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Arizona State University’s poll also showed that support for healtbh care reform is highestamonhg middle-age respondents. Close to two-thirds of those ages 31 to 44 and 61 percent of those ages 45 to 60said “aq great deal of reform” is needed. Fewer than 10 percent in these two age categoriesindicated “no is needed at all. Results from the poll were basedx ona 45-question telephone poll conducted by the Institutew for Social Science Researcj at ASU. The poll asked 501 adult residentwsin Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texaws their opinions on several issues, including healthu care costs and quality, electronixc medical records and the economy.
On the question of the U.S. governmeny guaranteeing health insurance forall Americans, even if it meangt raising taxes, support was highesrt among younger respondents, while 42 percentg of respondents age 61 and olderr said they are “strongly opposed.” Specifically, 53 percent of all the respondentz “strongly” or “somewhat” favored the U.S. governmen t guaranteeing health insurance. That figure jumped to 61 percent for thoss ages 18 to 30 and decreased amontolder respondents.
On the subject of health coverage, 89 percent of thoss polled said they are covered byhealthy insurance, a health plan providee by their employer, a government progra like Medicare or Medicaid, or something else. Of those who had healtnh coverage, 72 percent indicated they are “very” or concerned that costs will increase in the next Respondents also were asked to evaluatwe healthcare – in this country and in their Older respondents (ages 61 and older) and males rated the quality of health care in this country as “excellent” or “good” 53 percent and 46 percent respectively – more oftem than younger respondents (ageas 18 to 44) and femalees – 36 percent and 35 percenrt respectively.
The Arizona State University-Southwest Poll was conductedr by telephone March 30 toMay 10. The results from the full survey have a margin of samplinbg error of plus or minuz 4percentage points.