The latest partnership poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation explores attitudes towards Medicare among registered voters in three swing states -- Florida, Virginia, and Ohio.  While the economy remains the top issue, in each state about four in ten voters say Medicare is an extremely important issue to their vote. As of mid-September, within these swing states, President Barack Obama holds the advantage over Governor Mitt Romney on who voters trust to handle Medicare, although among seniors the gap narrows considerably, and most voters say they would prefer to keep Medicare as it is rather than change it into a premium support system.

With the 2012 presidential elections approaching, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation latest partnership survey gauged the American public's attitudes toward the political system and toward major political issues.

Leading up to the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a joint survey of the American public's attitudes, awareness, and experiences related to HIV and AIDS.

The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to conduct a survey examining the opinions of black women around the nation on a wide range of issues including health care.

This NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation partnership survey better describes the experiences and views of two groups of individuals: the long-term unemployed (those who have been out of work for a year or more and would prefer to be working) and the long-term underemployed (those who are working part-time and have been without full-time work for over one year, but are interested in full-time employment). 

This data note examines public opinion among Washington, D.C.’s black residents about HIV/AIDS through a new analysis of the findings of the May 2011 Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation 2011 Survey of District of Columbia Residents.

The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to conduct a survey examining the opinions of Washington, DC residents on a wide range of issues including health care.

This data note provides an overview of the current economic and health care challenges facing the Detroit area using data from the comprehensive survey of Detroit residents.

As part of the Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership series, these toplines are of a poll taken to better understand how health care played into the mix of issues and frustrations that brought voters to the polls in the Massachusetts special election for the U.S. Senate.

This survey in the ongoing Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership illuminates the experiences and needs of those living in the Detroit area in the midst of an economic catastrophe.  The survey includes questions about job loss and job security, views about the future of the Detroit area, the U.S. auto industry, and the future for American workers more generally.