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The Truven Health Analytics-NPR Health Poll Working Together Since Early 2010 to Survey Americans About Healthcare Issues

Latest Truven Health | NPR Poll
May 2013: Gun Control
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The latest Truven Health Analytics-NPR Health Poll found that 61 percent of respondents support stricter gun laws, and 34 percent are in favor of physicians asking if there is a gun in the home. The full report is available here. download
Recent Survey Results
February 2013: Sustainable Fishing

This poll found that 47 percent of respondents believe it is important that fish or seafood they purchase is sustainably caught. 52 percent believe sustainably-caught fish have more health benefits.

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December 2012: Physician Assisted Suicide

This survey asked respondents their opinions about physician assisted suicide, and compared the results to answers to identical questions from a year prior.

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October 2012: Retail Health

This poll found that half of Americans said that they were aware of retail health clinics in their community, and 16 percent who knew of these clinics said that someone in their household had used one in the last six months.

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August 2012: Screening

This poll found that while 49 percent of American women have had a mammogram over the past year, just 27 percent of American men have undergone prostate screening over the same time period.

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July 2012: Statins

This poll found that nearly three quarters of American heart patients are taking statins to treat their condition.

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April 2012: Pricing

This poll found that a 16 percent of Americans indicated they sought pricing information before receiving healthcare services.

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March 2012: Meat Consumption

This poll found that 39 percent of Americans have seen a drop off in their meat consumption.

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The Partnership

Each month, the Truven Health Analytics-NPR Health Poll surveys 3,000 Americans to gauge attitudes and opinions on a wide range of healthcare issues. Poll results are reported by NPR's Scott Hensley on the health blog, 'Shots,' and on air.

"The polls let us delve into consumer attitudes about everything from flu vaccines to taxes on sugary drinks," said Hensley, NPR health correspondent and blogger. "The results provide a powerful and timely way to understand and explain how people view pressing health issues."

Complete survey results are posted on this page and NPR's reports on the findings are archived here.

The Truven Health Analytics-NPR Health Poll is powered by the Truven Health Analytics PULSESM Healthcare Survey, an independently funded, nationally representative telephone poll, which collects information about health behavior, attitudes and utilization from more than 100,000 US households annually. Survey questions are developed in conjunction with NPR.