Source: Health Care Priorities Among the Uninsured: December 2003 and February 2004
What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?
Asked of half sample Note:
Adds up to more than 100% because of multiple responses.
Total
Insured
under age 65
Uninsured
under age 65
Ages 65
and over
Economy
33
33
29
34
War
24
23
19
27
Health care
18
18
19
20
Terrorism/national security
11
12
9
9
Taxes/budget
9
9
9
10
Education
9
10
11
2
Crime
4
4
7
2
Don’t know/Refused
11
12
8
9
What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Asked of half sample Note: Adds up to more than 100% because of multiple responses.
Total
Insured
under age 65
Uninsured
under age 65
Ages 65
and over
Costs
40
43
30
36
Medicare/senior’s issues
24
24
10
38
Access to care and insurance
18
18
26
13
Medical conditions
13
14
13
9
Insurance company concerns
7
8
6
3
Don’t know/Refused
13
11
26
13
Results based on combination of two surveys (in order to obtain large enough cell sizes for each group). Surveys by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. December 2003 survey: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, December 3-7, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,206. February 2004 survey: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, February 5-8, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,201.