Polling

This document contains detailed toplines from the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 poll. The poll involved a nationally representative random sample of 1,517 adults (including 1,362 who say they were registered to vote), who were interviewed by telephone between July 29 and August 6, 2008. The margin of…

This chartpack provides key findings from the second comprehensive Kaiser Family Foundation survey of New Orleans residents’ experiences and views as the city rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee breaches that devastated huge sections in August 2005. By providing an over-time assessment of residents’ experiences, priorities, goals and…

These toplines provide an overview of the results from a May 21 and June 4, 2008, survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health that examines examine the pocketbook problems facing people in Ohio and Florida -…

This document provides the detailed toplines from a USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard survey examining Americans’ views on, and experiences with, prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry, including drug costs, advertisements, safety issues, government regulation and medical research. Toplines (.pdf)

This summary and chartpack provides an overview of the results from a February 2008 survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health that examines how the public views different approaches for expanding health coverage, including provisions that…

This October 2007 tracking poll finds health care ranks second behind Iraq as an issue that the public wants the candidates to talk about.  The rankings hold not only for Democrats and independents, but also for Republicans. When asked to name the two issues that they want to hear the…

These toplines present detailed survey results from an October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. Toplines (.pdf)

For further information contact: Larry Levitt, (650) 854-9400, llevitt@kff.org Craig Palosky, (202) 347-5270, cpalosky@kff.org Kate Schoen, (650) 854-9400, kschoen@kff.org Few Have Seen the Movie But Nearly Half of the Public is Familiar With It “Sicko” Gets Many Talking About Health Care Issues, Reinforcing Views of Some and Encouraging Others (Even Some Conservatives) To Re-Think…

Health Challenges for the People of New Orleans This analysis of a household survey of Greater New Orleans area residents conducted in Fall 2006 examines the health care status of the adult population and details their health coverage and access to health care services after the disaster. News Release Full…

This document contains the full survey results for statewide Post/Kaiser/Harvard survey on the views and leaning of political independents in Virginia. Survey (.pdf)