Harvard/NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Polls

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About this Collection

The Harvard Opinion Research Program has played a key role in over 300 public opinion surveys on health and social policy in the U.S. and nearly 30 other countries. The Program is unique in its effort to assess people’s attitudes in relationship to their knowledge, values, and experiences. This collection of polls were collected in conjunction with NPR and RWJF and focuses on questions related to health and health care. For more information including the latest polls and publications, please visit the project website.

Studies

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Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll # 2008-PRIOR1: Health Priorities 1--Americans' Views of the Medical Care System, United States, 2008

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2008-PRIOR1: Health Priorities 1--Americans' Views of the Medical Care System, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

  • Nation's system to protect against health threats
  • United States health care system
  • National health insurance
  • Respondent's personal medical care
  • Ability to afford medical bills
  • Local institutions
  • Personal information regarding respondent
  • Other codes

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092332]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 131 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health Poll: Health Education Survey, United States, 2013

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2013 poll Health Education Survey, a survey from National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

  • Grade child enrolled in
  • Location of child's school
  • Enrollment total
  • Giving grade to child's school
  • Biggest problem at school
  • Emphasis on various subjects
  • School teaching same values as home values
  • School obligations interfering with family time
  • Knowledge about common core
  • Common core improving education
  • Method of learning about common core
  • Success of common core
  • School preparing students for careers
  • Attending technical
  • Vocational classes
  • Preparing students for college
  • Preparing students for job market
  • Student plans after high school
  • College or career planning services
  • Healthiness of school lunches
  • Foods available at school
  • Length of school lunch
  • Time of lunch period
  • Vending machines at school
  • Fast-food chains at school
  • Physical education as mandatory
  • Frequency of PE classes
  • Length of PE classes
  • PE classes for other purposes
  • Rating PE school offerings
  • Playgrounds available after school
  • Recess as structured or free time
  • School safety
  • Security precautions at school
  • Ways of preventing violence at school
  • Increasing security after Newtown shooting
  • Method of transport to school
  • Time to get home from school
  • Safety of travelling to school
  • School related stress
  • School counseling for stressed students
  • Time of school day

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092359]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 148 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress, United States, 2013

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2013 poll The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress, a survey from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

  • Most important Congressional issues
  • Role of government in health care system
  • One way to improve health care
  • When to work on budget deficit
  • Best way to reduce deficit
  • Support for program spending reductions
  • Support for deficit reduction proposals
  • View of 2010 healthcare law
  • Importance of government insurance programs to family
  • Medicare working well
  • Wealthier seniors paying higher premiums
  • Changes to Medicare to reduce deficit
  • Raising eligibility age
  • Need for Medicare reductions
  • Program cuts without increasing costs
  • State government priorities
  • Medicaid working well
  • State participation in Medicaid funding
  • Greatest health threats to Americans
  • Priorities of federal spending
  • Preventative care saving money in long run

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092360]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 185 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

Variables

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