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May 12-13, 2010: Health Confidence Survey---Nationwide survey solicits the public's views on whether Social Security or Medicare is more important.

"(Ask halfof sample:) Both Social Security and Medicare are facing future financial problems. Which do you think policy makers should make their priority: SocialSecurity or Medicare? (Ask other half:) Both Medicare and Social Security arefacing future financial problems. Which do you think policy makers should maketheir priority: Medicare or Social Security?"

55% Social Security

34% Medicare

10% Don't know

1% Refused

Subpopulation/Note: .

Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute. Methodology:Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, May 12 - May 13, 2010 and basedon 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. [USMGA.10HEALTHC.R34]

FormalCitation
Health Confidence Survey, May, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research,University of Connecticut.http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html