Public Opinion on Women's Health and Preventive Care: Key Findings
Public opinion polls from 2017-2019 by KFF Health Tracking Polls reflect support for key provisions in women's health and preventive care. The findings reveal strong public backing for no-cost sharing for childhood preventive care, preventive services, and birth control. There is significant support for prohibiting gender rating and including maternity care in private health plans. Additionally, a considerable percentage opposes exempting employers from birth control coverage for religious or moral reasons. Views vary on who should pay for birth control coverage if not provided by the employer. The majority deem it important for the federal government to fund reproductive health services for lower-income women and support continued payments to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services under Medicaid.
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Public opinion on women s health and preventive care Poll findings from 2017-2019 KFF Health Tracking Polls
Awareness and Support for Some Womens Health and Preventive Care Provisions in the ACA Percent of the public who are aware each of the following is included in the Affordable Care Act: say it is very important that each of the following is kept in place: No cost sharing for childhood preventive care 59% 80% No cost sharing for preventive services 48% 81% No cost sharing for birth control 38% 54% 36% Prohibit gender rating 79% SOURCE: KFF Poll: Public Opinion and Knowledge on Reproductive Health Policy (conducted April 23-28, 2019); KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 6-12, 2017)
Vast Majorities Support Policies that Include Maternity Care of the public originally supportthe ACA s requirement that private health plans must include maternity care coverage 89% of the public support the requirement after those who originally opposed hear that, without it, policies that include maternity care would become very expensive 93% SOURCE: KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 6-12, 2017)
57% Say They Oppose The Trump Administration Allowing Employers To Be Exempt From Birth Control Coverage For Religious Or Moral Reasons SOURCE: KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted November 14-19, 2018)
If a woman works for a company that does not pay for birth control coverage due to an employer s religious or moral objections 40% say the insurance companyshould pay for this coverage 39% say the woman herself should pay for this coverage 16% say the government should pay for this coverage SOURCE: KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 14-19, 2017)
say it is important to them that the federal government funds reproductive health services for lower-income women 76% say the federal government should continue paying Planned Parenthood for non- abortion services provided to people on Medicaid 73% SOURCE: KFF Poll: Public Opinion and Knowledge on Reproductive Health Policy (conducted April 23-28, 2019); KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 17-23, 2017)
85% of women say its important to them that the federal gov t funds reproductive services for lower-income women 96%of female Democrats 85%of female independents 62%of female Republicans That s 93%of women who ve visited Planned Parenthood 78% of women say federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services should continue. 94%of female Democrats 84%of female independents 54%of female Republicans That s 89%of women who ve visited Planned Parenthood SOURCE: KFF Poll: Public Opinion and Knowledge on Reproductive Health Policy (conducted April 23-28, 2019); KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 17-23, 2017)
One-third of Americans are aware of ban on federal funds for abortions As far as you know, is there a ban on federal Medicaid funds being used to pay for abortions or not? Among Women Among Men 32% 38% Democrats 32% 41% Independents 26% 25% Republicans SOURCE: KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 6-12, 2017)
Most Dont Want to See the Supreme Court Overturn Roe v. Wade, Republicans Are Divided As you may know, the 1973 Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade established a woman s constitutional right to have an abortion. Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, or not? Yes No 32% 65% Total By Political Party ID 18% 80% Democrats 31% 68% Independents 56% 42% Republicans By Gender 31% 66% Women 34% 63% Men NOTE: Don t know/Refused responses not shown. SOURCE: KFF Poll: Public Opinion and Knowledge on Reproductive Health Policy (conducted April 23-28, 2019)
