September 11-18, 2009: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll—Nationwide poll solicits the public۪s views on the expansion of 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?”
52% Favor strongly
30% Favor somewhat
7% Oppose somewhat
9% Oppose strongly
2% Don۪t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, September 11 – September 18, 2009 and based on 1,203 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 801 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone and 402 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 147 who had not landline telephone. [USPSRA.09HTPSP.R15E]
Formal Citation
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, Sep, 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