Public Opinion

Research!America has been gauging public opinion on research to improve health since 1992.

America Speaks

Research!America annually publishes a summary of results from our most recent public opinion surveys. Use this data in letters to the editor; op-eds; newspaper articles; letters to and visits with elected officials; speeches; talking points; congressional testimony; town hall meetings and debates; and policy statements. America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 9 was published in March 2008.

PARADE/Research!America Health Poll

We have partnered with PARADE magazine to inform its 74 million readers of what American think about important health and research issues. Results of the PARADE/Research!America Health Poll have been featured in more than 10 issues of the magazine.

Louisiana Speaks Out on Mental and Public Health

Results of our recent Louisiana state poll  show that mental and public health issues are of great importance to residents, particularly following the hurricanes of 2005.

Recent Poll Reports

• First National Survey of Hispanic Opinions on Health Research
  Released in partnership with the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, results from this poll  show strong support for health and scientific research among Hispanics.
• Your Candidates-Your Health: 2008
  Health-related research and health issues overall are priorities for voters in upcoming primaries for the 2008 elections, according to our latest national opinion poll.
• Transforming Health: Fulfilling the Promise of Research
  Results from our recent poll show Americans support greater investment in medical research and collaboration between public and private institutions to develop new treatments and cures.
• Your Congress-Your Health Poll
  Most registered voters say our health care system needs real change and that federal research agencies need more funding, according to public opinion data released as part of Your Congress-Your Health.

History of Research!America Polling

Research!America has many years of experience gauging public opinion on health research. See a comprehensive list of the state and national polls we have commissioned since 1992.

For more information on our public opinion polling, please contact Stacie Propst, PhD, at spropst@researchamerica.org or 703-739-2577, ext. 43.

An analysis of more than a decade of our public opinion data, "Public Attitudes and Perceptions About Health-Related Research," by Mary Woolley and Stacie Propst, PhD, appeared in the September 21, 2005, issue of JAMA. Read the article (subscription required).