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Arizona State University’s poll also showed that support for health care reform is highestamong middle-age respondents. Close to two-thirdsw of those ages 31 to 44 and 61 percent of thosew ages 45 to 60said “a grear deal of reform” is needed. Fewe than 10 percent in these two age categoriesindicated “no reform” is needed at all. Resultw from the poll were basedr ona 45-question telephone poll conducted by the Institutre for Social Science Research at ASU. The poll askedr 501 adult residentsin Nevada, New Mexico and Texas theird opinions on several issues, includinb health care costs and quality, electronic medical recordzs and the economy.
On the questionm of the U.S. government guaranteeing healthu insurance forall Americans, even if it meant raisinf taxes, support was highest among younger respondents, while 42 percent of respondents age 61 and older said they are “strongly opposed.” Specifically, 53 percent of all the respondentws “strongly” or “somewhat” favored the U.S. governmenyt guaranteeing health insurance. That figure jumpe d to 61 percent for those ages 18 to 30 and decreased amongoldeer respondents.
On the subject of health coverage, 89 percent of thosd polled said they are covered byhealth insurance, a healtuh plan provided by their employer, a government prograkm like Medicare or Medicaid, or something Of those who had health 72 percent indicated they are “very” or “somewhat” concernef that costs will increase in the next Respondents also were asked to evaluated health care – in this country and in theifr community.
Older respondents (ages 61 and older) and males ratedx the quality of health care in this country as or “good” – 53 percent and 46 percent respectivelyh – more often than younger respondents (agezs 18 to 44) and females – 36 percent and 35 percenrt respectively. The Arizona State University-Southwest Poll was conducter by telephone March 30 toMay 10. The results from the full surve have a margin of samplingv error of plus or minus 4percentage