Americans have a pessimistic view of American public health, even as most report their own health and well-being as mostly good. Our new Axios-Ipsos American Health Index also shows that only three in ten Americans believe the country is ready for another pandemic, and a quarter or less believe that […] Read more »
Nearly Four in Ten Say Their Households Were Sick with COVID-19, the Flu, or RSV Recently
Nearly four in ten (38%) people say their households were affected by this winter’s triple threat of viruses, with someone getting sick with the flu, COVID-19, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and nearly half (46%) say the news of these three viruses spreading has made them more likely to wear […] Read more »
In divided nation, Americans do agree on this: Biden should talk about economy — CBS News poll
The state of our union is … ? We asked people to describe it, and received some dour assessments: they picked “divided” most of all, followed by “declining” and “weak.” Few picked adjectives “strong,” or — amid tough economic ratings — “prospering.” These aren’t just one-sided partisan points. Partisans share […] Read more »
Americans not feeling impact of Biden agenda, Post-ABC poll finds
Two years into a presidency that the White House casts as the most effective in modern history, President Biden is set to deliver a State of the Union address Tuesday to a skeptical country with a majority of Americans saying they do not believe he has achieved much since taking […] Read more »
Even in States Where Abortion is Legal, Many are Uncertain about Legality of Medication Abortion
More than six months since the Supreme Court issued their Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade, there is widespread public confusion about the medication abortion pill and whether it is legal at the state level, according to the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll. The poll also finds many are […] Read more »
Majority in U.S. Still Say Gov’t Should Ensure Healthcare
A 57% majority of U.S. adults believe that the federal government should ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage. Yet nearly as many, 53%, prefer that the U.S. healthcare system be based on private insurance rather than run by the government. These findings are in line with recent attitudes about the […] Read more »