Polling

KFF’s survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health examines the experiences and impacts of racism and discrimination in daily life and in health care settings with a focus on Black, Asian, and American Indian and Alaska Native adults in the U.S.

The future of the Affordable Care Act, an issue that was once a key health care issue for Republican voters, is now more important to Democratic voters, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds.  About half (49%) of voters say it is a “very important” issue for the candidates to…

The future of the Affordable Care Act, once a key issue for Republican voters, is now of higher importance to Democratic voters. This KFF Health Tracking Poll also explores other important issues for candidates to discuss according to voters, Medicaid unwinding, Medicare drug-price provisions, and abortion as a voting issue.

Immigrants, including those who are naturalized citizens, are more likely to align with the Democratic party and its positions on immigration issues than they are with the Republican party and its positions, though many say that neither party represents their views, the KFF-Los Angeles Times Survey of Immigrants reveals. A…

This report based on the KFF-Los Angeles Times partnership survey explores the diverse views of immigrants on the politics and policies surrounding immigration law – a polarizing political issue that rarely includes the views of immigrants themselves, most of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens eligible to vote in elections.

This brief gauges Medicaid enrollees’ perspectives on their health insurance, based on findings from KFF’s Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance, fielded February 21 through March 14, 2023. This brief provides an overview of the survey findings, describes Medicaid enrollees’ views of their health and health coverage, explores problems those with Medicaid experience, compares how Medicaid performs relative to Medicare and private coverage, and reviews variation in Medicaid experiences.

This survey reveals that half of adults nationally don’t expect to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, with many saying that they aren’t worried about catching or spreading the virus. It also examine people’s reasons for not getting the new vaccine and whether they are taking precautions to minimize their risks.

The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey reveals that half (51%) of all adults nationally say they “definitely” or “probably” will not get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, with many saying that they aren’t worried about catching the virus. One in five (20%) say that they’ve already gotten the new vaccine…

This survey shows that most adults feel unprepared for affording the cost of long-term care and support service, and just under half are not confident they will have the financial resources to pay for care they might need as they age. Most older adults have not taken financial or practical steps to plan for their potential future care needs.

The recently released KFF/Washington Post Trans Survey is the most in-depth, representative survey of transgender adults living in the U.S. Building on that report, and using the survey data, this analysis provides the most comprehensive representative profile of trans Americans ever complied, while also offering insights on their experiences in the health care system.