NCJ Number
166178
Date Published
1995
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This memorandum reports the findings from a July 1995 national survey of 1,000 registered voters who were questioned about children, health, and the environment.
Abstract
Children were a high priority for voters, and they felt the political system was not responding. Voters with children were no more likely than voters without children to feel strongly about investing in children's programs. About 45 percent felt the government should actively create new programs for children's safety and improve the quality of health care and educational opportunities for children. Voter willingness to make children a priority was partially rooted in their belief that the situation for children has deteriorated over the past 5 years. Voters expressed support for providing uninsured children with health care and for Medicaid. In addition, voters had strong feelings about the environment and were nearly unanimous that Federal environmental standards should be set at levels strong enough to protect children's health.