State-Specific Data is Part of a Broad Collection of Election-Related Resources for Reporters
With South Carolina holding its Democratic presidential primary Saturday, Florida holding primaries for both parties Tuesday, and voters in 25 other states taking part in primaries and caucuses by Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Kaiser Family Foundation's statehealthfacts.org provides reporters with instant access to detailed data on demographics, health and the economy in each state. The site provides state-specific information on more than 500 topics including the number of uninsured residents, median household income, unemployment rates, population breakdowns by age and race, poverty rates and health-care spending.
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For example, the 27 states with primaries and caucuses over the next two weeks include New Jersey, the state with the highest median household income, and Arkansas and West Virginia, two of the three states with the lowest median household income. Collectively they have 27 million residents without health insurance, well over half of all the uninsured population nationwide. The states include California, which has more uninsured residents than the total populations of 38 other states, and Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, where at least one in five residents lacks health coverage.
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By using the individual state profiles feature, available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profile.jsp, reporters can quickly pull together current, detailed data that can shed light on the campaign and key issues in a particular state. In addition, the data can also be sorted and mapped to allow quick comparisons across states and to national averages, allowing reporters to highlight how a particular state fares on any specific topic.
Statehealthfacts.org is just one of the Foundation's many resources for reporters and others closely following the election. The Kaiser Family Foundation's health08.org website offers resources for following health care developments during campaign season. The website serves as a hub of information about health and the election, including original content produced by Kaiser and easy access to health-related resources from the campaigns, other organizations and news outlets. The site includes:
-- An interactive tool for side-by-side comparisons of the candidates' health care proposals allowing users to compare up to four candidates' positions on health care coverage, cost containment, quality of care, and financing.
-- Regular tracking polls conducted by Kaiser's polling unit examining the public's views on health issues and perceptions of the presidential candidates on health care, as well as links to the latest polls by other organizations.
-- Syntheses of news coverage about health and the campaign, updated frequently.
-- Videos and podcasts from the campaign trail, including one-hour long presidential forums on health care, candidate speeches, interviews, and health-related highlights from forums and debates.
-- A calendar of events taking place around the country and links to studies and resources from other organizations.
To receive free, periodic email updates about new data and resources on statehealthfacts.org and health08.org, visit www.kff.org/email.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to providing information and analysis on health care issues to policymakers, the media, the health care community and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
CONTACT: Craig Palosky of The Kaiser Family Foundation, +1-202-347-5270, [email protected]
/PRNewswire-USNewswire - Jan. 24/
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