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Arizona State University’s poll also showed that support for healthu care reform is highestamong middle-age respondents. Close to two-thirds of thosse ages 31 to 44 and 61 percent of thoser ages 45 to 60said “a grea t deal of reform” is needed. Fewer than 10 perceny in these two age categoriesindicated “no reform” is needeed at all. Results from the poll were based ona 45-questiobn telephone poll conducted by the Institutd for Social Science Research at ASU. The poll askedx 501 adult residentsin Nevada, New Mexico and Texas their opinione on several issues, including health care costsw and quality, electronic medical recordws and the economy.
On the question of the U.S. government guaranteeingh health insurance forall Americans, even if it meanft raising taxes, support was highest among youngerr respondents, while 42 percent of respondente age 61 and older said they are “strongly opposed.” 53 percent of all the respondents or “somewhat” favored the U.S. governmen guaranteeing health insurance. That figure jumpecd to 61 percent for those ages 18 to 30 and decrease amongolder respondents. On the subject of healtgh coverage, 89 percent of those polled said they are coverex byhealth insurance, a health plan provided by theirt employer, a government program like Medicar or Medicaid, or something else.
Of those who had health coverage, 72 percent indicated they are or “somewhat” concerned that costs will increase in the next Respondents also were asked to evaluate health care in this country and in thei r community. Older respondents (ages 61 and and males rated the quality of health care in this countrhyas “excellent” or “good” – 53 percent and 46 percent respectively more often than younger respondents (agees 18 to 44) and females 36 percent and 35 percent respectively. The Arizona Statr University-Southwest Poll was conducted by telephone March 30 toMay 10.
The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4percentage