CITIZENS HEALTH CARE WORKING GROUP; Interim Recommendations, Appendix B

Appendix B:
Summary of Community Meeting Data

Appendix B: Summary of Community Meeting Data

Demographic Characteristics

(N=Total Number of Respondents)

Weighted Averages¹:

% of Meeting Attendees

Gender (N=3,775):

Male
Female

37.7%
62.3%

Age in years (N=3,824):

Under 25
25-44
45-64
65+

6.0%

25.5%

53.2%
15.3%

Hispanic Origin (N=3,805):

Yes
No
Declined to answer²

9.1%
87.6%
3.3%

Race³ (N=3,810):

White
Black/African-American
Asian
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Multiple races
Other
Declined to answer²

69.5%
16.9%
2.6%
0.2%
1.7%
1.8%
3.8%
3.6%

Education (N=3,856):

Elementary
Some High School
High School Graduate/GED
Some College
Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate/Professional Degree
Declined to answer

0.9%
1.3%
6.7%
17.1%
6.5%
23.9%
43.3%
0.5%

Source of Coverage⁴ (N=3,662):

Employer
Self-purchased
Veterans’ Administration
Medicare
Medicaid
Other
Uninsured
Not Sure

64.5%
8.3%
1.1%
12.6%
2.6%
3.6%
6.6%
0.7%

Employment⁵(N=3,776):

Self-employed
Full-time
Part-time
Looking for work
Homemaker
Other/retired

11.6%
50.2%
8.1%
4.7%
1.7%
18.9%

¹ The weighted average was calculated as the total number of individuals providing a particular response to a question across all meetings divided by the total number of individuals who answered that question at all the meetings.

² The “decline to answer” option was not provided at all meetings.

³Classifications of race varied between meeting sites. In some meetings, the question of race was limited to one answer whereas in other meetings, attendees were permitted to answer “multiple races.” Also, attendees were allowed to decline to respond.

⁴ The question on source of health coverage was not asked in two meetings.

⁵ The question on employment was not asked in one meeting; the categories of full-time and part-time were combined in another.

% Who View The Health Care System as Being in Crisis or Major Problem

% that Believe Health Care Should:

% Who Think Affordable Health Care Should be Public Policy

% Who Believe that Health Care Should Cover:

Meeting Sites Sorted from Lowest to Highest

Meeting Sites Sorted by “Everyday Costs”

Pay Everyday Costs

Protect from High Costs

Meeting Sites Sorted from Lowest to Highest

Meeting Sites Sorted by Percent Answering “Certain Groups”

Certain Groups

A Level of Benefits for All

Fargo, ND

87.5%

Eugene, OR

18.9%

80.0%¹

Salt Lake City, UT

77.2%

Philadelphia, PA

2.0%

98.0%

Billings, MT

90.2%

Baton Rouge, LA

22.8%

77.2%

Baton Rouge, LA

85.5%

New York, NY

2.1%

97.9%

Little Rock, AR

90.8%

Salt Lake City, UT

25.6%

72.1%¹

Las Vegas, NV

87.4%

Phoenix, AZ

2.8%

97.2%

Jackson, MS

93.5%

Billings, MT

26.4%

70.8%¹

Fargo, ND

89.4%

Hartford, CT

3.2%

96.8%

Tucson, AZ

94.1%

Des Moines, IA

26.9%

71.0%¹

Billings, MT

90.2%

Little Rock, AR

4.2%

95.8%

Salt Lake City, UT

94.5%

Seattle, WA

27.1%

36.2%¹

Orlando, FL

90.4%

Eugene, OR

4.4%

95.6%

Lexington, KY

94.5%

Memphis, TN

27.5%

71.3%¹

Albuquerque, NM

90.4%

Detroit, MI

4.8%

95.2%

Des Moines, IA

94.9%

Denver, CO

28.0%

71.1%¹

Kansas City, MO

90.7%

Orlando, FL

4.9%

81.1%¹

Orlando, FL

95.1%

Phoenix, AZ

28.0%

70.0%¹

Eugene, OR

91.2%

Denver, CO

5.0%

95.0%

Las Vegas, NV

95.2%

Charlotte, NC

28.6%

70.2%¹

Jackson, MS

91.4%

Seattle, WA

6.8%

93.2%

Providence, RI

95.9%

Miami, FL

29.4%

70.6%

Phoenix, AZ

91.5%

Tucson, AZ

6.8%

93.2%

Charlotte, NC

95.9%

Orlando, FL

30.1%

68.3%¹

Miami, FL

91.7%

San Antonio, TX

7.1%

92.9%

Memphis, TN

96.1%

Tucson, AZ

31.1%

68.9%

Charlotte, NC

92.0%

Lexington, KY

7.2%

92.8%

Miami, FL

96.2%

Kansas City, MO

31.7%

57.4%¹

Des Moines, IA

92.5%

Des Moines, IA

7.4%

92.6%

Kansas City, MO

96.8%

New York, NY

35.2%

46.6%¹

Denver, CO

92.9%

Indianapolis, IN

7.5%

92.5%

San Antonio, TX

96.9%

Sacramento, CA

35.6%

62.2%¹

Tucson, AZ

93.2%

Jackson, MS

8.3%

91.7%

Phoenix, AZ

97.0%

Indianapolis, IN

36.4%

62.1%¹

Providence, RI

93.5%

Sacramento, CA

9.0%

91.0%

Sioux Falls, SD

97.0%

Jackson, MS

42.1%

57.9%

Lexington, KY

93.6%

Memphis, TN

9.6%

90.4%

Indianapolis, IN

97.5%

Cincinnati, OH

43.8%

48.0%¹

Indianapolis, IN

94.9%

Kansas City, MO

9.7%

80.6%¹

Baton Rouge, LA

98.2%

Detroit, MI

44.9%

50.0%¹

Los Angeles, CA

95.4%

Cincinnati, OH

9.7%

90.3%

Eugene, OR

98.2%

Philadelphia, PA

49.0%

49.7%¹

San Antonio, TX

95.5%

Los Angeles, CA

9.9%

90.1%

Sacramento, CA

98.4%

Providence, RI

57.8%

40.0%¹

Memphis, TN

95.9%

Miami, FL

10.0%

78.9%¹

Denver, CO

98.6%

Los Angeles, CA

Little Rock, AR

96.8%

Albuquerque, NM

11.0%

89.0%

Cincinnati, OH

98.9%

Albuquerque, NM

Sioux Falls, SD

97.0%

Billings, MT

13.0%

87.0%

Detroit, MI

99.0%

Hartford, CT

Seattle, WA

97.1%

Providence, RI

17.4%

82.6%

Albuquerque, NM

99.0%

Las Vegas, NV

New York, NY

97.1%

Salt Lake City, UT

18.7%

81.3%

Los Angeles, CA

100.0%

San Antonio, TX

Sacramento, CA

97.6%

Charlotte, NC

18.9%

81.1%

New York, NY

100.0%

Fargo, ND

Cincinnati, OH

98.2%

Baton Rouge, LA

19.6%

67.9%¹

Hartford, CT

100.0%

Lexington, KY

Detroit, MI

98.7%

Las Vegas, NV

22.5%

77.5%

Philadelphia, PA

100.0%

Little Rock, AR

Philadelphia, PA

99.3%

Sioux Falls, SD

22.6%

77.4%

Seattle, WA

100.0%

Sioux Falls, SD

Hartford, CT

100.0%

Fargo, ND

23.3%

76.7%

Weighted average

96.8%

Weighted average

33.9%

60.3%¹

Weighted average

94.1%

Weighted average

8.9%

89.9%¹

¹ Some respondents selected “Other,” “Unsure” or “No opinion”, so the numbers shown here do not add up to 100 percent.

Who ought to decide what is in a basic benefits package? (SELECT ONE.)
Meeting Site	Consumers	Medical Professionals	Government	Employers	Insurance Companies	Some Combination
Baton Rouge, LA	19.0%	8.6%	5.2%	1.7%	0.0%	65.5%
Charlotte, NC	23.5%	3.7%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	69.1%
Cincinnati, OH	25.8%	7.9%	3.6%	1.0%	0.5%	61.2%
Los Angeles, CA	20.6%	15.4%	2.6%	0.4%	0.4%	60.7%
Memphis, TN	28.4%	6.2%	4.9%	0.0%	0.0%	60.5%
Weighted Average	23.8%	9.7%	3.3%	0.8%	0.5%	62.0%

On a scale of 1 (no input) to 10 (exclusive input), how much input should each of the following have in deciding what is in a basic benefit package?
Meeting Site	Consumers	Medical Professionals	Federal Government	State/Local Government	Employers	Insurance Companies
Billings, MT	6.3	6.0	5.1	4.7	4.0	2.4
Denver, CO	6.8	6.4	4.2	4.0	3.8	2.5
Des Moines, IA	6.7	5.4	5.0	4.7	2.6	2.2
Detroit, MI	7.6	6.8	3.5	3.7	2.4	1.4
Indianapolis, IN	7.6	6.1	4.9	3.9	3.3	2.2
Jackson, MS	7.8	5.7	3.6	3.0	3.6	1.8
Miami, FL	6.9	5.5	5.0	4.5	3.0	2.3
New York, NY	7.7	6.7	5.2	4.1	2.1	1.4
Philadelphia, PA	6.7	6.0	4.4	4.4	3.1	1.5
Phoenix, AZ	7.7	5.2	3.9	3.7	3.4	2.0
Providence, RI	8.0	6.8	4.1	3.8	2.8	2.3
Sacramento, CA	7.4	6.4	3.8	3.8	2.9	2.5
Salt Lake City, UT	6.8	4.9	4.6	4.7	3.1	2.6
Seattle, WA	7.3	5.9	4.3	4.0	2.3	1.6
Tucson, AZ	6.6	6.2	3.9	3.4	3.2	2.6
Meeting Average	7.2	6.0	4.4	4.0	3.0	2.1

Note: Not included are community meeting data from Kansas City, Albuquerque, Hartford, Las Vegas, Eugene, San Antonio, Fargo, Lexington, Little Rock, and Sioux Falls because participants did not answer a comparable question. In the Orlando community meeting, participants grouped responses into categories that were not comparable with the other meetings.

Should some people be responsible for paying more than others?

What criteria should be used for making some people pay more?

Should public policy continue to use tax rules to encourage employer-based health insurance?

Meeting Sites Sorted from Lowest to Highest

Yes

All pay same

Family size

Health Behaviors

Income

Other

Other or some

combination

Meeting Sites

Yes

Abstain

Sacramento, CA

43.0%

Albuquerque, NM

39.3%

Indianapolis, IN

58.4%

15.5%

3.6%

29.0%

47.2%

4.7%

Baton Rouge, LA

86.8%

Baton Rouge, LA

59.6%

6.3%

14.6%

27.1%

43.8%

8.3%

Billings, MT

45.8%

Jackson, MS

60.3%

25.5%

4.3%

19.1%

38.3%

12.8%

Charlotte, NC

61.8%

Tucson, AZ

61.0%

18.4%

0.0%

18.4%

50.0%

13.2%

Cincinnati, OH

50.4%

Miami, FL

63.0%

Denver, CO

38.5%

Orlando, FL

63.9%

20.9%

6.2%

14.7%

41.1%

17.1%

Des Moines, IA

23.9%

Phoenix, AZ

64.6%

26.0%

2.0%

12.0%

52.0%

8.0%

Detroit, MI

23.1%

Denver, CO

66.0%

15.6%

4.4%

15.6%

56.6%

7.8%

Eugene, OR

31.6%

Memphis, TN

66.2%

15.1%

2.7%

11.0%

57.5%

13.7%

Fargo, ND

44.2%

26.9%

Kansas City, MO

72.2%

Hartford, CT

14.9%

41.4%

Charlotte, NC

72.4%

11.9%

1.2%

27.4%

32.1%

27.4%

Indianapolis, IN

30.8%

Des Moines, IA

73.4%

16.9%

4.2%

15.5%

60.6%

2.8%

Jackson, MS

72.1%

Billings, MT

76.3%

11.9%

7.1%

28.6%

44.0%

8.3%

Kansas City, MO

36.3%

Seattle, WA

77.0%

Las Vegas, NV

24.7%

Providence, RI

79.2%

20.4%

2.0%

26.5%

44.9%

6.1%

Lexington, KY

63.2%

17.9%

Salt Lake City, UT

80.0%

8.5%

4.2%

22.5%

59.2%

5.6%

Little Rock, AR

41.6%

23.0%

Detroit, MI

81.1%

11.7%

6.5%

68.8%

6.5%

Los Angeles, CA

37.4%

Philadelphia, PA

82.5%

7.9%

5.3%

7.0%

70.2%

9.6%

Memphis, TN

29.3%

Fargo, ND

5.7%

0.9%

11.3%

20.8%

61.3%

Miami, FL

67.4%

Little Rock, AR

11.1%

5.1%

6.0%

15.4%

62.4%

New York, NY

Sioux Falls, SD

12.9%

3.2%

22.6%

9.7%

51.6%

Orlando, FL

60.2%

Los Angeles, CA

19.8%

4.1%

10.6%

50.5%

15.0%

Philadelphia, PA

32.1%

Albuquerque, NM

Phoenix, AZ

53.1%

Hartford, CT

Providence, RI

26.5%

Las Vegas, NV

Sacramento, CA

Eugene, OR

Salt Lake City, UT

52.8%

San Antonio, TX

13.7%

48.4%

New York, NY

Seattle, WA

32.2%

Lexington, KY

Sioux Falls, SD

Cincinnati, OH

Tucson, AZ

50.0%

Weighted average

67.7%

15.3%

4.2%

16.2%

47.0%

9.3%

8.0%

Weighted average

41.4%

5.6%

How much more would you personally be willing to pay in a year (in premiums, taxes, or through other means) to support efforts that would result in every American having access to affordable, high quality health care coverage and services?

Meeting Site

$1-99

$100-299

$300-999

$1000+

Don’t Know

Albuquerque, NM

21.7%

7.5%

18.3%

24.2%

10.0%

Baton Rouge, LA

8.7%

19.6%

26.1%

19.6%

6.5%

Billings, MT

15.0%

16.3%

18.8%

21.3%

10.0%

Charlotte, NC

44.6%

8.1%

10.8%

9.5%

16.2%

10.8%

Cincinnati, OH

24.2%

19.2%

15.2%

10.1%

11.8%

19.4%

Denver, CO

11.9%

15.7%

16.7%

24.3%

25.2%

6.2%

Des Moines, IA

13.6%

11.9%

15.3%

30.5%

20.3%

8.5%

Detroit, MI

9.7%

12.5%

15.3%

20.8%

33.3%

8.3%

Eugene, OR

13.4%

11.9%

17.9%

32.8%

11.9%

Fargo, ND

11.0%

16.0%

30.0%

16.0%

13.0%

14.0%

Hartford, CT

20.0%

10.0%

13.3%

26.7%

21.7%

8.3%

Indianapolis, IN

11.6%

14.9%

16.0%

22.1%

20.4%

Jackson, MS

33.9%

16.1%

14.5%

12.9%

4.8%

17.7%

Kansas City, MO

6.7%

12.4%

19.1%

23.6%

24.7%

13.5%

Las Vegas, NV

14.5%

18.4%

21.1%

19.7%

15.8%

10.5%

Lexington, KY

11.2%

15.3%

18.4%

28.6%

20.4%

6.1%

Little Rock, AR

14.0%

26.3%

22.8%

17.5%

7.0%

12.3%

Los Angeles, CA

37.7%

14.4%

8.5%

9.7%

10.6%

19.1%

Memphis, TN

30.9%

1.5%

4.4%

13.2%

30.9%

19.1%

New York, NY

25.4%

3.0%

6.0%

13.4%

35.8%

16.4%

Orlando, FL

17.5%

10.7%

20.4%

14.6%

16.5%

20.4%

Philadelphia, PA

9.0%

12.3%

13.1%

27.9%

25.4%

Phoenix, AZ

18.8%

15.3%

20.0%

18.8%

20.0%

7.1%

Providence, RI

23.7%

7.9%

21.1%

15.8%

23.7%

7.9%

Salt Lake City, UT

22.8%

13.9%

20.3%

25.3%

11.4%

6.3%

San Antonio, TX

8.4%

15.0%

23.4%

19.6%

18.7%

15.0%

Sioux Falls, SD

6.3%

15.6%

25.0%

28.1%

9.4%

Tucson, AZ

22.6%

19.4%

0.0%

29.0%

12.9%

16.1%

Weighted average

18.9%

14.4%

16.1%

17.4%

19.1%

14.1%

Note: Participants in the Sacramento, CA, Miami, FL and Seattle, WA community meetings did not respond to a comparable question.

Please rate each of the following public spending priorities to reach the goal of health care that works for all Americans.
(RANKINGS FROM EACH MEETING WHERE QUESTION WAS ASKED THIS WAY)

Meeting Site

Guarantee Enough Providers

Invest in Public Health

Guarantee Health Insurance for All

Develop Health Information Technology

Improve Minority Access

Biomedical and Technological Research

Ensure Health Care for All, including Safety Net Programs for Poor

Preserve Medicare and Medicaid

Billings, MT

4th

1st

5th

3rd

8th

6th

2nd

7th

Charlotte, NC

5th

1st

4th

8th

7th

6th

2nd

3rd

Cincinnati, OH

4th

2nd

1st

8th

7th

6th

3rd

5th

Denver, CO

6th

4th

1st

8th

5th

7th

2nd

3rd

Des Moines, IA

3rd

2nd

1st

6th

5th

4th

7th

8th

Detroit, MI

3rd

2nd

1st

7th

4th

6th

8th

5th

Eugene, OR

5th

2nd

1st

7th

4th

8th

3rd

6th

Indianapolis, IN

3rd

2nd

1st

8th

5th

7th

4th

6th

Jackson, MS

3rd

5th

2nd

8th

4th

7th

1st

6th

Miami, FL

7th

4th

1st

8th

6th

5th

2nd

3rd

Phoenix, AZ

4th

2nd

1st

6th

3rd

5th

8th

7th

Providence, RI

5th

3rd

1st

7th

2nd

8th

4th

6th

Salt Lake City, UT

4th

1st

5th

6th-T

8th

6th-T

3rd

2nd

Seattle, WA

2nd

3rd

1st

8th

4th

7th

6th

5th

Considering the rising cost of health care, which of the following should be the MOST important priority for public spending to reach the goal of health care that works for all Americans? (SELECT ONE)

Meeting Site

Guarantee Enough Providers

Invest in Public Health

Guarantee Health Insurance¹ for All

Develop Health Information Technology

Improve Minority Access

Biomedical and Technological Research

Ensure Health Care for All, including Safety Net Programs for Poor

Preserve Medicare and Medicaid

Albuquerque, NM

8.4%

12.2%

58.8%

1.5%

0.8%

12.2%

4.6%

Baton Rouge, LA

6.5%

23.9%

37.0%

8.7%

0.0%

2.2%

17.4%

4.3%

Fargo, ND

6.3%

28.1%

42.7%

1.0%

4.2%

13.5%

3.1%

Kansas City, MO

3.1%

18.4%

40.8%

1.0%

2.0%

1.0%

33.7%

Las Vegas, NV

9.7%

20.8%

37.5%

2.8%

Demographic Characteristics *(N=Total Number of Respondents)*	Weighted Averages¹: % of Meeting Attendees
*Gender (N=3,775):*
Male Female	37.7% 62.3%
*Age in years (N=3,824):*
Under 25 25-44 45-64 65+	6.0% 25.5% 53.2% 15.3%
*Hispanic Origin (N=3,805):*
Yes No Declined to answer²	9.1% 87.6% 3.3%
*Race³ (N=3,810):*
White Black/African-American Asian Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Multiple races Other Declined to answer²	69.5% 16.9% 2.6% 0.2% 1.7% 1.8% 3.8% 3.6%
*Education (N=3,856):*
Elementary Some High School High School Graduate/GED Some College Associate’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate/Professional Degree Declined to answer	0.9% 1.3% 6.7% 17.1% 6.5% 23.9% 43.3% 0.5%
*Source of Coverage⁴ (N=3,662):*
Employer Self-purchased Veterans’ Administration Medicare Medicaid Other Uninsured Not Sure	64.5% 8.3% 1.1% 12.6% 2.6% 3.6% 6.6% 0.7%
*Employment⁵(N=3,776):*
Self-employed Full-time Part-time Looking for work Homemaker Other/retired	11.6% 50.2% 8.1% 4.7% 1.7% 18.9%