January 4-14, 2011: Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Survey—Nationwide poll solicits the public۪s views on the importance of programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps.
“(When it comes to rising health care costs, please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following.) How about…increases in spending on government health insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid? Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned or not at all concerned?”
38% Very concerned
42% Somewhat concerned
14% Not too concerned
5% Not at all concerned
1% Don’t know
* Refused
Subpopulation/Note: . * = less than .5%.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Conducted by Social Science Research Solutions, January 4 – January 14, 2011 and based on 1,502 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones, and 502 were interviewed on cell phones, including 203 who had no landline telephone. [USSSRS.11HLTHAG.R24C]
Formal Citation
Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Survey, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Feb-28-2011 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 spending on federal programs and services, I’d like to know in which programs you would be willing to see spending reduced. For each program 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? (If Necessary, ask:) To reduce the deficit, would you support major reductions, minor reductions, or no reductions to spending on…food stamps?”
23% Major reductions 
41% Minor reductions
35% No reductions
1% Don’t know
* Refused
Subpopulation/Note: . * = less than .5%.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Conducted by Social Science Research Solutions, January 4 – January 14, 2011 and based on 1,502 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones, and 502 were interviewed on cell phones, including 203 who had no landline telephone. [USSSRS.11HLTHAG.R20L]
Formal Citation
Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Survey, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Feb-28-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(Now I’m going to read you a short list of elements of the (2010) health reform law that are scheduled to be implemented further in the future. As I read each one, please tell me whether your opinion of it is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable.)…Expanding the existing Medicaid program to cover low-income, uninsured adults regardless of whether they have children…(Read For first item, then as necessary:) Would you say your opinion of that element of the law is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable?”
36% Very favorable
31% Somewhat favorable
17% Somewhat unfavorable
15% Very unfavorable
2% Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Conducted by Social Science Research Solutions, January 4 – January 14, 2011 and based on 1,502 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones, and 502 were interviewed on cell phones, including 203 who had no landline telephone. [USSSRS.11HLTHAG.R13B]
Formal Citation
Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Survey, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Feb-28-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(Now I’m going to read you a short list of elements of the (2010) health reform law that are scheduled to be implemented further in the future. As I read each one, please tell me whether your opinion of it is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable.)…Providing financial help to low and moderate income Americans who don’t get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage…(Read For first item, then as necessary:) Would you say your opinion of that element of the law is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable?”
46% Very favorable 
33% Somewhat favorable
11% Somewhat unfavorable
9% Very unfavorable
1% Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Conducted by Social Science Research Solutions, January 4 – January 14, 2011 and based on 1,502 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones, and 502 were interviewed on cell phones, including 203 who had no landline telephone. [USSSRS.11HLTHAG.R13C]
Formal Citation
Kaiser/Harvard The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Survey, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Feb-23-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html