor changes55   Fundamental changes30   Completely rebuild it3    Don’t know/No answer Methodology:  Conducted by CBS News/New York Times, July 19, 1998-July 21, 1998 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 979. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the country’s health care system…on the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better, there are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better, or our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it? 11%  Works pretty well, only minor changes necessary52   Fundamental changes needed35   Need to completely rebuild it1    Not sure Methodology:  Conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, December 12, 1996-December 16, 1996 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1004. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the country’s health care system? On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 16%  Works pretty well and only minor changes necessary59   Fundamental changes are needed24   Need to completely rebuild it1    Not sure Methodology:  Conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, January 18, 1996-January 22, 1996 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1005. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States: 1. On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better, or 2. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed, or 3. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 19%  Minor changes necessary48   Fundamental changes31   Completely rebuild it2    Don’t know/No answer Methodology:  Conducted by CBS News/New York Times, September 8, 1994-September 11, 1994 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1161. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country?… On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. 18%  Works pretty well, only minor changes necessary53   Fundamental changes are needed28   Need to completely rebuild it2    Not sure Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Methodology:  Fieldwork conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, June 10, 1994-September 14, 1994 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1214. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country? On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it.  14%  Only minor changes necessary54   Fundamental changes needed31   Need to completely rebuild it1    Not sure Methodology:  Conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, April 4, 1994-April 7, 1994 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1255. Comparative results of a poll conducted in Canada March 18-26, 1994 are available from the Roper Center. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. 

Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health-care system…?

10%  On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better50   There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better37   The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it.3    Don’t know

Methodology: Conducted by Cambridge Reports/Research International during April, 1992 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,250. Sample size is approximate. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.