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This survey brief of new analysis from the 2002 National Survey of Latinos, explores the differences in demographics, attitudes, and experiences of first, second, and third generation or higher Latinos. It also looks at “generation one and a half” – those Latinos that arrived in the United States before age 10.
Survey Brief (.pdf)
2001 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey and Issue Briefs
The Kaiser Women’s Health Survey was designed to better understand how the health system is working for women, in terms of health coverage, access to services, and in meeting their health needs. The survey also highlights the special challenges facing different groups of women, including women of color, those who are low-income, and those who are uninsured. This nationally representative telephone survey was administered to 3,966 women ages 18 to 64 in the Spring and Summer of 2001.
Based on the 2001 Survey, the Foundation released three issue briefs with new analysis and an in-depth look at health care access challenges that low-income women and women of color face as well as women’s roles in family health care decision-making and coordination.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Women’s Health Coverage and Access to Care (Released March 2004)
Health Coverage and Access Challenges for Low-Income Women (Released March 2004)
Women, Work, and Family Health: A Balancing Act (Released October 2003)
2001 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey – Women’s Health in the United States: Health Coverage and Access to Care(Released May 2002)
In 2002 the Pew Hispanic Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a national survey of Latinos, which explored the attitudes and experiences of the Hispanic population in the United States on topics such as identity, assimilation, discrimination, and health care. Five new survey briefs are now available that further examine the findings from the 2002 survey.
Latinos in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and New Jersey
This survey brief of new analysis on data from the 2002 National Survey of Latinos, compares the views and experiences of Latinos living in five states with large Latino populations: California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Topics include country of origin, identity, citizenship, politics, and discrimination.
Survey Brief (.pdf)
Bilingualism – 2002 National Survey of Latinos Survey Brief
This survey brief of new analysis from the 2002 National Survey of Latinos explores the languages Latinos speak in the United States. A close look is taken at those Latinos who speak both English and Spanish.
Survey Brief (.pdf)
This survey brief of new analysis from the 2002 National Survey of Latinos, explores the concept of assimilation and the role of language in explaining this process.
Survey Brief (.pdf)
In this report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Penny Thompson, former deputy director for the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, used existing models from the private sector and other government programs to assess Medicaid’s financial management and to develop options for improvement. This table summarizes the report’s findings.
Chart (.pdf)
A new survey by The San Jose Mercury News and the Kaiser Family Foundation on childhood obesity. The survey focuses on Bay Area adults’ knowledge and attitudes about childhood obesity and questions parents about their own child’s weight and lifestyle. A separate national survey of adults provides national comparisons of views on public policy options.
Survey Toplines (.pdf)
AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002
The Kaiser Family Foundation, in conjunction with Princeton Survey Research Associates, conducted a comprehensive examination of media coverage of HIV/AIDS from 1981 to 2002. The study investigates the volume of HIV/AIDS coverage over time and key events, domestic versus international focus of coverage, the portrayal of affected populations, story topics, the tone of the media coverage, the length and placement of the coverage, and the consumer education component.
An overview of the study, “AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002” was a supplement to the March/April 2004 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review.
AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002 (.pdf)
The Kaiser Family Foundation, in conjunction with Princeton Survey Research Associates, conducted a comprehensive examination of media coverage of HIV/AIDS from 1981 to 2002. The study investigates the volume of HIV/AIDS coverage over time and key events, domestic versus international focus of coverage, the portrayal of affected populations, story topics, the tone of the media coverage, the length and placement of the coverage, and the consumer education component.
An overview of the study, “” was a supplement to the March/April 2004 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. In addition to this overview, an article, “AIDS: Hiding in Plain Sight,” by Kai Wright, appeared inside the March/April 2004 issue.
