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Half of adults say they have difficulty affording monthly bills or are just able to afford household expenses without having money left over. These groups overwhelmingly rate the economy negatively and are more likely to want 2024 presidential candidates to discuss economic issues.
Hispanic immigrants represent the largest share of the immigrant population within the U.S.. They face unique challenges that vary across immigration status, educational attainment, and other socioeconomic factors, however, many remain optimistic about their quality of life in the U.S..
Asian immigrants represent an important significant and growing share of the U.S. population, as well as a diverse body of experiences. Increased data on Asian immigrant experiences is important for understanding their diversity of experiences and focusing initiatives, policies, and resources to address the challenges they face.
A majority of the public agrees misinformation in the U.S. is a problem. Many are also uncertain about the accuracy of information they come across about current topics in the news. This poll finding examines this uncertainty for abortion, the 2024 presidential election, COVID-19, and the conflict in the Middle East.
This finding examines how vaccine attitudes and uptake differ between Republicans who support of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and those who don't, looking at uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu vaccine, and confidence in the safety of vaccines.
KFF's survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health examines the experiences and impacts of racism and discrimination in daily life and in health care settings with a focus on Black, Asian, and American Indian and Alaska Native adults in the U.S.
The future of the Affordable Care Act, once a key issue for Republican voters, is now of higher importance to Democratic voters. This KFF Health Tracking Poll also explores other important issues for candidates to discuss according to voters, Medicaid unwinding, Medicare drug-price provisions, and abortion as a voting issue.
This report based on the KFF-Los Angeles Times partnership survey explores the diverse views of immigrants on the politics and policies surrounding immigration law – a polarizing political issue that rarely includes the views of immigrants themselves, most of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens eligible to vote in elections.
This survey reveals that half of adults nationally don't expect to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, with many saying that they aren’t worried about catching or spreading the virus. It also examine people's reasons for not getting the new vaccine and whether they are taking precautions to minimize their risks.
Today, KFF Health News and The New York Times published the first phase of an investigation into America’s long-term care crisis, which has left many in the boomer generation facing the prospect of exhausting their financial resources as the price tag for care explodes. Dying Broke, the investigative series, uses KFF polling, original analysis and interviews with experts and impacted individuals and their families to examine the challenges facing families and caregivers in navigating long-term…
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