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  • Toplines: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – August 2008

    Poll Finding

    This document contains detailed toplines from the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 poll. The poll involved a nationally representative random sample of 1,517 adults (including 1,362 who say they were registered to vote), who were interviewed by telephone between July 29 and August 6, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the total sample and for registered voters is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the sampling error…

  • Topline: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – June 2009

    Poll Finding

    This document contains the toplines from the June Health Tracking Poll. The survey was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and was conducted June 1 through June 8, 2009, among a nationally representative random sample of 1,205 adults ages 18 and older. Telephone interviews conducted by landline (804) and cell phone (401, including 157 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish. The margin of…

  • Survey of Detroit Area Residents — Summary Brief

    Poll Finding

    The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey of Detroit Area Residents reveals a population that is facing some of the worst effects of the current economic recession. Home of the nation’s domestic auto industry, Detroit’s residents have been at the forefront of the country’s economic woes. The survey illuminates the experiences and needs of those living in the midst of this economic catastrophe, including questions about job loss and job security, views about the future…

  • Dimensions of Partisanship Survey

    Poll Finding

    With the 2012 presidential elections approaching, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation's latest partnership survey gauged the American public's attitudes toward the political system and toward major political issues. This survey is the 25th in a series of surveys dating back to 1995 that have been conducted as part of The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Project. Toplines (.pdf) Read The Washington Post articles on the survey findings:Big Gulf Between Political Parties, Divisions…

  • AIDS Is a Deeply Personal As Well As Societal Concern for Young Americans of Color

    News Release

    Survey finds Black and Latino Youth “Very Concerned” about Impact of HIV on Themselves and Others Their Age; Black Youth Most Likely to be Offered and to Get a Test for HIV Menlo Park, Calif. - Nearly three times as many Black teens and young adults, and twice as many Latino youth, say HIV/AIDS is an issue that concerns them personally as compared to whites the same age, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of…

  • Americans’ Views on the Supreme Court Case Mirror Their Views on the Health Reform Law

    News Release

    The Public Expects Parts Of The Affordable Care Act To Continue Whatever The Court Rules Two Years After Passage The Public Is Evenly Divided On The Law, Split Sharply Along Partisan Lines MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The requirement that nearly everyone obtain health insurance or pay a fine has long been Americans’ least favorite part of the health reform law, and their views on what the Supreme Court should do about that key provision, known…

  • Public Opinion Polling on Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: Historic Trends and Current Nuances

    Poll Finding

    Given the recent debate over raising the age of Medicare eligibility, it is useful to understand public opinion on the issue. This Data Note analyzes KFF's historic trends and gives a current snapshot of public opinion on the proposal, with a special focus on how views differ by age, and the partisan divide that pervades public opinion on healthcare. The analysis then investigates how different arguments sway views on raising the age of Medicare eligibility…

  • Americans Remain Wary of “Foreign Aid” But Are More Supportive of Spending to Improve Health Abroad

    News Release

    Latest Survey Probes Public’s Knowledge and Views of U.S. Role in Global Health MENLO PARK, Calif. – While many Americans hold misconceptions and negative views of “foreign aid” in general, they are more supportive of such efforts when described more specifically as “improving health in developing countries,” according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. When it comes to U.S. foreign aid in general, six in 10 Americans (61%) say the U.S. spends too much, and…

  • New Orleans Five Years After the Storm: A New Disaster Amid Recovery

    Poll Finding

    This comprehensive survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents is the third in a series conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation since 2005.  Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an increasing majority of the city’s residents says the rebuilding process is going well, but substantial majorities still report that the city has not recovered and feel the nation has forgotten them.  The survey also finds the scope and immediacy of the Gulf oil spill weighing heavily on…

  • New Orleans Residents Say Recovery Is Making Progress, But Many Believe The Gulf Oil Spill Will Be More Damaging Than Katrina

    News Release

    Crime is By Far The Biggest Concern in New Orleans Seven in 10 Residents Say Americans Have Forgotten The City’s Plight African-Americans View Their Recovery Differently; It’s Much Slower MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an increasing majority of the city’s residents says the rebuilding process is going well, but substantial majorities still report that the city has not recovered and feel the nation has forgotten them, according to a new comprehensive…