Appendix F: National Health Care Polls and Survey Reports Related to the Working Group Analyses
| Polling Organization | Date |
Survey |
| ABC News/Washington Post Poll | October 2003 |
A national survey of a sample of 1,000 adults was conducted from October 9-13, 2003; the survey field work was managed by TNS Intersearch. http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03942.xml |
| America’s Health Insurance Plans: Post Election Health Care Priorities Survey | November 2004 |
This survey was conducted by Ayres, McHenry & Associates, from November 3 – 4, 2004. It was based on telephone interviews with adults who voted in the 2004 presidential election national sample of 1,000. http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=39%7C4176 |
| Americans for Health Care and Center for American Progress | November 2005 |
This national survey was conducted November 15-22, 2005, there were 1,104 adult respondents. http://www.americanprogress.org/atf/cf/%7BE9245FE4-9A2B-43C7-A521-5D6FF2E06E03%7D/HEALTHCARE_TOPLINES.PDF |
| By the People: National Deliberative Poll | November 2005 |
This poll was conducted by Stanford University’s Center for Deliberative Democracy. 981 adult Americans completed pre and post experiment questionnaires. For a summary of the survey results use the following link: http://cdd.stanford.edu/polls/btp/2005/btp-poll-results.pdf ; for more information regarding the Deliberative Poll questions use the following link http://www.pbs.org/newshour/btp/pdfs/onlinepollsignificantchanges.pdf |
| California Healthcare Foundation: National Consumer Health Privacy Survey | November 2005 |
This survey was a collaboration between Forrester Research and the California Healthcare Foundation. Forrester surveyed 2,100 U.S. adults; the final survey included 1,000 national respondents and an additional 1,000 oversampled California residents. http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemID=115694 |
| CBS News/New York Times | January 26, 2006 |
Poll: “Bush’s Approval Remains Low: Heading into the State of the Union, Just 42 Percent Approve of President.” This survey was conducted January 20 – 25, 2006. There were 1229 respondents nationwide. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/26/opinion/polls/main1243679.shtml |
| CBS News/New York Times Poll | June 17, 2005 |
Survey of 1,111 adults, conducted June 10 – 15, 2005. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/20050617_poll/20050617_poll_results.pdf |
| CBS News/New York Times | May 13, 2003 |
See CBS News online (May 13, 2003), “Poll: Economy Remains Top Priority.” This poll was conducted by CBS News and the New York Times from May 9 – 12, 2003. It was based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 910 adults. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/13/opinion/polls/main553730.shtml |
| CBS News/New York Times Poll | March 1993 |
This was a survey conducted by CBS News and the New York Times from March 28 – 31, 1993. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,368. |
| Center for Studying Health System Change, Issue Brief No 95 | May 2005 |
“An Update on Americans’ Access to Prescription Drugs.” Findings from the 2001 and 2003 HSC CTS Household Survey. The 2001 survey had a response rate of 59 percent and contains information from more than 46,400 persons 18 years or older. The 2003 survey, with a 57 percent response rate, includes data from more than 36,500 adults. http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/738/ |
| Center for Studying Health System Change, Issue Brief No 94 | March 2005 |
“More Americans Willing to Limit Physician-Hospital Choice for Lower Medical Costs.” Findings are based on the CTS Household Survey, a nationally representative telephone survey conducted in 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2003. http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/735/ |
| Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), Issue Brief No 85 | June 2004 |
“Tough Trade-offs: Medical Bills, Family Finances and Access to Care.” Findings from the 2003 HSC Community Tracking Study (CTS). The survey contains information on about 25,400 families and 46,600 persons, and the response rate was 57 percent. http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/689/ |
| Commonwealth Fund/Harris Interactive Poll, Public Views on Shaping the Future of the U.S. Health Care System | August 2006 |
Survey of 1,023 adults conducted by Harris Interactive. “Public Views on Shaping the Future of the U.S. Health Care System.” http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/Schoen_publicviewsfuturehltsystem_948.pdf |
| Commonwealth Fund 2005 International Survey on Sicker Adults | November 3, 2005 |
“Taking the Pulse of Health Care Systems: Experiences of Patients with Health Problems In Six Countries.” Article in Health Affairs – Web Exclusive: Patients’ Experiences by Schoen, Osborn, Huynh, Doty, Zapert, Peugh, and Davis. Includes 700-750 adults in Australia, Canada and New Zealand; and 1,500 or more in the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany. Interviews were conducted by telephone between May 9 and May 17, 2005 in the five English speaking countries and between May 9 and June 12, 2005 in Germany. The margin of sample error was approximately plus or minus 4 percent. http://www.cmwf.org/Publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=313012 |
| Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Insurance Survey | April – July 2001 |
This survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates from April 27 through July 29, 2001. It consisted of 25 minute telephone interviews of a national sample of 3,508 adults; the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 2.0 percentage points. http://www.cmwf.org/surveys/surveys_show.htm?doc_id=230522 |
| Democratic Leadership Council Poll | July 2002 |
This survey was conducted by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates between July 13 – July 15, 2002 and was based on interviews with a sample of 800 adults. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2000 – 1998 Health Confidence Surveys | November 2000, September 1999, April 1998 |
The 2000 Survey was conducted between April 26 and May 28, 2000 with 1,001 individuals; the 1999 survey was conducted May 13 and June 14, 1999 with 1,001 individuals; the 1998 survey was conducted February 1998 with 1,002 individuals. Each survey incorporated twenty-minute telephone interviews with adults ages 21 and older. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2001 Health Confidence Survey | October 9, 2001 |
“Americans’ Satisfaction With Health Care Rises, But Pessimism About Future Remains.” This survey was conducted between April 17 and May 27, through 20-minute telephone interviews with 1,001 individuals 21 and older. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/2001/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2002 Health Confidence Survey | September 25, 2002 |
“Confidence & Satisfaction in Health Care System Show Little Change Over Time, But Americans Still Worry Abgout Its Future.” This survey was conducted between April 18 and May 19, 2002, through 20-minute telephone interviews with 1,000 individuals ages 21 and older. Random digit dialing was used to obtain a representative cross section of the U.S. population. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/2002/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2003 Health Confidence Survey | September 29, 2003 |
“Workers Worry About Losing Job Health Coverage; Express Growing Enthusiasm for Government Plan.” This survey was conducted between April 24 and May 24, 2003, through 20 minute telephone interviews with 1,002 individuals age 21 and older. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/2003/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2004 Health Confidence Survey | October 28, 2004 |
“Americans Cut Savings To Pay Rising Health Bills, Fears Future Cost, Access Problems,” The survey was conducted between June 21 and July 23, 2004, through 20-minute telephone interviews with 1,203 individuals ages 21 and older. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/2004/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: Issue Briefs #275 | November 2004 |
“Public Attitudes on the U.S. Health Care System: Findings From the Health Confidence Survey.” The findings from the 2004 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), which focuses on Americans’ satisfaction with the health care system today and their confidence in the system’s future. The survey examines Americans’ attitudes about employment-based health benefits, health savings accounts, and benefits in the work place. The Issue Brief also looks at long-term trends in satisfaction and confidence with the health care system since the first HCS was conducted in 1998. http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3507 |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: 2005 Health Confidence Survey | October 18, 2005 |
“Most Americans Satisfied With Quality of Health Care But the Public Does Not Link Cost to Quality.” This poll was conducted from June 21 to Aug, 6, 2005 through 20-minute telephone interviews with 1,003 individuals age 21 and older. http://www.ebri.org/surveys/hcs/2005/ |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute: Issue Briefs #288 | December 2005 |
“Early Experience With High-Deductible and Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Findings From the EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Care Survey” this survey was conducted between September 28 and October 19, 2005 through an 18-minute internet survey. The base sample was randomly drawn from Harris Poll Online; slightly more than 1,200 adults were in the sample. http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3606 |
| Gallup Poll, Tuesday Briefing | June 28, 2005 |
Rick Blizzard, “Safety, Security Flatline with Patients: Medical Error Initiatives Fail to Make Patients Feel Safer” http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=17125&pg=1. |
| Gallup Poll | November 7-10, 2005 |
This poll is the most recent of the annual polls conducted by Gallup that asks Americans, without prompting to name the most urgent health problem facing the country at the present time. The 2005 survey included 1,011 adults nationwide. http://www.galluppoll.com/content/default.aspx?ci=20032 |
| Gallup Poll: Healthcare Panel: More Information… | November 22, 2005 |
Gallup Poll of national random sample of 1,010 U.S. adults age 18 and older conducted in September 2005. http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=19555&pg=1 |
| Gallup Poll: Healthcare Panel: Costs More Troubling Than Quality | November 1, 2005 |
Same poll as above. |
| Gallup Poll: Healthcare Panel: How Do People Choose Hospitals | October 25, 2005 |
Same poll as above. |
| Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll | January 2000 |
This survey was conducted for the Cable News Network in conjunction with USA Today. The survey was conducted by the Gallup organization January 13 – 16, 2000. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,027. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Gallup/Newsweek Poll | March 1993 |
This was a survey by Newsweek, conducted by the Gallup Organization, March 25 – 26, 1993 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 755. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Harris Interactive Poll, Health Care News | February 23, 2005 |
A telephone survey of 1,012 Americans ages 18 and older conducted between February 8-13, 2005. See Alan F. Westin testimony at the hearing on privacy and health information technology www.patientprivacyrights.org, under News Room. Survey Summary at http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=894 |
| Harris Interactive Poll: Health Care News | August 10, 2004 |
“Two in Five Adults Keep Personal or Family Health Records and Almost Everybody Thinks This Is a Good Idea.” This survey was conducted online within the United States between July 12 and 18, 2004 among a nationwide cross section of 2,242 adults ages 18 and over. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=832 |
| Harvard School of Public Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health & Healthcare Priorities Survey | April 2001 |
This survey was done by Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It was conducted by the ICR/International Communications Research from April 25 – May 20, 2001. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,210. Use http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Health Affairs Data Watch Managed Care Web Exclusive | November 10, 2004 |
“Public Perceptions of Cost Containment Strategies: Mixed Signals for Managed Care,” by Schur, Berk, and Yegian. The survey was organized by International Communications Research (ICR). Telephone interviews were conducted from 4–10 August 2004. A random-digit-dialing approach was used by surveyors to interview 2,024 respondents. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.w4.516/DC1 |
| Health Affairs Data Watch Children and Elderly Web Exclusive | September 14, 2004 |
“Americans’ Views About the Adequacy of Health Care for Children and the Elderly,” by Berk, Schur, Chang, Knight, and Kleinman. The survey was managed by International Communications Research (ICR). Telephone interviews were conducted 4–18 June 2004. A random-digit-dialing approach was used to contact the 2,013 respondents. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.w4.446/DC1 |
| Health Affairs Data Watch Chronic Care Policies | July/August 2002 |
A telephone survey of 51 questions was given to a national sample of 1,663 adults between March and November 2000. The complete article is in Health Affairs, Vol 21, Issue 4, 264-270, can be found using the following links: http://www.healthaffairs.org/RWJ/Thamer.pdf or http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/21/4/264.pdf |
| Health Affairs Health Tracking Market Watch | March/April 2001 |
“Patients’ Attitudes Toward Cost Control Bonuses For Managed Care Physicians,” by Gallagher, St. Peter, Chesney, and Lo, Health Affairs, Volume 20, Number 2, pages 186-192. The survey was conducted the summer of 1998 with a random sample of 3,784 phone numbers, 1,050 people were interviewed. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/20/2/186.pdf or http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/2/186 |
| Insurance Newscast, Wednesday, 10/12/2005, Ceasefire on Health Care Event | October 12, 2005 |
Former Senator John Breaux Reveals ‘What Americans Want in Health Care Reform,” Working with Bill McInturff and Geoffrey Garin, http://www.insurancebroadcasting.com/101205-6.htm |
| International Journal for Quality in Health Care and Oxford University Press | 2002 |
“Satisfaction with Quality and Access to Health Care Among People with Disabling Conditions,” article by Lezzoni, Dave, Soukup, and O’Day: Volume 14 Number 5 pages 369 – 381. http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/5/369; for PDF version use: http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/14/5/369.pdf |
| Kaiser Public Opinion Spotlight: Health Care Costs | August 2005 |
Public Opinion on Health Care Costs: http://www.kff.org/spotlight/healthcosts/index.cfm |
| Kaiser Family Foundation: May/June 2005 Health Poll Report Survey | June 2005 |
This was a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International between June 2 and June 5, 2005 through telephone interviews of 1,202 adults, ages 18 years and older. http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/May-June-2005-Kaiser-Health-Poll-Report-Toplines.pdf |
| Kaiser Family Foundation: National Survey of the Public’s Views About Medicaid | June 2005 |
This was a Kaiser Family Foundation survey conducted by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International. The results were based on the telephone interviews of 1,201 adults between April 1 and May 1, 2005. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/National-Survey-of-the-Public-s-Views-About-Medicaid-Chartpack.pdf |
| Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health: Health Care Agenda for the New Congress Survey | November 2004 |
This survey was conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, November 4 – November 28, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,396. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfmor for a PDF file http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=50263#search=%22Kaiser%20Family%20Foundation%2C%20Harvard%20School%20of%20Public%20Health%2C%20November%202004%22 |
| Kaiser Family Foundation: HealthPoll Report | September/October 2004 |
Kaiser Family Foundation: HealthPoll Report: Public’s Expectations of Health Insurance and Attitudes Towards Potential New Insurance Options. Source data from the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Insurance Survey, 2003, conducted April 30 – July 20, 2003 among 2,507 adults ages 18-64. http://www.kff.org/healthpollreport/Oct_2004/index.cfm |
| Kaiser Family Foundation Survey: January/February 2004 Health Poll Report Survey | February 2004 |
This survey fieldwork was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 5 – February 8, 2004, with 1,201 respondents 18 and older. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/Kaiser-Health-Poll-Report-Survey-Toplines.pdf#search=%22health%20poll%20report%20february%202004%20%22 |
| Kaiser Family Foundation Survey: Health Insurance Survey | April 2003 |
The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 30 – July 20, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult age 18-64 sample of 2,507. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Kaiser Family Foundation: Clinton Health Care Reform Plan Survey | March 1993 |
This survey was sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation and was conducted by Louis Harris & Associates between March 3 and March 10, 1993. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,255. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm to find the survey questions and results. |
| Lake Snell Perry & Associates | March 1, 2003 |
A national poll of 1,002 adults conducted August 30 – September 1, 2002 for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation “Last Acts” initiative. See Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, Vol. 17(2). 2003. http://www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?a=3&fn=J354v17n02_11&i=2&s=J354&v=17 |
| Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll | April 16, 2006 |
The Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll contacted 1,357 adults nationwide by telephone April 8 through April 11, 2006; this sample included 1,234 registered voters. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. |
| Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Press | March 2005 |
Survey of 2,563 adults contacted by telephone February 25 – March 5, 2006. Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/da/index/techinfo/M11001.HTM |
| Los Angeles Time Poll | July 1994 |
Survey was conducted by Los Angeles Times, July 23 – July 26, 1994 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,515. Use http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm to find the survey questions and results. |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | July 2006 |
This survey was conducted by Hart/McInturff between July 21 – 24, 2006. 1,010 adults were interviewed. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjjune2006.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | April 2006 |
This survey was conducted by Hart/McIntruff between April 21 – 24, 2006, interviews were held for 1,109 adults including a national sample of 1,005 plus and an oversample of 104 Hispanics. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjapr2006.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | March 2006 |
This survey was conducted by Hart/McIntruff between March 10 and March 13, 2006. 1,005 adults were interviewed. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjmar2006.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | January 2006 |
This survey was conducted by Hart/McIntruff from January 26 – 29, 2006, 1, 011 adults were interviewed. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjjan2006.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | February 2005 |
The survey was conducted by Hart/McIntruff, February 10 – 14, 2005, 1,008 adults were interviewed. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjfeb2005.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey | October 2004 |
This survey was conducted by Hart/McIntruff, October 16 – 18, 2004. 1,004 adults were interviewed. http://www.pos.org/latestnumbers/wsjoct2004.pdf |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll | June 1991 |
This was a survey by NBC News in conjunction with the Wall Street Journal conducted by Hart and Teeter Research Companies from June 22 – 25, 1991. It was based on telephone interviews with a sample of 1,006. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| National Public Radio (NPR)/Kaiser/ Kennedy School Health Care Study | March – May 2002 |
This survey was a partnership between NPR, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Kennedy School. It was conducted by International Communication Research. It was based on telephone interviews with a random representative sample of 1,205. http://www.npr.org/news/specials/healthcarepoll/results.pdf |
| Pew HispanicCenter/Kaiser Family Foundation | April 2004 |
Pew/Kaiser 2004 Latinos Politics and Civic Engagement Survey, conducted by ICR – International Communications Research, April 21 – June 9, 2004. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult Hispanics sample of 2,288. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm to find the survey questions and results. |
| Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, March 2006 News Interest Index | March 15, 2006 |
Princeton Survey Research Associates International conducted telephone interviews with a national sample of 1,405 adults, March 8 – 12, 2006. http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=271 |
| The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press | May 10, 2005 |
“Beyond Red vs. Blue.” The 2005 Political Typology Survey is a national telephone interview sample of 2,000 adults age 18 and over. The Typology Callback Survey conducted in March 2005 obtained 1,090 respondents from the initial December 2004 survey. The national sample of 1,284 adults in the 2003 survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between July 14 and August 3, 2003. |
| Pew Research Center for the People and the Press | August 7, 2003 |
The national sample of 1,284 adults in the 2003 survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between July 14 and August 3, 2003. http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/190.pdf |
| Princeton Survey Research Associate: Newsweek Poll | August 1994 |
Princeton Survey Research Associate conducted this survey between August 4 and August 5, 1994. The survey is based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 750. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Princeton Survey Research Associate: Newsweek Poll | June 1994 |
Princeton Survey Research Associates conducted this survey on June 17, 1994. The survey was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 499. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Public Agenda: Bills and Proposals | November 2004 |
“Half of Americans Say the Healthcare System Has Major Problems, and Most Say It Needs Fundamental Changes To Be Completely Rebuilt.” Survey sources included: Gallup Organization 11/04: telephone survey of 1,016 adults, November 7-10, 2004; CBS News/New York Times 2/05: telephone survey of 1,111 adults, February 24 – 28, 2005; http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/major_proposals_detail2.cfm?issue_type=healthcare&proposal_graphic=majprophealthfundamental.jpg |
| Public Agenda: Bills and Proposals | November 2004 |
“Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Say the Federal Government Should Guarantee Health Insurance for All Americans, But Half Say They Would Not Be Willing To Pay Higher Premiums or Higher Taxes.”: Gallup Organization 11/04: 508 adults surveyed between November 7 – 10, 2004.; Kaiser/Harvard 11/04: 1,396 adults surveyed between November 4 – November 28, 2004. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent.; http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/major_proposals_detail.cfm?issue_type=healthcare&list=2 |
| Public Agenda: People’s Chief Concerns | November 2004 |
“Americans Are Far More Likely To Rate Their Own Health Care and Coverage as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ Than They Are the Quality of Health Care and Coverage in the U.S.”; Gallup Organization: 1,016 adults surveyed via telephone interviews from November 7 – 10, 2004.; http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/pcc_detail.cfm?issue_type=healthcare&list=4 |
| Public Agenda: People’s Chief Concerns | March 2005 |
“Six in 10 Americans Say They Worry “a Great Deal” about the Availability of Health Care”, Gallup Organization: Telephone interviews conducted March 7 – 10, 2005. There was a sample of 1,004 adults. http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/pcc_detail.cfm?issue_type=healthcare&list=6 |
| Public Opinion Strategies Poll for The Markle Foundation | October 2005 |
“Attitudes of Americans Regarding Personal Health Records and Nationwide Electronic Health Information Exchange.” Public Opinion Strategies conducted two national surveys for the Markle Foundation: the first was conducted September 20 – 22, 2005 among 800 adults; the second September 28 – October 2, 2005 among 800 registered voters; the margin of sample error was plus or minus 3.46 percentage points. http://www.phrconference.org/assets/research_release_101105.pdf |
| Research!America An Alliance for Discoveries in Health: Charlton Research Company National Survey 2005 | 2005 |
The source is a national survey conducted in 2005, by the Charlton Research Company for Research!America. http://www.researchamerica.org/polldata/2005/healthservices05.pdf |
| Research!America Polling in JAMA: Public Attitudes and Perceptions About Health-Related Research | September 21, 2005 |
This article is by Woolley, Mary and Propst, Stacie, JAMA. 2005;294:1380-1384. The article can be found at the following link: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/294/11/1380 |
| Research!America: An Alliance for Discoveries in Health | November 2004 |
Research!America/APHA National Poll on Americans’ Attitude Toward Public Health, Results presented at the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. http://www.researchamerica.org/polldata/2004/apha2004.pdf |
| Stony Brook University – Health Pulse of America | February 18 – March 8, 2004 |
Stony Brook University Center for Survey and Research conducted this poll between February 18 and March 8, 2004. It was based on a nationally representative sample of telephone numbers drawn from blocks with at least one-listed residential number. There were 863 adults interviewed from across the nation. http://sunysb.edu/surveys/HPAMarch04.htm |
| The New York Times/CBS News Poll | January 27, 2006 |
This was a survey of 1,229 adults, conducted January 20 – 25, 2006. Use the following link for more information: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/politics/20060127_poll_results.pdf |
| Time/CNN/Yankelovic Partners Poll | March 1994 |
This survey was by done for Time in coordination with the Cable News Network. Yankelovich Partners conducted this survey from March 2 - 3, 1994. It was based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 600. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm to find the survey questions and results. |
| Time/CNN/Yankelovic Partners Poll | June 1993 |
This survey was conducted by Yankelovich Partners, June 17 – June 21, 1993 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 901. An oversample of 364 adults who voted for Ross Perot for President was also taken. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm to find the survey questions and results. |
| Towers Perrin HR Services: Thought Leadership | September 28, 2005 |
“Employee Health Care Decisions are Fueled by Fear and Insecurity.” This is a Towers Perrin survey of 1,400 employees. http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2005/200509/PO_decisions.pdf |
| U.S. News and World Report Survey | January 1994 |
The Tarrance Group and Mellman, Lazarus & Lake conducted this survey on January 17 and January 18, 1994. It is based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 1,000 registered voters. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm . |
| USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health: Health Care Costs Survey | August 2005 |
ICR/Harvard University conducted this telephone survey between April 25 and June 9, 2005, with 1,531 adults ages 18 and over responding. http://www.kff.org/newsmedia/upload/7372.pdf#search=%22USA%20Today%2FKaiser%20Family%20Foundation%2FHarvard%20School%20of%20Public%20Health%3A%20Health%20Care%20Costs%20Survey%2C%20%20August%202005%22 |
| Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | July 31, 2006 |
“Higher Premiums for Those with Unhealthy Lifestyles Supported by 53 Percent of U.S. Adults.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey of 2,325 U.S. adults between July 11 and 13, 2006. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2006vol5_iss12.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | April 4, 2006 |
“Many U.S. Adults Believe Health Care Quality Care be Fairly Assessed, but Few Willing to Pay Significantly Higher Premiums for Superior Care.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey online of 2123 American adults between March 20 and 22, 2006. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2006vol5_iss06.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | January 2006 |
“Kicking a Bad Habit Could Pay Off.” This survey of 2,007 U.S. adults was conducted online by Harris Interactive between December 12 and December 14, 2005. See The Wall Street Journal online (January 6, 2006). http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2006vol5_iss01.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Poll | October 20, 2005 |
“Poll Shows Strong Public Support For Range of Health Practices.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey of 2,242 U.S. adults online from September 6 to 12, 2005. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112973460667273222-7Jjp4Ckx_LsV4qI5rjzrENNIcAQ_20061020.html?mod=blogs |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll, The Wall Street Journal Online | October 7, 2005 |
“Poll Indicates Strong Support for New Medical Technologies.” This is a Harris Interactive online survey of 2,048 adults conducted between September 30 and October 4, 2005. The overall results have a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB112862766275261910-6zvnFPlXTEOE7jFI3fGQPoAnHm8_20061008.html |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll, News Room | September 16, 2005 |
“Considerable Concern Exists Among U.S. Adults About the Frequency of Unnecessary or Overly Aggressive Medical Treatment.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey of 2,286 U.S. adults between August 31 and September 2, 2005. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=970 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll, News Room | July 21, 2005 |
“Majority of U.S. Adults Think it is a Good Idea to Forbid Direct-to-Consumer Advertising for New Prescription Drugs When They First Come to Market.” Harris Interactive conducted this online survey of 2,207 U.S. adults between July 6 and 8, 2005. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=947 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | May 24, 2005 |
“Public Interest in the Use of Quality Metrics in Healthcare is Mixed – Unless It Allows Them to Reduce Their Health Insurance Costs.” This survey was conducted online between May 11 and 13, 2005 with a national sample of 2,129 adults. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NEWS/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=931 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | March 2, 2005 |
“Many Nationwide Believe in the Potential Benefit of Electronic Medical Records and are Interested in Online Communications with Physicians.” Harris Interactive conducted this online survey of 2,638 U.S. adults between February 17 and 21, 2005. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=895 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll | February 24, 2005 |
“Health Information Privacy (HIPAA) Notices Have Improved Public’s Confidence That Their Medical Information Is Being Handled Properly.” This was a nationwide Harris Poll of 1,012 U.S. adults surveyed by telephone between February 8 and 13, 2005 by Harris Interactive. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=894 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | October 1, 2004 |
“Doctors’ Interpersonal Skills Valued More than Their Training or Being Up-to-Date.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey of 2,267 U.S. adults online between September 21 and 23, 2004. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2004vol3_iss19.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll | July 20, 2004 |
“Americans Are Concerned About Hospital-Based Medical and Surgical Errors.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey between July 8 and July 12, 2004 with a sample size of 2,847 U.S. adults. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NEWS/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=825 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll | December 4, 2003 |
“Most People Uncomfortable with Profit Motive in Health Care.” Harris Interactive conducted this survey of 2,587 U.S. adults conducted online between November 13 and 17, 2003. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2003vol2_iss12.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll | November 13, 2003 |
“No Consensus on Personal Responsibility for Health Care.” This survey of 2,231 US adults nationwide was conducted between October 30 and November 3, 2003. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NEWS/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=708 |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll | August 14, 2003 |
“National Survey Reveals Top Indicators of Quality of Medical Care.” This online survey was conducted between July 24 and 28, 2003, with a national sample of 2,687. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/wsjhealthnews/WSJOnline_HI_Health-CarePoll2003vol2_iss4.pdf |
| Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll | August 7, 2003 |
“Many Want Quality Health Care, But Few Think They Should Pay for It.” This survey was conducted online between July 8 and 10, 2003, with a national sample of 2,357 adults. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NEWS/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=661 |
| Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University, A Generational Look at the Public: Politics and Policy | October 2002 |
This survey was a partnership between the Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University. The survey was conducted by telephone August 2 – September 1, 2002 with a nationally representative sample of 2,886 randomly selected respondents ages 18 and older. http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/3273-index.cfm |
| Winston Group: New Models National Brand Poll | November 23, 2004 |
This survey was conducted by Winston Group, November 23 – 24, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 1,000 adults. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm, The Uninsured and Health Insurance Coverage/Access then The Uninsured to find the survey questions and results. |
| Yankelovich Partners:/Time, Cable News Network | July 1998 |
This survey was conduct by Yankelovich Partners July 1998 with a sample size of 1,024 adults. |
| Yankelovich Partners: Time/Cable News Network | August 1991 |
This survey was conducted by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, August 27 – August 28, 1991, based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |
| Zogby International: In the Media | October 27, 2005 |
“Zogby Survey Reveals Wide Gap Between Consumer Perception and Reality on Health Coverage.” A sample of 1,049 privately insured adults were surveyed between September 27 and October 4, 2005; the margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percent. http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1032 |
| Zogby International: In the Media | April 19, 2005 |
“Americans Worry About Losing Their Prescription Drug Coverage More Than The Loss of a Job or Home.” Zogby International conducted this survey with interviews of 1,001 adults chosen at random nationwide, the margin of error is plus or minus 3.2 percent. http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=985 |
| Zogby International Poll for The Galen Institute | June 2003 |
“Medicare vs. Private Health Care Plans.” Zogby International conducted this survey on June 18 – June 21, 2003, based on telephone interviews with a sample of 1.007 adults. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_poll/hpoll_index.cfm |