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Between January 14 and March 3, 2008, 26,419 people took the online 2008 Healthcare for America Survey, sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America. Here are some results: • 77% of respondents
said they and their families have healthcare
coverage, but 16% said some members in their household
do not. In these households, 23% lacked coverage
themselves, 18% had a spouse/partner not covered,
8% had children younger than 18 not covered, 25%
had children aged 18 to 24 not covered, 34% had
a child aged 24+ not covered, and 24% had another
relative (e.g., parent, sibling) not covered.
• One-third of respondents
reported skipping medical care because of cost,
and one-quarter had serious problems paying for
the care they needed.
• In the past year, 76%
of people who lack insurance themselves and 71%
of people with uninsured children say someone in
their family did not visit a doctor when sick because
of cost.
• 67% of the uninsured
and 66% of those whose children are uninsured report
skipping medical treatment or follow-up care recommended
by a doctor.
• 57% of the uninsured
and 61% of people with uninsured children had to
choose between paying for medical care or prescriptions
and other essential needs (e.g., rent, mortgage,
utilities).
• 95% said they are somewhat
or very concerned about being able to afford health
insurance in the coming years, and 96% of people
with insurance say they are somewhat or
very concerned about affording coverage in the
next few years.
• 71% of the insured
worry about losing coverage because they may lose
or change jobs; 48% of respondents have not left
a job they wanted to leave to maintain health insurance.
• 61% of those with employer-provided
coverage say their costs have gotten worse.
• 52% of people who buy
private coverage say prescription drugs are not
covered or are unaffordable, compared with 44%
who have employer-provided coverage.
• 41% who buy private
insurance say preventive care and checkups are
not covered or affordable, versus 36% overall.
• 95% of people with
insurance were dissatisfied with healthcare costs,
and 62% were dissatisfied with healthcare quality.
• 95% said America's
healthcare system needs fundamental change or to
be completely rebuilt.
• People of color, including
75% of African Americans and 76% of Latinos, are
especially likely to voice dissatisfaction with
healthcare quality.
• 74% of 18- to 29-year-olds,
73% of 30- to 39-year-olds, 76% of 40- to 49-year-olds,
80% of 50- to 64-year-olds, and 75% of those 65+
consider healthcare a very important voting issue
for the 2008 elections. 97% they plan to vote in
the November elections.
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