USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer November 1, 2006 Poll Finding USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer This USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey provides an in-depth examination of how families cope with cancer and highlights problems of health insurance and health care costs through the lens…
Summary: Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections October 1, 2006 Poll Finding This Kaiser Health Poll Report Summary examines voters’ views and worries on health care and other issues in light of the upcoming November 7, 2006, Congressional elections. The nationally representative telephone survey was conducted between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 among 1,052 registered voters. It was conducted and analyzed by…
Survey Snapshot: Views and Experiences of Young Black Men June 30, 2006 Poll Finding The snapshot highlights data on young, black men from a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University survey on African American men. It was released at a July 2006 event, “Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men.”Survey Snapshot (.pdf)
Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey – Selected Findings on Seniors’ Views of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit January 31, 2006 Poll Finding Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey – Selected Findings on Seniors’ Views of the Medicare Prescription Drug BenefitThis February 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll finds that 45% of seniors say they have enrolled or plan to enroll in a drug plan, 29% say they do not intend to enroll in…
Chartpack: KHPR Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care January 31, 2006 Poll Finding Chartpack: Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health CareThis chartpack highlights key data from the February 2006 tracking poll on what the public took away from President Bush’s State of the Union address.Chartpack (.pdf)
In a Time of Growing Need: State Choices Influence Health Coverage Access for Children and Families September 30, 2005 Poll Finding The annual 50-state survey of enrollment and eligibility policies in Medicaid and SCHIP for low-income families reveals that 20 states are taking actions to simplify procedures and requirements for beneficiaries and, in some cases, expand eligibility. Report (.pdf) Executive Summary (.pdf)
Public Opinion Snapshot on Health Information Sources – July 2005 June 30, 2005 Poll Finding While Americans of all ages are most likely to get information about health and health care mainly from traditional media sources, there are significant generational differences in their reliance on other sources of health information, according to the latest Kaiser Health Poll Report survey.For example, younger Americans are more likely…
e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health December 31, 2004 Poll Finding A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey of older Americans found that as the Internet becomes an increasingly important resource for informing decisions about health and health care options, less than a third (31%) of seniors (age 65 and older) have ever gone online, but that more than two-thirds (70%) of…
Public Opinion Data Note: Health Care In the Swing States and Among Swing Voters September 30, 2004 Poll Finding The Kaiser Family Foundation has put together a short Public Opinion Data Note analyzing recent polling about the importance of health care as an issue in the swing states for the upcoming November 2, 2004 elections. Public Opinion Data Note (.pdf)
Survey Snapshot – The Digital Divide August 31, 2004 Poll Finding Survey Snapshot: The Digital DivideThis survey snapshot highlights previously unreleased data about young people’s use of computers and the Internet, focusing on socio-economic issues such as race, income, and parent education. The data are drawn from two Kaiser Family Foundation surveys conducted in 2003 and 2004.Survey Snapshot (.pdf)
