The sixth in a series, the March 2008 poll was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation. A nationally representative random sample of 1,770 adults who say they are registered to vote was interviewed by telephone February 7-16, 2008. This poll finds that health care plays a role in two ways: as an independent issue, and as part of the voters’ growing concerns about the economy.
Health care ranks third as the issue that they want presidential candidates to discuss during the campaign — named by 28% of voters, behind the economy (45%) and Iraq (32%). Party differences exist, with health care ranking second for Democrats, third for independents, and fourth for Republicans. Overall, the share of registered voters picking the economy as the issue they want to hear the candidates talk about doubled since December. The poll also probes deeper into how health care costs contribute to people’s economic anxieties, and finds that for at least some voters, the two issues are intertwined. For more information click here.
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