December 2003 – KHPR Survey – Pop Up
Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report Survey
Now, I’m going to read you some different health care issues. As I read each one, please tell me how important you think it is for the President and Congress to deal with this issue – very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important. (First,) how important is this issue…?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Don’t Know/ Refused
Increasing the number of Americans covered by health insurance
75%
17%
4%
2%
2%
Lowering the cost of medical malpractice insurance for physicians
49%
34%
6%
6%
4%
Lowering the cost of prescription drugs
79%
16%
2%
2%
1%
Lowering the cost of health insurance
81%
15%
2%
2%
1%
Improving the quality of medical care
68%
21%
6%
4%
1%
Reducing racial disparities in medical care
53%
26%
7%
6%
9%
Helping families with the cost of caring for elderly or disabled family members who need long-term help
73%
22%
3%
2%
*
Protecting the privacy of medical records
60%
27%
8%
3%
2%
Which of the following issues you say are very important do you think is MOST important?
(Also includes those who named only one issue as very important.)
Note: *=less than .5%
Most important
Increasing the number of Americans covered by health insurance
19%
Lowering the cost of medical malpractice insurance for physicians
5%
Lowering the cost of prescription drugs
15%
Lowering the cost of health insurance
24%
Improving the quality of medical care
10%
Reducing racial disparities in medical care
2%
Helping families with the cost of caring for elderly or disabled family members who need long-term help
13%
Protecting the privacy of medical records
3%
Other issue is most important (volunteered)
1%
All the same/equally important (volunteered)
6%
None very important
2%
Don’t know/Refused
1%
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, December 3-7, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,206.