February 11-16, 2010: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll—Nationwide poll on the importance of expanding the existing Medicaid program to cover more low-income, uninsured Americans.
“(For each element of health care reform I name, please tell me how important it is that this be passed into law.) How important isexpanding the existing Medicaid program to cover more low-income uninsured Americans? Is that extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or should it not be done at all?”
26% Extremely important
30% Very important
25% Somewhat important
7% Not too important
11% Should not be done at all
2% Don۪t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: .
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 11 – February 16, 2010 and based on 1,201 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The interviews were conducted by landline (800) and cell phones (401, including 192 who had no landline telephone). [USPSRA.10HTPFEB.R09E]
Formal Citation
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, Feb, 2010. Retrieved Sep-2-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html