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Most Adults Do Not Expect to Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall; Many Parents Confused About Recommendations for Children

As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About 1 in 5 adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer, while more than a third say they are making people less safe.

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New Tax and Budget Law Remains Largely Unpopular; Nearly Half Say It Will Hurt Their Families

This looks at awareness and perceived impact of the tax and budget law signed by Trump in July 2025. Nearly half of the public says that they expect the new law to generally hurt them and their families, about twice the share who say it will generally help. The law itself remains largely unpopular, with many more people holding unfavorable views than favorable ones.

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Most of Public Favor Extending ACA’s Enhanced Tax Credits

Public Finds Prior Authorization Process Difficult to Manage

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A Majority of Lawfully Present Immigrants Are Worried They or a Family Member Could Be Detained or Deported

This poll finds six in 10 lawfully present immigrants say they worry about the possibility that they or a family member could be detained or deported, contributing to feelings of increased stress, anxiety, and other health problems. A companion report based on focus groups provides a window into how likely undocumented immigrants and their families are faring in the current immigration policy landscape.

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  • Medical Errors: Practicing Physician and Public Views

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    This study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation documents the attitudes of doctors and the public about medical errors and their or their families' experiences with medical errors in the course of receiving medical care.

  • 2002 National Survey of Latinos

    Poll Finding

    The Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation examines how members of the Hispanic community identify themselves, their views of the United States, their experiences with discrimination both within the Latino community itself and from non-Latino groups, their language abilities and preferences, their economic and financial situations and their experiences within the health care system.

  • Health News Index – September/October 2002

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    Health News Index September/October, 2002 The Health News Index measures public attention to and knowledge about leading health stories covered in the news in August and September.

  • Kaiser Health Poll Report – October 2002

    Poll Finding

    A broad and informative bimonthly report, the new Kaiser Health Poll Report provides key tracking information, including historical trends and in-depth analysis of public opinion about hot health care topics.

  • Congressional Election Tracking Survey

    Poll Finding

    The NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Congressional Election Tracking Survey examines which issues are important to people when deciding how to vote in the November 2002 election for Congress. Just a few days prior to the election, the survey found that no single issue emerges as dominant for likely voters in deciding their vote.

  • A Generational Look at the Public: Politics and Policy

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    The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project's latest findings appeared in an article in The Washington Post on October 20, 2002. The survey explores age-related variations in views of politics and policy, including voting behaviors, opinions of the government, and social values.

  • 2002 Civil Liberties Update

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    NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll: 2002 Civil Liberties Update According to a new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government, the nation is evenly divided on the question of tradeoffs between civil liberties and security.