April 7-12, 2011: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll—Nationwide survey solicits the public۪s views on proposed reductions to Medicaid and food stamps as well as a spending cap on Medicare.
“(If Congress decides to reduce the deficit by reducing federal spending, I’d like to know in which areas you would be more willing to see spending reduced. For each area I name, please tell me if you would support major spending reductions, minor spending reductions or no reductions at all as a way to reduce the federal deficit.) To reduce the deficit would you support major reductions, minor reductions, or no reductions to spending on…Medicaid?”
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12% Major reductions
35% Minor reductions
50% No reductions
3% Don۪t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 7 – April 12, 2011 and based on 1,207 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 803 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 404 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 190 who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.11HTPAPR.R10C]
Formal Citation
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, Apr, 2011. Retrieved May-5-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(If Congress decides to reduce the deficit by reducing federal spending, I’d like to know in which areas you would be more willing to see spending reduced. For each area I name, please tell me if you would support major spending reductions, minor spending reductions or no reductions at all as a way to reduce the federal deficit.) To reduce the deficit would you support major reductions, minor reductions, or no reductions to spending on…food stamps?”
22% Major reductions
39% Minor reductions
37% No reductions
2% Don۪t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 7 – April 12, 2011 and based on 1,207 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 803 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 404 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 190 who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.11HTPAPR.R10H]
Formal Citation
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, Apr, 2011. Retrieved May-5-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(As a way to reduce the federal deficit, some policymakers have proposed setting a limit, or cap, on the amount of money the federal government spends on Medicare and other health care programs.) What if this meant that seniors, low-income people, and others covered by federal health programs would have to pay more for their health care in the future, and some may have to go without care they can’t afford? Would you still favor setting a cap on federal health spending, or would you now oppose it?”