impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company, announced today the results for an ongoing poll which focuses on health care reform and health care coverage. The results are a part of an ongoing series of national polls among Latino registered voters conducted by impreMedia and Latino Decisions.
Fifty percent of respondents said that they supported legislation for the Accessible Health Act, with 29% opposed, similar to figures of the general population. However, 59% of those voters did not approve of the provision of the law that requires them to purchase insurance coverage, consistent with the general population.
The vast majority of voters were in support of individual provisions of the law with 85% in favor of offering tax credits to small businesses that offer coverage to their employees, and 63% favored prohibiting insurance companies from rejecting potential policy holders based on medical history. Latinos also indicated they support individual provisions aimed at providing insurance to the uninsured, with 80% in favor of financial assistance for those who cannot buy it.
?Latino voters support the health care reform and in particular, they support many of its clauses except for the mandate. When we explore the reasons a bit more, we see Latinos of more limited means are more concerned about it.? stated, Matt Barreto, from Latino Decisions.
Poll results indicate that most Latino voters are not in favor of reversing the healthcare reform law. All Republican candidates have promised that, to reach the presidency, they would seek to reverse the Federal Healthcare Accessibility Act.
The results also suggest that voters believe that their issues are not being heard or addressed, with 58% stating that they think their needs are not being taken into account. Results indicated that 25% have lost health coverage in the last two years and 56% say the cost of coverage has increased, suggesting a heavier burden for families and possible reason for the frustration.
Voters were also mildly optimistic about the expected effect of the healthcare reform law. When asked if the law would have an effect on quality of care received, 47% responded that they believe that it will be more or less the same, 23% think it will be better, 23% think it will get worse. When asked about the effect on health care costs, 38% believe it will remain more or less the same, 24% believe it will improve, and 31% believe it will get worse.
A sampling of the results are below:
????In a recent debate, all of the Republican Presidential candidates for 2012 stated that they would try to repeal the health care reform law signed by President Obama in 2010. Do you think the health care reform bill of 2010 should be repealed, or should it be left to stand as law?
o????Should be repealed: 29% (26% U.S. born/33% foreign born)
o????Bill should stand as law: 50% (53% U.S. born/46% foreign born)
o????Don?t know/refused: 13% (16% U.S. born/12% foreign born)
????Thinking more specifically about this law. Under the new health reform plan, do you think your ability to get and keep health insurance will get better, worse or will it stay about the same?
o????Better: 29% (33% U.S. born/25% foreign born)
o????Worse: 22% (22% U.S. born/22% foreign born)
o????Stay about the same: 43% (36% U.S. born/49% foreign born)
????How about the cost of health care for you and your family will get better, worse or will it stay the same?
o????Better: 24% (30% U.S. born/19% foreign born)
o????Worse: 31% (32% U.S. born/30% foreign born)
o????Stay about the same: 38% (30% U.S. born/45% foreign born)
????How about the quality of your own health care will get better, worse or stay about the same?
o????Better: 23% (30% U.S. born/17% foreign born)
o????Worse: 23% (21% U.S. born/24% foreign born)
o????Stay about the same: 47% (39% U.S. born/53% foreign born)
????As you may know, the legislation included a provision that will require all Americans who do not have health insurance to purchase health insurance, or pay a fine.
o????Favor: 32% (31% U.S. born/32% foreign born)
o????Oppose: 59% (57% U.S. born/61% foreign born)
????In the past year has the total amount you pay for your family?s health care, including cost of insurance and any expenses not covered by insurance, gone up, gone down, or stayed about the same?
o????Gone up: 56% (59% U.S. born/54% foreign born)
o????Gone down: 4% (4% U.S. born/4% foreign born)
o????Stayed about the same: 35% (31% U.S. born/39% foreign born)
????(referencing previous question) Has this increase been a financial burden for you, or not?
o????Yes: 70% (74% U.S. born/65% foreign born)
o????No: 30% (25% U.S. born/35% foreign born)
????In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose reducing federal spending on Medicare, which is the Federal health insurance program for the elderly?
o????Support cutting spending on Medicare: 22% (22% U.S. born/21% foreign born)
o????Oppose cutting spending on Medicare: 73% (72% U.S. born/74% foreign born)
????Thinking about the current state of healthcare in the U.S. who do you trust make the right decisions when it comes to health care policy, President Obama and the Democrats, or the Republicans?
o????President Obama and the Democrats: 61% (58% U.S. born/62% foreign born)
o????Republicans in Congress: 14% (14% U.S. born/14% foreign born)
o????Do not trust either: 14% (16% U.S. born/12% foreign born)
????Thinking again about the current health care debate in Washington, D.C. how much do you think public officials take into account the health care needs of the Hispanic/Latino community when considering reforms?
o????Very much: 8% (10% U.S. born/6% foreign born)
o????Somewhat: 25% (25% U.S. born/25% foreign born)
o????Not too much: 33% (27% U.S. born/37% foreign born)
o????Not at all: 25% (24% U.S. born/25% foreign born)
????Several elements of the health care reform bill that was signed into law. Please tell me which lawmakers should keep it or repeal the aspect of the law, the laws that provides tax credits to small businesses that offer coverage to their employees. Do you think lawmakers should keep it or repeal this aspect of the reform bill?
o????Should keep as law: 85% (79% U.S. born/88% foreign born)
o????Should repeal: 10% (11% U.S. born/8% foreign born)
????How about the law that gradually closes the Medicare prescription drug ?doughnut hole? or coverage gap to seniors will no longer be required to pay the full cost of their medications who reach the gap.
o????Should keep as law: 75% (74% U.S. born/75% foreign born)
o????Should repeal: 18% (18% U.S. born/18% foreign born)
????How about the law that will prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of a person?s medical history or health condition.
o????Should keep as law: 63% (58% U.S. born/65% foreign born)
o????Should repeal: 33% (36% U.S. born/31% foreign born)
????How about the law that will provide financial help to low and moderate income Americans who don?t get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage.
o????Should keep as law: 80% (81% U.S. born/78% foreign born)
o????Should repeal: 14% (11% U.S. born/17% foreign born)
????Thinking ahead to the November 2012 presidential election, how enthusiastic are you about voting in the election next year?
o????Very enthusiastic: 47% (42% U.S. born/50% foreign born)
o????Somewhat enthusiastic: 26% (29% U.S. born/24% foreign born)
o????Not too enthusiastic: 18% (19% U.S. born/17% foreign born)
o????Not too enthusiastic at all: 7% (5% U.S. born/8% foreign born)
????We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you and your family are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago?
o????Much better off: 9% (8% U.S. born/9% foreign born)
o????Somewhat better off: 12% (11% U.S. born/12% foreign born)
o????Just about the same: 43% (40% U.S. born/44% foreign born)
o????Somewhat worse off: 20% (22% U.S. born/18% foreign born)
o????Much worse off: 15% (14% U.S. born/15% foreign born)
????Many people have lost access to health care coverage during the economic recession. What about you, over the past two years have you lost access to health insurance ? even if only temporarily?
o????Yes, I have lost my health insurance: 25% (26% U.S. born/24% foreign born)
o????No, I have maintained my health insurance: 70% (64% U.S. born/73% foreign born)
????Thinking about your current health insurance status, do you currently have health insurance coverage?
o????No, do not have insurance: 17% (20% U.S. born/14% foreign born)
o????Yes, through employer or work: 44% (34% U.S. born/51% foreign born)
o????Yes, privately purchased: 8% (7% U.S. born/9% foreign born)
o????Yes, through public government: 21% (24% U.S. born/18% foreign born)
????Thinking about the medical care you receive, how satisfied are you with the quality of medical care available to you and your family?
o????Very satisfied: 24% (24% U.S. born/24% foreign born)
o????Satisfied: 44% (38% U.S. born/47% foreign born)
o????Dissatisfied: 14% (13% U.S. born/15% foreign born)
o????Very Dissatisfied: 11% (12% U.S. born/10% foreign born)
Methodology
Latino Decisions surveyed 500 registered voters in October, 2011 in 21 states with the largest Hispanic populations, comprising 94% percent of the US Hispanic electorate. Voters were selected randomly from the registered voter lists and households were identified for contact using the Census Bureau Hispanic surname list, and merged with third party data to secure telephone numbers. Results were weighted to account for minor deviations from known population characteristics. The margin of error is +/- 4.38% on the full sample.
Voter registration status and Hispanic identification were verified upon contact with respondents, who confirmed if they are registered to vote and of Hispanic/Latino descent. Census Bureau reports suggest approximately 90% of all Latinos in the U.S. have a Spanish-surname. In identifying citizens registered to vote, the registered voter list is far superior to either a simple RDD or household list of Spanish-surname households because of non-citizenship, low rates of voter registration among Latinos, and well-documented propensity of all survey respondents, regardless of ethnicity, to over-report registration status.
Surveying was conducted by fully bilingual interviewers. Respondents were greeted in both languages, and surveys were conducted in either English or Spanish, at the discretion of the respondent. Up to five callbacks are scheduled for each record. The survey instrument was created by Dr. Matt Barreto and Dr. Gary Segura in consultation with impreMedia and translated into Spanish. The survey was administered under the direction of Pacific Market Research, in Renton, Washington, and performed using a Computer-Assisted-Telephone-Interviewing (CATI) protocols. CATI programming is performed by Pacific Market Research. Average interview length was 11.43 minutes.
About impreMedia
impreMedia is the leading Hispanic news and information company in the U.S. in online and print. impreMedia's multi-platform offerings range from online to video, social media, mobile, audio, newspapers and magazines, including the http://www.impre.com portal. 25% of U.S. Hispanic adults use an impreMedia network product. The network is also the nation's largest Hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in top U.S. Hispanic markets, reaching 15 markets total that represent 59% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Its leading publications include La Opini?n in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York. For more information, visit: http://www.impremedia.com.
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About Latino Decisions
Latino Decisions is a joint effort between Pacific Market Research, a nationally known research firm, and Dr. Gary Segura and Dr. Matt Barreto, leading Latino politics scholars and professors at Stanford University and the University of Washington. Both Dr. Segura and Dr. Barreto are experienced and nationally respected researchers who have a deep understanding of U.S. Latino culture and advanced quantitative research skills. Their expertise, coupled with Pacific Market Research?s logistical capabilities, makes Latino Decisions a leader in the field. For more information, please visit http://www.latinodecisions.com or call 877-271-2300.
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