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- Jobs, Economy Top Priorities For Kentuckians, Poll Finds; Cost Of Health Care, Overall Health Also Important
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Kentuckians think their children's generation will be less healthy and worse off economically than current working-age generation
Forty percent of Kentucky adults think their children's generation will be less healthy than the current generation of working-age Kentuckians, and 61 percent think the newer generation will be worse off economically, according to a statewide poll conducted last fall.
The Kentucky Health Issues Poll also found that 54 percent think their parents' generation was better off economically, and 42 percent thought that generation was healthier than the current generation of Kentuckians.
?It is a cornerstone of the American Dream that, if we work hard, we will get ahead and be better off than our parents were,? said Dr. Susan Zepeda, President and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which co-sponsored the poll. ?Our polling suggests that optimism for a better future may be slipping away.?
Zepeda added, ?Policymakers in Kentucky and Washington are grappling with economic and health policy issues that have long term impacts. Our polling clearly indicates the concern Kentuckians have, on the need to do better for our kids.?
For details of the poll, go to the foundation's website, www.healthy-ky.org.
The poll was conducted for the foundation and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati from Sept 20 through Oct. 14 by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati. A random sample of 1,680 adults from throughout Kentucky was interviewed by landline and cell telephones. The margin of error for each figure is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
- Kentuckians Want Next Administration And Legislature To Work On Reducing Health Costs And Improving The State's Health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Reducing the costs of health care and improving the state's health are two of the top five priorities Kentuckians want their next governor and the legislature to work on in the next year, according to the latest...
- Poll Shows Kentucky Health-care Providers Often Fail To Discuss Hiv Testing With Patients
A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for discussing HIV screening with their patients, despite the the importance of early treatment to prevent its progression to AIDS. Although the Centers for Disease Control...
- 4 Of 5 Kentuckians Think Child Obesity Is A Problem, And More Than Half Favor A Statewide Smoking Ban, Poll Finds
More than four out of five Kentuckians think too many children are overweight, and more than half want a statewide smoking ban. These are two of key findings of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, which also asked respondents about prescription drug abuse,...
- Nearly Half Of Kentuckians Keep Guns In Their Home, And 9 Percent Keep A Gun Loaded And Unlocked
Forty-five percent of Kentucky adults keep a gun or other firearm in their home, and one-fifth of those (9 percent of the population) keep them loaded but unlocked, the 2011 Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. Children are present in almost...
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When asked what should be the state's priorities in the next year, more than nine in 10 Kentuckians responded that job creation should be at the top of the list. Heath concerns ranked slightly lower. The 2011 Kentucky Health Issues Poll, which released...