Large Majorities Across Demographic Groups Favorable of Medicare
Large majorities, across party ID, age, and income, have favorable opinions of traditional Medicare in our July 2019 poll. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
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Data Note: Public Views on Vaping and E-Cigarettes
Issue BriefThis polling data note examines the public’s attitudes about e-cigarettes and vaping amid growing concerns about vaping-related lung illnesses and proposals by state and federal government to ban or limit the sale of e-cigarettes. It assesses views towards ban proposals and beliefs about their safety and impact on teenagers.
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Poll Finds Most Americans Oppose the Trump Administration’s Changes to Restrict Title X Family Planning Funds from Clinics that also Provide or Refer for Abortion
News ReleaseA new KFF poll of the public’s views on reproductive health issues finds most Americans, including majorities of women of reproductive age, are concerned that access to women’s reproductive health and preventive care services may be limited by the Trump administration’s changes to Title X, the nation’s federal family planning program.
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Health Care in the Michigan Democratic Primary: KFF Analysis of AP VoteCast Polling
FeatureHealth care ranks as the top issues for voters in the Democratic primaries. This slideshow examines the role of health care as an issue in the 2020 Michigan Democratic primary and is based on KFF analysis of AP VoteCast, a survey of Michigan primary voters conducted for the Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – Early April 2020: The Impact Of Coronavirus On Life In America
ReportFielded from March 25-30, this poll tracks how the rapidly unfolding coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic is affecting Americans, including health and economic impacts to date and worries about the future. This poll also examines the implications of the pandemic on the 2020 presidential election, including favorability of the ACA, Medicare-for-all and a public option.
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Public Knowledge and Attitudes About Sexually Transmitted Infections: KFF Polling and Policy Insights
Issue BriefA new KFF poll provides new data on the public’s knowledge and attitudes about sexually transmitted infections and finds majorities of the public unaware of how common STIs are among adults in the U.S.
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Since 2016, More People Say the ACA Has Helped Them or Their Families, Fewer Say It Has Hurt
FeatureFrom 2016 to 2019, more people say the ACA has helped them or their families across income level. Fewer say it has hurt.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – February 2020: Health Care in the 2020 Election
FeatureThis month's KFF Health Tracking poll explores the role of health care in the 2020 election, and public opinion on the Affordable Care Act.
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Tracking the Role of Health Care in the 2020 Election: What Do The Polls Tell Us
PerspectiveIn this February 2020 post for The JAMA Health Forum, Mollyann Brodie and Ashley Kirzinger examine the role health care has played in the primary election to date, what the polling data says about the issue, including Medicare-for-all and a public option, and what to expect from the issue during the rest of the 2020 election campaign.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Health Care Spending and Other Priorities for Incoming Administration
FeatureWith the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress looking to ways to reduce federal spending, this Poll finds that the Medicare and Medicaid programs remain broadly popular, and more people favor more spending on those programs than less spending. Among potential actions on health, the public sees price transparency and limiting chemicals in food as top priorities. Few say so about cuts to Medicaid and restrictions on abortion.