December 4-14, 2008: Kaiser/Harvard The Public۪s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress—Nationwide poll includes three questions on Medicaid, Medicare, and the State Children۪s Health Insurance Plan.
“(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 or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program…Do you favor or oppose this? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Is that strongly or somewhat favor/oppose?”
43% Strongly favor
30% Somewhat favor
14% Somewhat oppose
11% Strongly oppose
2% Don۪t know
* Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample. * = less than .5%.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, December 4 – December 14, 2008 and based on 1,628 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. [USICR.09HCAGENDA.R10D]
Formal Citation
Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress, Dec, 2008. 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
“(I’m going to read you some proposals to keep the Medicare program financially sound in the future. Please tell me whether you would generally favor or oppose each one.) Would you favor or oppose…turning Medicare into a program that only serves low-income seniors instead of serving all seniors to keep the Medicare program financially sound in the future? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Is that strongly or just somewhat?”