Race and Ethnicity in 2001: Attitudes, Perceptions and Experiences September 1, 2001 Poll Finding The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project’s latest findings appeared in a series of occasional articles in The Washington Post beginning on June 22, 2001. The survey explores the public’s perspectives on social policies and the role of government, perceptions of the life experiences of people from other racial…
New Survey on Consumer Experiences with Health Plans August 2, 2001 Report Survey on Consumer Experiences with Health Plans A Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health survey found that more than six in ten privately insured American adults under age 65 give their health plans a grade of A or B, but nearly half report having some type of problem with…
Public Opinion Update: The Public, Managed Care, and Consumer Protections August 2, 2001 Fact Sheet The Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health monitored consumer experiences with managed care and attitudes toward alternative consumer protection approaches. This Public Opinion Update summarizes key findings from surveys conducted between 1997 and 2001, a period in which the intensity of public debate and media attention paid…
Health News Index – July/August 2001 July 31, 2001 Poll Finding Health News Index July/August, 2001 The July/August 2001 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including stem cell research and patients rights legislation. The Health News Index is designed to help the news media…
Employers Attitudes Toward Patients Rights July 30, 2001 Report A national survey of employers, released jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, found that smaller employers (3 to 199 employees) are significantly more likely than larger employers (200 or more employers) to support a person’s right to sue a health plan, and somewhat…
New V-Chip and TV Ratings Study Release July 1, 2001 Report A Kaiser Family Foundation survey released in July 2001 found that 40% of American parents now own a TV equipped with a V-Chip. While parents express high levels of concern about children’s exposure to TV sex and violence, just 17% of those who own a V-Chip or 7% of all…
Medicare and Prescription Drug Focus Groups July 1, 2001 Report Summary Report This report, : Summary Report, produced jointly by the bipartisan team of Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies and Geoff Garin of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, presents key findings from a series of eight focus groups on the Medicare program and the current debate over prescription drug…
National Surveys of the Role of Polls in Policymaking June 1, 2001 Poll Finding Three companion surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation, conducted in collaboration with Public Perspective magazine, give new insight into how the public, policy leaders and media professionals view public opinion polls. The surveys show that while policy leaders and journalists see polls as an effective tool for giving the public…
Health News Index – May/June 2001 May 31, 2001 Poll Finding Health News Index May/June, 2001 The May/June 2001 edition of the Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including the Supreme Court ruling regarding the distribution of medical marijuana and the debate in Congress over a Patients Bill of Rights. This edition also includes…
Condom Ads on TV: Unwrapping the Controversy May 31, 2001 Poll Finding Ever seen a condom advertised on TV? Up until a few years ago, the answer was almost always “no.” But condoms and other topics once considered “taboo” are beginning to make an appearance on the small screen. A number of leading broadcast networks, as well as cable channels have in…