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  • Report: Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey

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    This May 2007 Kaiser Family Foundation report is the first of several that will track the progress and challenges facing people living in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. To conduct the study, a team of 41 interviewers visited 456 randomly selected census areas, documented the physical condition of nearly 17,000 housing locations and completed interviews with 1,504 randomly chosen adults living in the four parishes between September and November 2006.…

  • Toplines: The Public’s Health Care Agenda

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    These toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings from The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New Congress and Presidential Campaign, conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health between November 9 and 19, 2006. The survey looks at the public’s priorities and views on health issues as a new Democratic majority takes the leadership of Congress and as the 2008 presidential campaign begins to take shape. It…

  • Chartpack: The Public’s Health Care Agenda

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    These charts highlight data from The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New Congress and Presidential Campaign, conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health between November 9 and 19, 2006. The survey looks at the public’s priorities and views on health issues as a new Democratic majority takes the leadership of Congress and as the 2008 presidential campaign begins to take shape. Chartpack (.pdf)

  • The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New Congress and Presidential Campaign, December 2006

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    This Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey looks at the public's priorities and views on health issues as a new Democratic majority takes the leadership of Congress and as the 2008 presidential campaign begins to take shape. It focuses, in particular, on differences and similarities among Democrats, Republicans, and those who identify themselves as Independents or something else. The poll, conducted November 9-19, 2006, by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard…

  • Data Note: Voters Views of the Economy: What’s Health Care Got to Do With It?

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    Voters frequently cite the economy as a key issue in determining their preferences in any given election. At the same time, many people report that they are very worried about the rising costs of health care, naming it as a top personal concern. This Public Opinion Data Note focuses on how much the two points are related, and to what extent concerns about health care costs drive impressions about the economy as a whole. When…

  • New  England Journal of Medicine Article: Voters and Health Care in the 2006 Election

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    New England Journal of Medicine Article: Voters and Health Care in the 2006 Election A New England Journal of Medicine article finds that health care is not likely to play a major role in the November 2006 Congressional elections but could still be a factor in selected close races. This article, by Harvard School of Public Health Professor of Health Policy Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D, and Kaiser Family Foundation President Drew E. Altman, Ph.D., analyzes…

  • Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections

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    This October 2006 survey examines voters' views and worries on health care and other issues in advance of the midterm Congressional elections. Overall, nearly half (46%) of voters say they are "very worried" about having to pay more for their health care or insurance, putting health care costs at the top of voters' personal worries. However, when asked to name the most important election issue, 30% of polled voters identified Iraq as the their top…

  • Toplines: Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections

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    These toplines contain the detailed results from a survey examining 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 researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Toplines (.pdf)

  • Summary: Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections

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    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 researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Summary (.pdf)