April 2-8, 2009: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll—Nationwide poll includes two questions on taxes and expanding state government programs for low-income people.
“(Now I’m going to read you some different ways to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance. As I read each one, please tell me whether you would favor it or oppose it.)…Expanding state government programs for low-income people, such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Do you favor or oppose this? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Is that strongly favor/oppose or somewhat favor/oppose?”
51% Favor strongly
26% Favor somewhat
10% Oppose somewhat
10% Oppose strongly
2% Don۪t know/refused
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Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 2 – April 8, 2009 and based on 1,203 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 902 respondents were interviewed by landline telephone and 301 by cell phone, including 98 who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.09HTPAPR.R07E]
Formal Citation
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, Apr, 2009. Retrieved Sep-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“What if you heard that this kind of tax increase would hit low income people the hardest? Would you still favor increasing taxes on these items (that are thought to be unhealthy, such as soda, alcohol, junk food and cigarettes), or would you now oppose the increase?”
64% Still favor
33% Oppose