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Minnesota: Health Care

Health Insurance
Role of Federal Government
Tobacco Company Settlement

Health Insurance

Covered By Health Insurance

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	90%	9%	1%	600	± 4.1

Adequacy of Personal Health Insurance

Poll	Date	Adequate	Not adequate	Don't have	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	78%	17%	4%	1%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Which of the following statements best describes your health insurance situation: I have adequate health insurance, I have health insurance, but I don't consider it adequate for my needs, I don't have health insurance?"

Health Insurance Costs Impacting Spending Priorities

Poll	Date	Yes	No	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	43%	57%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "In the past two years, would you say changes in what you pay for health insurance caused you to change other spending priorities in your life?" Note: asked of respondents indicating they have health insurance.

Breadth of Health Insurance Coverage

Poll	Date	Expanded	Contracted	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	9%	33%	54%	4%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "In the past two years, has your health insurance coverage expanded to cover more things, contracted to cover less, or stayed the same?"

Concern About Large Medical Bills

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	17%	36%	29%	15%	3%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "One worry some people express is how they would pay for a huge medical bill if something very serious happened to them. Given the amount of health insurance you carry, would you say you are very concerned about this, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?"

Concern About Prescription Drug Costs

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	25%	32%	29%	12%	2%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Another worry some people express is the cost of prescription drugs. Given the amount of health insurance you carry, would you say you are very concerned about this, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?"

Role of Federal Government

Federal Government Responsibility to Provide Health Care to All Americans

Poll	Date	Take responsibility	Not the responsibility	In between	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	64%	25%	9%	2%	589 RV	± 4.0

1 "Which statement comes closer to your point of view or do you fall somewhere in between? The government in Washington should take responsibility for making sure that all Americans have health care coverage OR health care coverage should not be the responsibility of the government?"

Tobacco Company Settlement

How State Should Use Tobacco Settlement Money

Poll	Date	Endowments for health projects	Tax rebate	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	April 7-9, 1999	72%	23%	5%	628 RV	± 4.0

1 "State lawmakers are also debating what to do with $1.3 billion from the state's settlement with tobacco companies. Which of the following statements comes closest to your point of view? The state should set up endowments and use the interest to help prevent smoking, do medical research, and conduct similar health-related efforts. The state should give the money to taxpayers as part of a state rebate."