Post-Election Survey: Priorities for the 106th Congress December 31, 1998 Poll Finding A national voter survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health conducted shortly after the November congressional elections in 1998. The purpose is to gauge voters’ priorities for the next Congress, both generally and with specific regard to health care issues. The survey also measures voter…
American Values: 1998 National Survey of Americans on Values December 30, 1998 Poll Finding American Values: 1998 National Survey of Americans on Values This set of surveys from the Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Survey Project examines social and moral values and their role in Americans’ outlook on politics and policy. A portion of the findings from these surveys appeared in the Washington Post on September 11,…
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, November/December 1998 November 29, 1998 Poll Finding Health News Index November/December, 1998 The November/December 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about the Tobacco Settlement, World AIDS Day and Abortion Clinic Bombings. The survey is based on a national random sample of…
World AIDS Day 1998 – Youth And AIDS November 29, 1998 Fact Sheet A summary of findings from the Foundation’s survey of teens on HIV, and other relevant facts about how young people are being affected by HIV/AIDS.
National Survey on Medicare: The Next Big Health Policy Debate? October 1, 1998 Report A survey of Americans on their knowledge and opinions about the proposed options for Medicare reform finds that most Americans know Medicare faces problems, but are not ready to make hard choices and are not well informed on the options, including Medicare+Choice. The Kaiser/Harvard National Survey on Medicare is a…
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index September/October 1998 September 29, 1998 Poll Finding Health News Index September/October, 1998 The September/October 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the Uninsured, Late Term Abortions and Emergency Contraception. The survey is based on a national sample of 1,202 Americans conducted…
AIDS… A Crisis Among African-American Youth September 29, 1998 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on HIV, how it is transmitted, how to protect yourself against HIV, and information on testing and treatments for HIV. This fact sheet is available as part of a partnership with BET Teen Summit Town Hall specials. Fact Sheet
Will 1999 Be The Year For Mifepristone (RU-486) And, An Update on Women’s Other Options for Very Early Abortion August 31, 1998 Fact Sheet While there has been much attention to the few abortions that occur late in pregnancy, there has been little focus on what options are available during the early weeks, even days, of pregnancy, when most women seek abortions. The drugs mifepristone (also known as RU-486) and misoprostol have been available…
Will 1999 Be The Year For Mifepristone (RU-486) And, An Update on Women’s Other Options for Very Early Abortion – Fact Sheet August 31, 1998 Fact Sheet Abortion in the U.S. Most abortions in the U.S. today are performed surgically, typically using vacuum aspiration (VA). 9 in 10 abortions occur within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.5 Surgical abortions can be performed as early as pregnancy is first detected, using electric VA or manual vacuum aspiration (MVA).21…
Kaiser/Harvard Survey of Americans on the Consumer Protection Debate August 31, 1998 Report The survey was designed and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University; and was conducted by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates with 1,200 adults, 18 years or older, nationwide, between August 6 and August 20, 1998.
