The Bulletin Poll: The Uninsured
By: Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2007-03-16 14:13:00-05:00
Have you ever been without health coverage?
|
All U.S. |
Americans 50+ |
|
| Yes | 45% | 35% |
| No | 53% | 64% |
| Don't Know | 1% | <.5% |
Where do you get your insurance?
| All U.S. Adults | Americans 50+ |
|
| My current employer | 39% | 31% |
| My spouse's current employer | 12% | 8% |
| Retiree benefits from past employer | 3% | 7% |
| Retiree benefits: spouse's past employer | 1% | 1% |
| I pay for it myself | 9% | 11% |
| Medicare | 9% | 21% |
| Medicaid | 3% | 3% |
| Veterans Administration/Military | 2% | 4% |
| Other | 5% | 5% |
| I do not have health insurance | 10% | 4% |
| Don't know | 6% | 2% |
| Refused to answer | 2% | 3% |
What percentage of Americans do you think don't have health insurance?
| Less than 10% | 2% |
| 10% to 19% | 5% |
| 20% to 29% | 21% |
| 30% to 39% | 25% |
| 40% to 49% | 17% |
| 50% or more | 26% |
| Don't know | 3% |
True or false: Most of the uninsured do not have health insurance because they aren't working and have no access to employee health benefits. (Correct answer: False)
| True | 56% |
| False | 41% |
| Don't know | 2% |
True or false: Most of the uninsured are new immigrants in the U.S. less than six years—and are NOT U.S. citizens. (Correct answer: False)
| True | 44% |
| False | 51% |
| Don't know | 4% |
True or false: The percentage of Americans who have health insurance provided by their employers has increased since 2000. (Correct answer: False)
| True | 43% |
| False | 55% |
| Don't know | 3% |
True or false: A higher percentage of adults than children don't have health care insurance. (Correct answer: True)
| True | 64% |
| False | 33% |
| Don't know | 3% |
True or false: Businesses get a tax break for money they spend on employee health care. (Correct answer: True)
| True | 56% |
| False | 36% |
| Don't know | 8% |
Survey of 1,011 adults over 18 conducted by ICR between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4, 2007. True-false statements have been edited for this format.
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